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.

Known For

Amores Perros
Amores Perros
Jacarandas
Jacarandas
The Alamo
The Alamo
Malos hábitos
Malos hábitos
Colosio
Colosio
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Bathroom Intimacy
Bathroom Intimacy
El mar muerto
El mar muerto
Filosofía natural del amor
Filosofía natural del amor

Filmography

2020 Perros, amores, accidentes
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Jacarandas
as Ramiro
2016 The Chosen
as Salazar
2016 A Monster with a Thousand Heads
as Enrique Sandoval Núñez
2014 Words with Gods
as Father (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")
2014 Mozart in the Jungle
as Maestro Ignacio Rivera
2013 El mar muerto
as
2013 Filosofía natural del amor
as
2012 The Dream of Lu
as
2012 Colosio
as Don Fernando
2011 Memories of My Melancholy Whores
as El Sabio
2010 Gritos de Muerte y Libertad
as Virrey José de Iturrigaray
2010 Sin Memoria
as Torres
2008 Killer Women
as
2007 S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos
as Misty
2007 Malos hábitos
as Ramón - padre de Matilde
2007 The Night Buffalo
as Ramírez
2006 Babel
as Emilio
2004 The Alamo
as Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
2004 La Nao de China
as