QUICK FACTS
Activity Actor
Nationality Mexico
Birth July 3, 1944 (Mexico City – Mexico)
BIOGRAPHY
Emilio Echevarría is a renowned Mexican actor, born on July 3, 1944, 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 the 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, participating in films such as And your mother also (2001), Vivir mata (2002), El búfalo de la noche (2007), Bad habits (2007), Memorias of my sad whores (2011), Lu’s dream (2011), Colosio: The murder (2012) and A monster with a thousand heads (2015), for which he would have his first Ariel nomination. Internationally, the actor has participated in films such as Another Day to Die (2002), El álamo (2004) and Babel (2006).
In recent years, the actor has been part of series such as The Charm of the Eagle (2012) and Mozart in the Jungle (2015), in addition to getting one more nomination, for the Ariel Award, for his participation in the film The Chosen One (2016). .
