Nicolás Echevarría

Nicolás Echevarría is a Mexican film director and screenwriter renowned for his documentaries and feature films that explore Mexican culture and indigenous traditions. His notable works include Cabeza de Vaca (1991), which depicts the journey of Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, and Eco de la Montaña (2014), a documentary about Huichol artist Santos de la Torre. Echevarría's films are celebrated for their ethnographic depth and visual storytelling, contributing significantly to Mexican cinema.

Biography

Birthday: 08/08/1947
Place of birth: Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

Directors

Year Title Role Rating
2024
Tzintzuntzan
Director
-
2015
Echo of the Mountain
Director
7.2 / 10
2008
The 68 Memorial
Director
-
2002
Life Kills
Director
5.7 / 10
2000
Ramona
Director
6.5 / 10
1996
Enemies
Director
6.3 / 10
1995
The Passion of Iztapalapa
Director
-
1991
Cabeza de Vaca
Director
6.8 / 10
1988
Sor Juana Inez de la cruz
Director
5.7 / 10
1988
De la calle
Director
5 / 10
1982
El niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de Espinazo
Director
7 / 10
1981
Flor y canto
Director
9 / 10
1979
Peasant Poets
Director
6.8 / 10
1979
Teshuinada, semana santa Tarahumara
Director
7 / 10
1978
Maria Sabina, Spirit Woman
Director
6.6 / 10
1977
Hikure-tame
Director
-
1974
Eureka
Director
-
1974
Judea
Director
-

Acting

Year Title Role Rating
2015
Sunka Raku (Alegría Evanescente)
-
-
2014
Quiero caminar contigo
Mateo
2.7 / 10
1997
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Nicolás Echevarría
5.5 / 10

Screenplay

Year Title Role Rating
2015
Echo of the Mountain
Writer
7.2 / 10
2008
The 68 Memorial
Writer
-
2002
Life Kills
Screenplay
5.7 / 10
1991
Cabeza de Vaca
Screenplay
6.8 / 10
1982
El niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de Espinazo
Writer
7 / 10
1979
Peasant Poets
Screenplay
6.8 / 10