Jayro Bustamante
Jayro Bustamante (ˈxajɾo βustaˈmante; born 7 May 1977) is a Guatemalan film director and screenwriter. He directed the 2015 film Ixcanul, which was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. He was named on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Jayro Bustamante
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- Name
- Jayro Bustamante
- Born
- 7 May 1977
- Birthplace
- Amatitlán, Guatemala
- Occupation
- Director Screenwriter
- Education
- Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- Nationality
- Guatemala
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting · film production
- Known for
- Ixcanul · La Llorona · Tremors
- Honours
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Languages
- Spanish
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Jayro Bustamante (ˈxajɾo βustaˈmante; born 7 May 1977) is a Guatemalan film director and screenwriter. He directed the 2015 film Ixcanul, which was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. He was named on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Biography
Biography
Jayro Bustamante studied at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Conservatoire du cinéma et de la fiction and Experimental Centre of Cinematography. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is film direction, film screenwriting and film production. Works named in the authority record are Ixcanul, La Llorona and Tremors. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the National Order of Merit.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jayro Bustamante • Born — 7 May 1977 • Birthplace — Amatitlán, Guatemala • Occupation — Director Screenwriter • Years Active — 2006–present • Education — Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Personal life
Personal life
Bustamante grew up in the highlands of Guatemala and identifies as mestizo.
Filmography
Filmography
• Ixcanul - 2015 • Tremors (Temblores) - 2019 • La Llorona - 2019 • Rita - 2024 • Mountains of Fire (Cordillera de Fuego - 2025)
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scholarly publication
- 4 Espectros subversivos y miedos neoliberales en La llorona de Jayro Bustamante, Violencia, poder y afectos, 2022
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2022
- ESPECTROS DE LA JUSTICIA: REFLEXIONES EN TORNO A UNA POÉTICA DE LA MEMORIA A PARTIR DE LA LLORONA DE JAYRO BUSTAMANTE, Revista de Investigación y Proyección Eutopía, 2024
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2024
- La Llorona de Jayro Bustamante (2019), Histoire Politique, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
- La revalorización del mundo maya en el filme La llorona de Jayro Bustamante, Estudios, 2026
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2026
reference work
- “Jayro Bustamante”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q19199110: Jayro Bustamante
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- 1.Fundación IXCANUL.
- 2.Jayro Bustamante, el primer cineasta guatemalteco premiado en festivales internacionales.
- 3.- Jayro Bustamante.
- 4.Jayro Bustamante / Volcano Immersive CreativeMornings/Guatemala City.
- 5.Jayro Bustamante, un cineasta contra la realidad.
- 6.La trilogía del desprecio de Jayro Bustamante.
- 7.Jayro Bustamante: "Muchos movimientos religiosos pintan al cine como la voz del diablo".
- 8.Is the 2021 International Feature Film Shortlist a Step Forward for an Embattled Oscar Category?.
- 9.Jayro Bustamante Is Building the Guatemalan Film Industry from Scratch with Movies Like ‘La Llorona’.
- 10.International Feature Film Oscar Nominations 2021 - Oscars 2021 News 93rd Academy Awards.
- 11.Jayro Bustamante dirigirá la serie "Palacio" para Netflix.
- 12.En ‘Rita’, Jayro Bustamante le rinde homenaje a las niñas heroicas pero estigmatizadas de Guatemala.
- 13.Palmarés de la 62 edición del Festival de San Sebastián, 2014
- 14.Palmarés del Festival de San Sebastián.
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scholarly publication
4 Espectros subversivos y miedos neoliberales en La llorona de Jayro Bustamante, Violencia, poder y afectos, 2022Crossref registry
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
La Llorona de Jayro Bustamante (2019), Histoire Politique, 2021Crossref registry
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
La revalorización del mundo maya en el filme La llorona de Jayro Bustamante, Estudios, 2026Crossref registry
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