Emilio Echevarría
Actor
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.
Filmography
Die Another Day
as Raoul 2002
Amores Perros
as El Chivo 2000
Y Tu Mamá También
as Miguel Iturbide 2001
The Alamo
as Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana 2004
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
as El Sabio 2011
A Monster with a Thousand Heads
as Enrique Sandoval Núñez 2016
Colosio
as Don Fernando 2012
The Chosen
as Salazar 2016
Malos hábitos
as Ramón - padre de Matilde 2007
The Night Buffalo
as Ramírez 2007
The Dream of Lu
2012
Bathroom Intimacy
as Juan 1989
Amber
as Capitán Borsac 1994
Words with Gods
as Father (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios") 2014
Like a Bride
as Maestro 1994
Life Kills
as Heliut 2002