Jairo José Pinilla Téllez (born 21 August 1944) is a Colombian film director.

Considered the father of terror, suspense and science fiction in Colombia, and colloquially nicknamed "the Colombian Ed Wood".

[3] Pinilla studied electronic engineering at the Universidad Industrial de Popayán[4][5] and specialized in electromechanical computers in Mexico with the North American company Burroughs Enterprise.

In his free time he visited the Churubusco studios where he met the stars of Mexican cinema in the 60's.

After making this film Pinilla began to put his ideas into practice, writing and directing "Cita con la época".