Guillermo Escalón
Known For: Camera
Biography
Guillermo Escalón (b. 1950) is a Venezuelan-born 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.
Filmography
2023
- Fire Dialogues ... (Camera Operator)
2011
- The Word in the Woods (La Palabra en el Bosque) ... (Director of Photography)
2009
- Jean Charles ... (Cinematography)
2004
- What Sebastian Dreamt ... (Cinematography)
2001
- Princesa ... (Director of Photography)
- Haunted Land ... (Director of Photography)
1994
- Alejandro as Self
1982
- Cartas de Morazán ... (Director)
1981
- La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos) ... (Director)
1980
- Intertidal Zone ... (Director)
1975
- Topiltzin ... (Assistant Camera)