Her television career began at en Antena 3, where she became deputy director of Ana Rosa Quintana's program Sabor a Ti in 2003.

Afterwards, she moved to Telecinco to direct programs such as TNT, El laberinto de la memoria, and Hormigas blancas.

She became a collaborator of Abre los ojos y mira in 2013,[2] and she began working as a substitute presenter of Sálvame in 2014.In the summer of that same year, she was a collaborator in Hable con ellas and presented the docurreality Las Campos.

[7] In 2021, she began presenting the documentary series debate Rocío, contar la verdad para seguir viva.

Carlota got married on 15 June 2013 to Carlos de la Maza, cameraman of the program Sálvame.