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Emilio Echevarría

Emilio Echevarría

Actor · 1944–2025 · Mexico City, Mexico

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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.

Acted in 32

2010s

  1. 2018

    Jacarandas

    Ramiro

  2. 2016

    The Chosen

    Salazar

  3. A Monster with a Thousand Heads

    Enrique Sandoval Núñez

  4. 2014

    Words with Gods

    Father (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")

  5. 2013

    El mar muerto

    Movie

  6. Filosofía natural del amor

    Movie

  7. 2012

    The Dream of Lu

    Movie

  8. Colosio

    Don Fernando

  9. 2011

    El Encanto del Águila

    Venustiano Carranza · 13 episodes

  10. Memories of My Melancholy Whores

    El Sabio

  11. 2010

    Gritos D Muerte y Libertad

    Virrey José de Iturrigaray

  12. Gritos de Muerte y Libertad

    Virrey José de Iturrigaray

  13. Sin Memoria

    Torres

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2007

    S.O.S.: Sexo y otros Secretos

    Misty · 13 episodes

  3. Malos hábitos

    Ramón - padre de Matilde

  4. The Night Buffalo

    Ramírez

  5. 2006
  6. 2004
  7. La Nao de China

    Movie

  8. 2002
  9. Life Kills

    Heliut

  10. 2001
  11. 2000

1990s

  1. 1996

    Sucesos distantes

    Victor Fet

  2. 1994
  3. Like a Bride

    Maestro

  4. 1993

    Los pasos de Ana

    Movie

  5. 1990

    Dying in the Gulf

    Contacto

1980s

  1. 1989

    Bathroom Intimacy

    Juan

  2. Intimidad

    Movie

Appearances1

2020s

  1. 2020

    Perros, amores, accidentes

    Self (archive footage)

Thanked in the credits1

1990s

  1. 1993