2017Nominee
Best Performance
Radio Venceremos
Guillermo Escalón
Actor · Director · Writer
Caracas, Venezuela
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2001Nominee
Best Director
Haunted Land
2023Nominee
Best Performance
Fire Dialogues
Career Highlights
1983Highlight
Best Director
Tiempo de audacia
1994Highlight
Best Performance
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