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.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/emilio-echevarria-dead-amores-perros-die-another-day-1236102189/
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1987 Un día crucial para Ausencio Paredes 1989 Intimidad 1990 Morir en el golfo Contacto 1991 Intimidades de un cuarto de baño Juan 1991 Los pasos de Ana 1994 Novia que te vea Maestro 1994 Ámbar Capitán Borsac 1996 Sucesos distantes Victor Fet 1999 Preludio 2000 Amores perros El Chivo 2001 Y tu mamá también Miguel Iturbide 2002 Heliut 2002 Die Another Day Raoul 2004 The Alamo Antonio López de Santa Anna 2006 Babel Emilio 2007 El búfalo de la noche Ramírez 2007 Malos hábitos Ramón / Padre de Matilde / Matilde's father 2010 El mar muerto Teporocho 2010 Sin memoria Torres 2011 Memoria de mis putas tristes Sabio / Journalist-old 2011 El sueño de Lu Lucia's Father 2012 Colosio: El asesinato Don Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios 2014 Words with Gods 2014 Filosofía Natural del Amor Narrador Voice2015 A Monster with a Thousand Heads Enrique Sandoval Núñez 2016 The Chosen Salazar
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
References
External links Alamo Sentry Interview with Emilio Echevarría