Edgar Jaín Anzola (27 March 1893, Villa de Cura — 14 December 1981, Caracas)[1][notes 1] was a Venezuelan pioneering engineer, filmmaker, radio broadcaster, writer, journalist and cartoonist.

His son, filmmaker Alfredo Anzola, created the 1993 film El misterio de los ojos escarlata about his father's life.

[4] Anzola was sent to Detroit,[5] in the United States, by William Henry Phelps at the age of sixteen to train as a car mechanic, specializing in Ford Model T automobiles.

[7] In 1912, he helped with the first airplane flight in Venezuela, of the plane "Sin Cola" flown by Frank Boland, an opportunity he says was only given him because of his engineering background and English skills.

[8] In 1913 he participated in the production of the silent film La dama de las cayenas by Lucas Manzano and Enrique Zimmerman.

[2] In 1932 he worked on the feature film Corazón de mujer, with director José Fernández and cinematographer Juanito Martínez Pozueta.

[1] A documentary about his life was compiled by his son, Alfredo Anzola, in 1993, called El misterio de los ojos escarlata.