Director
Guillermo Escalón
Caracas, Venezuela · 15 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 15
Fire Dialogues
2023 · Director, Writer
Laberintos
2021 · Narrator, Director
Radio Venceremos
2017 · Self
Cárcel de árboles
2015 · Director, Writer
The Word in the Woods
2011 · Cinematography
Jean Charles
2009 · Cinematography
Haunted Land
2001 · Cinematography, Writer
Princesa
2001 · Cinematography
Ixcán
1999 · Cinematography
Alejandro
1994 · Self, Director
Tiempo de audacia
1983 · Director
Carta de Morazán
1982 · Director, Writer
La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos)
1981 · Director, Writer
Morazán
1980 · Director
Intertidal Zone
1980 · Director