Roberto Salvador

Spanish-Mexican director and editor. His work has taken him to visit more than twenty countries on five continents, establishing his residence in Mexico. As a result of her love for indigenous culture and cosmology, she presents the multi-award-winning documentary “How Do Flowers Fly?”, telling the story of a young mexican indigenous woman, who travels to Madrid, Spain, to show her embroidery and history to the inhabitants of the the old world. It has won more than a dozen awards around the world, at Film Festivals such as Oklahoma, Tijuana, Bogotá, Chihuahua and Guayaquil, as well as nominations in Houston, San Diego, Seattle, Albuquerque and many more.

As part of his cinematographic work in Mexico, he films the documentary capsule “Ten minutes with Rigoberta”, a short face-to-face conversation with the Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú Tum, leaving a message of strength and resistance in the endless fight for defense of the intangible rights of all human beings; This work has the Honorable Mention from the Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico.

Photography by Peter Bob

Currently, he is distributing the documentary “I am the Queen”, which narrates the life and work of the oaxacan mixe opera soprano María Reyna; financed by the Mexican Institute of Cinematography, and with which in 2023 it will already win the Award for Best National Short Film at the Monterrey Film Festival, Best Director at the Shorts México Festival, Best International Short Film in Georgia, Atlanta, and more than twenty nominations around the world.

As part of his work as a director, he has directed numerous advertising campaigns for prestigious international brands such as Constellation Brands, Sony, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Univisión... while continuing his training career, specializing as a film scriptwriter at the Faculty of Film From Mexico City.
Parallel to his career as a director, Roberto has the Advanced Scuba Diver Certification, and he is currently training to become a future underwater photographer