Arturo Menéndez

Arturo Menéndez

Known for

Producing

Born

October 3, 1978 (age 47)

Birthplace

Sn Salvador, El Salvador

Biography

Arturo Menéndez (born October 3, 1978) is a Salvadoran film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his contributions to contemporary cinema in El Salvador. He studied film direction in New York and screenwriting in Madrid, and is the founder of the independent production company Mecosta Films International.

Menéndez gained international recognition with his short film Cinema Libertad, which was showcased at numerous festivals worldwide, and his 2014 feature Malacrianza, considered the first Salvadoran fiction film in decades to be presented internationally. He also directed La palabra de Pablo (2018), a drama that was acquired for distribution by HBO, further marking a milestone for...

Best known work

Fireflies at El Mozote
Fireflies at El Mozote
2025
Pablo's Word
Pablo's Word
2017
The Crow's Nest
The Crow's Nest
2014
Parávolar
Parávolar
2008
César Menéndez: el cazador de fantasías
César Menéndez: el cazador de fantasías
2002
Cinema Libertad
Cinema Libertad
2009
The Ballad of Hortensia
The Ballad of Hortensia
2024

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Fireflies at El Mozote

    Co-Producer

  2. 2024

  3. 2017

    Pablo's Word

    Director, Writer, Producer

  4. 2014

    The Crow's Nest

    Director, Writer, Producer

  5. 2009

    Cinema Libertad

    Director, Writer, Executive Producer

  6. 2008

    Parávolar

    as Arturo Menéndez, Director, Writer

  7. 2002

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