Contact

WORK: Salazar@OurNameIsBob.Com

PERSONAL: Hi.RobertSalazar@Gmail.Com

DBA “Little Peru Inc.”

Robert Salazar is a Chicago-based director, filmmaker, and artist. He is the co-founder of the creative agency Bob. where he has produced commercial and cultural work for arts organizations including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Driehaus Museum, Artsy, Jane Addams Hull House Museum and EXPO Chicago.

Salazar directs music videos under both his name and the stage name Bobby Butterscotch. In 2025, Salazar was honored by the Chicago Latino Film Festival with a survey screening of his music videos. These works have been featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Pitchfork, Paste, Chicago Tribune, Spin, and Rolling Stone. For a full rundown of all his work (more often updated than this website), see HERE.

His documentary on beer memorabilia collectors, entitled Crack Open a Cold One, releases in Fall 2026.

AWARDS

X1 D-Case Grant

X 1 “Emerging Content Creator” National Alliance of Latino Film Producers (Sponsored by Netflix)

x1 Midwest Emmy Award for “The 77: Little Village” (Editor)

x4 Telly Awards

x1 “Luis Valdez Arts Activism Award” Alliance of Latino Theater Artists