Guillermo Escalón

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.
Crew

Jean Charles
Cinematography

What Sebastian Dreamt
Cinematography

Fire Dialogues
Camera Operator, Concept Artist, Script, Director, Writer

Intertidal Zone
Director, Writer, Director of Photography

Alejandro
Director, Writer

The Word in the Woods
Director of Photography

Carta de Morazán
Director, Writer, Editor

Haunted Land
Director of Photography, Writer

Princesa
Director of Photography

La decisión de vencer (Los primeros frutos)
Director, Writer

Topiltzin
Assistant Camera

Morazán
Director

The Devil's Dream
Cinematography

Ixcán
Director of Photography
La Isla: Archives of a Tragedy
Director of Photography

Tiempo de audacia
Director

El Gran Debut
Camera Operator

Cárcel de árboles
Director, Writer
