Jayro Bustamante (; born 7 May 1977) is a Guatemalan

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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. He directed the 2015 film ''

Ixcanul ''Ixcanul'' (, Kaqchikel for "volcano") is a 2015 Guatemalan drama film, a debut written and directed by Jayro Bustamante. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Ba ...

'', which was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the

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at the

88th Academy Awards The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. Du ...

. He was named on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the

67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. ''Django (2017 film), Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear ...

Filmography

* ''

'' - 2015 * '' Tremors (Temblores)'' - 2019 * ''

La Llorona ''La Llorona'' (; "The Weeping Woman" or "The Wailer") is a Hispanic-American mythical vengeful ghost who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned. Origins Early colonial times provided evidence that the lore ...

'' - 2019

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* 1977 births Living people Guatemalan film directors People from Guatemala City Guatemalan screenwriters Male screenwriters Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala alumni {{Guatemala-bio-stub