
Person
Guillermo Escalón
Directing · 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.
Known for

The Devil's Dream
Cinematography

Haunted Land
Director of Photography

Radio Venceremos
Self

Alejandro
Self

Intertidal Zone
Director

La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos)
Director

Carta de Morazán
Director

Princesa
Director of Photography

Fire Dialogues
Camera Operator

Ixcán
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2023Fire DialoguesCamera Operator
- 2017Radio VenceremosSelf
- 2015Cárcel de árbolesDirector
- 2011The Word in the WoodsDirector of Photography
- 2009La Isla: Archives of a TragedyDirector of Photography
- 2009Jean CharlesDirector of Photography
- 2004What Sebastian DreamtCinematography
- 2001Haunted LandDirector of Photography
- 2001PrincesaDirector of Photography
- 1999IxcánDirector of Photography
- 1994AlejandroSelf
- 1992The Devil's DreamCinematography
- 1983Tiempo de audaciaDirector
- 1982Carta de MorazánDirector
- 1981La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos)Director
- 1980Historias prohibidas de PulgarcitoCamera Operator
- 1980MorazánDirector
- 1980Intertidal ZoneDirector
- 1976El Gran DebutCamera Operator
- 1975TopiltzinAssistant Camera
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