Baltazar Polío
Directing
Biography
Baltazar Polío (1949-1989) was a Salvadoran filmmaker who directed three experimental short films in the 1970s. He is one of few pioneering figures in 20th-century Salvadoran cinema. Due to the escalation of the Salvadoran Civil War, Polío immigrated to Miami in 1980, where he worked in audiovisual advertising until his death at age 39.
Known For
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An experimental short film centering on a circus performance in San Salvador.
El Gran Debut
1976
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An experimental short film about a day in the life of a barefoot boy who sells newspapers in San Salvador.
Topiltzin
1975
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A meditation on the intersection of Afro-Caribbean and Indigenous American existence.
El Negro, El Indio
1977