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Amat Escalante, born in 1979, is a self-taught filmmaker from the city of Guanajuato, who began his career in cinema at the age of 15. After making two short films, he wrote and directed his debut feature, Sangre, a film shot in his hometown and premiered in the official selection of Un Certain Regard at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, where it received the FPRESCI Prize from the international critiques. His second feature, Los Bastardos, also premiered in the official selection of Un Certain Re…