Jayro Bustamante

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Born (1977-05-07) 7 May 1977 (age 48)
OccupationsDirector
Screenwriter
Yearsactive2006–present
Jayro Bustamante
Jayro Bustamante in 2017
Born (1977-05-07) 7 May 1977 (age 48)
Alma materUniversidad de San Carlos de Guatemala[1]
OccupationsDirector
Screenwriter
Years active2006–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]

Bustamante grew up in the highlands of Guatemala and identifies as mestizo.[6]

Filmography

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