Baltazar started her career in the entertainment industry as a stylist for film and television, which she worked as for three years for filmmakers such as
Raya Martin and
Chris Martinez. In 2012, she directed her debut feature
Mamay Umeng, which won the Best Picture prize at the 2013
Jeonju International Film Festival. Baltazar's sophomore film,
Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus, released in 2018, also received international plaudits, winning two awards at the
Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei. In 2019, Baltazar's film
Oda sa Wala was screened in competition at the 54th
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It also won major awards at the 67th
Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Director. In 2021, she directed her first commercial work, the film
Hello Stranger: The Movie. == Filmography ==