Person
Nicolás Echevarría
Directing · Born 1947-08-08 · Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Biography
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.
Known for

Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Nicolás Echevarría

Ramona
Director

Echo of the Mountain
Writer

Appalachian Journey
Cinematography

Sunka Raku (Alegría Evanescente)
2015

Sor Juana Inez de la cruz
Director

Mom
Thanks

Cabeza de Vaca
Screenplay

Mexico Mobile Cinema
Director of Photography

Enemies
Director
Filmography
- 2024TzintzuntzanDirector
- 2023MomThanks
- 2015Sunka Raku (Alegría Evanescente)
- 2015Echo of the MountainWriter
- 2015The Return of the DeadThanks
- 2014JuanicasThanks
- 2014Quiero caminar contigoMateo
- 2008The 68 MemorialDirector of Photography
- 2002Life KillsDirector
- 2000RamonaDirector
- 1997Conversando con Cristina PachecoNicolás Echevarría
- 1996EnemiesDirector
- 1991Cabeza de VacaScreenplay
- 1991Appalachian JourneyCinematography
- 1990American Patchwork: Songs and Stories of AmericaDirector of Photography
- 1988De la calleDirector
- 1988Sor Juana Inez de la cruzDirector
- 1982El niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de EspinazoDirector
- 1982The Day Pedro Infante DiedCinematography
- 1981Flor y cantoDirector
- 1980José Clemente Orozco, pintor del hombreDirector of Photography
- 1979Teshuinada, semana santa TarahumaraDirector
- 1979Peasant PoetsDirector
- 1978Maria Sabina, Spirit WomanDirector
- 1977Hikure-tameDirector
- 1976Mexico Mobile CinemaDirector of Photography
- 1974JudeaDirector
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