▁are ▁the ▁principal ▁manual ▁art istic ▁medium s . ▁Writ ers ▁Francisco ▁G avid ia ▁( 1 8 6 3 – 1 9 5 5 ), ▁Sal ar ru é ▁( Sal v ador ▁Sal azar ▁Ar ru é ) ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 7 5 ), ▁Claud ia ▁Lars , ▁Alfred o ▁Esp ino , ▁Pedro ▁Geoff roy ▁R ivas , ▁Man lio ▁Ar gu eta , ▁José ▁Roberto ▁Ce a , ▁and ▁poet ▁Ro que ▁Dal ton ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁writers ▁from ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁Notable ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁person ages ▁include ▁the ▁late ▁film maker ▁Balt as ar ▁Pol io , ▁female ▁film ▁director ▁Pat ric ia ▁Ch ica , ▁artist ▁Fernando ▁L l ort , ▁and ▁car ic atur ist ▁To ño ▁Sal azar . ▁ ▁Among st ▁the ▁more ▁ren owned ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁graph ic ▁arts ▁are ▁the ▁pain ters ▁August o ▁C res pin , ▁No e ▁Can j ura , ▁Carlos ▁C añ as , ▁Giovanni ▁Gil , ▁Julia ▁Dí az , ▁Maur icio ▁Me j ia , ▁Maria ▁El ena ▁Pal omo ▁de ▁Me j ia , ▁Camil o ▁Min ero , ▁Ric ardo ▁Car bon ell , ▁Roberto ▁H ue zo , ▁Miguel ▁Angel ▁C erna , ▁( the ▁painter ▁and ▁writer ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁MAC Lo ), ▁Es ael ▁Ara u jo , ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁For ▁more ▁information ▁on ▁prominent ▁citizens ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁check ▁the ▁List ▁of ▁Salvador