Jayro Bustamante

Guatemalan film director

Jayro Bustamante
Jayro Bustamante in 2017
Born	(1977-05-07) 7 May 1977 (age 46) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Alma mater	Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala^[1]
Occupation(s)	Director Screenwriter
Years active	2006–present

Jayro Bustamante ([ˈxajɾo βustaˈmante]; born 7 May 1977)^[2] is a Guatemalan film director and screenwriter.^[3] He directed the 2015 film Ixcanul, which was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.^[4] He was named on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.^[5]

Filmography

Ixcanul - 2015
Tremors (Temblores) - 2019
La Llorona - 2019

Rita

References

^ "Jayro Bustamante | dafilms.com". dafilms.com.
^ "Jayro Bustamante, el primer cineasta guatemalteco premiado en festivales internacionales". 28 November 2016.
^ "Latin America: Up Next! Jayro Bustamante, Prepping 'Temblores'". Variety. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
^ Hopewell, John (27 August 2015). "'Ixcanul (Volcano)' Chosen as Guatemala's First Ever Academy Awards Entry". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ "GWFF Best First Feature Award". Berlinale. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.