Guillermo Escalón
Known for: Directing
Guillermo Escalón (b. 1950) is a Salvadoran film director, cinematographer, and producer. Escalón joined the theater group El Taller de los Vagos in 1969 and collaborated with the likes of José David Calderón, Alejandro Cotto, and Baltazar Polío. With the escalation of the political conflict, Escalón immigrated from El Salvador to France, where he graduated in Philosophy and joined a television crew. With his experience in professional filmmaking, Escalón returned to El Salvador and cemented himself as a key figure in the Salvadoran guerrilla film movement.
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Alejandro
Self
Radio Venceremos
Self
Jean Charles
Cinematography
What Sebastian Dreamt
Cinematography
Fire Dialogues
Camera Operator
Intertidal Zone
Director
The Word in the Woods
Director of Photography
Carta de Morazán
Director
Haunted Land
Director of Photography
Princesa
Director of Photography
La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos)
Director
Topiltzin
Assistant Camera
Morazán
Director
The Devil's Dream
Cinematography
Ixcán
Director of Photography
La Isla: Archives of a Tragedy
Director of Photography
Tiempo de audacia
Director
El Gran Debut
Camera Operator
Cárcel de árboles
Director