After his stint in Barcelona, he joined the International School of Film and Television (EICTV) in Havana, Cuba an institution founded by Nobel prize-winner Gabriel García Márquez, Fernando Birri and the Julio García Espinosa "to support the development of national audio-visual industries" in non-aligned countries.
Efter tiden i Barcelona, började Escalante studera vid International School of Film and Television (EICTV) i Havanna, Kuba, en institution som grundats av Nobelprisvinnaren Gabriel García Márquez, Fernando Birri och Julio García Espinosa, "för att stödja utvecklingen av en nationell audiovisuell industrin" i alliansfria länder.