Emilio Echevarría

Emilio Antonio Echevarría Noriega (3 July 1944 – 4 January 2025) was a Mexican actor.

Life and career Echevarría began his acting career in 1978 as a member of the Constitution of Art and Society. He appeared in Amores perros as the hitman and ex-guerrilla nicknamed "El Chivo" (The Goat), and Y tu mamá también, which also co-starred Gael García Bernal. He has also had small parts in two international productions, first as Raoul, a Cuban agent in the James Bond film Die Another Day and then as Antonio López de Santa Anna in The Alamo.

In 2007, he appeared in El búfalo de la noche along with Y tu mamá tambien co-star Diego Luna, written by Amores perros author Guillermo Arriaga. In 2011, he played Sabio in a Mexican adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez's novella Memories of My Melancholy Whores. The film was directed by Henning Carlsen and also stars Geraldine Chaplin and Ángela Molina.

Echevarría died on 4 January 2025, at the age of 80.

Filmography

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 58th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor A Monster with a Thousand Heads 60th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor The Chosen