Actor
Emilio Echevarría
Born July 3, 1944 in Mexico City, MexicoDied January 4, 202529 films
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.
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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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First watchAmores Perros20007.6as El ChivoA fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
29 films as actor- 2018JacarandasRamiro
- 2016The ChosenSalazar
- 2016A Monster with a Thousand HeadsEnrique Sandoval Núñez
- 2014Words with GodsFather (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")
- 2013El mar muerto
- 2013Filosofía natural del amor
- 2012The Dream of Lu
- 2012ColosioDon Fernando
- 2011Memories of My Melancholy WhoresEl Sabio
- 2010Gritos D Muerte y LibertadVirrey José de Iturrigaray
- 2010Sin MemoriaTorres
- 2007Malos hábitosRamón - padre de Matilde
- 2007The Night BuffaloRamírez
- 2006BabelEmilio
- 2004The AlamoAntonio Lopez de Santa Ana
- 2004La Nao de China
- 2002Die Another DayRaoul
- 2002From Mesmer, with Love or Tea for TwoDr. Henares
- 2002Life KillsHeliut
- 2001Y Tu Mamá TambiénMiguel Iturbide
- 2000Amores PerrosEl Chivo
- 1996Sucesos distantesVictor Fet
- 1994AmberCapitán Borsac
- 1994Un Volcán de Lava de HieloBruno
- 1994Like a BrideMaestro
- 1993Los pasos de Ana
- 1990Dying in the GulfContacto
- 1989Bathroom IntimacyJuan
- 1989Intimidad