Emilio Echevarría
Biography
Emilio Echevarría (July 3, 1944 - January 5, 2025) was a renowned Mexican actor, born in Mexico City. He would begin his extensive career as an actor in 1978, as an active member of the Constitution of Art and Society. He was part of the theater group Circo, Maroma y Teatro, an institution that would open its doors to him, where he had actors such as José Luis Ibáñez, Otto Minera and Dimitrio Sarrás as teachers.
He began his career in film with A Crucial Day for Ausencio Paredes (1987), and later participated in films such as Intimidad (1989), Ana's Steps (1991), Novia que te ver (1994), Preludio (1999). He rose to fame with the role of El Chivo, in the acclaimed film Amores Perros (2000), by Alejandro González Iñárritu. After his participation in the film, Echevarría became a highly sought-after actor.
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Full filmography
- Mozart in the Jungle (2014) as Maestro Ignacio Rivera
- Die Another Day (2002) as Raoul
- Y Tu Mamá También (2001) as Miguel Iturbide
- Killer Women (2008)
- Amores Perros (2000) as El Chivo
- Babel (2006) as Emilio
- The Alamo (2004) as Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
- El Encanto del Águila (2011) as Venustiano Carranza
- S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos (2007) as Misty
- Gritos de Muerte y Libertad (2010) as Virrey José de Iturrigaray
- The Chosen (2016) as Salazar
- The Night Buffalo (2007) as Ramírez
- Amber (1994) as Capitán Borsac
- Words with Gods (2014) as Father (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")
- Memories of My Melancholy Whores (2011) as El Sabio
- Sin Memoria (2010) as Torres
- A Monster with a Thousand Heads (2016) as Enrique Sandoval Núñez
- The Dream of Lu (2012)
- Life Kills (2002) as Heliut
- Colosio (2012) as Don Fernando
- Filosofía natural del amor (2013)
- Malos hábitos (2007) as Ramón - padre de Matilde
- Perros, amores, accidentes (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Gritos D Muerte y Libertad (2010) as Virrey José de Iturrigaray