Guillermo Escalón
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.
Known for
Directing9
movieFire Dialogues
2023
Director
movieCárcel de árboles
2015
Director
movieAlejandro
1994
Director
movieTiempo de audacia
1983
Director
movieCarta de Morazán
1982
Director
movieMorazán
1980
Director
movieIntertidal Zone
1980
Director
Camera11
movieFire Dialogues
2023
Camera Operator
movieThe Word in the Woods
2011
Director of Photography
La Isla: Archives of a Tragedy
2009
Director of Photography
movieJean Charles
2009
Director of Photography
movieHaunted Land
2001
Director of Photography
moviePrincesa
2001
Director of Photography
movieIxcán
1999
Director of Photography
movieHistorias prohibidas de Pulgarcito
1980
Camera Operator
Intertidal Zone
1980
Director of Photography
movieEl Gran Debut
1976
Camera Operator
movieTopiltzin
1975
Assistant Camera
Writing7
Crew3
movieFire Dialogues
2023
Script
movieWhat Sebastian Dreamt
2004
Cinematography
movieThe Devil's Dream
1992
Cinematography
Acting2
Art1
movieFire Dialogues
2023
Concept Artist