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

Babel

as Emilio

Die Another Day

as Raoul

Amores Perros

as El Chivo

Y Tu Mamá También

as Miguel Iturbide

The Alamo

as Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

Killer Women

Mozart in the Jungle

as Maestro Ignacio Rivera

Memories of My Melancholy Whores

as El Sabio

Colosio

as Don Fernando

A Monster with a Thousand Heads

as Enrique Sandoval Núñez