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Biography
Jayro Bustamante 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.
Awards & recognition
- Knight of the National Order of Merit · 2021
Filmography4 titles

Ixcanul
2015Director, Producer, Screenplay
2015Director, Producer, Screenplay

La Llorona
2019Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
2019Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Tremors
2019Director, Producer, Writer
2019Director, Producer, Writer

Rita
2024Director, Producer, Screenplay
2024Director, Producer, Screenplay