Jayro Bustamante

Jayro Bustamante

Born May 7, 1977· Guatemala

13Filmography★ 4.7Average rating

Emerging from Guatemala’s highland region, Bustamante built his career as a director and screenwriter rooted in his mestizo identity. His early breakthrough arrived with the feature Ixcanul, which earned the distinction of representing Guatemala in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 88th Academy Awards, and later secured him a place on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the 6…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Filmography

Features 10

Short films 3