Nicolás Echevarría
Directing
- Born
- August 8, 1947 (age 79) · Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
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
Cabeza de Vaca
October 11, 1991
Echo of the Mountain
June 11, 2015
Life Kills
January 25, 2002
The Day Pedro Infante Died
January 1, 1982
Maria Sabina, Spirit Woman
October 25, 1978
Peasant Poets
April 9, 1979
De la calle
January 1, 1988
Sor Juana Inez de la cruz
January 1, 1988
Enemies
January 1, 1996
Appalachian Journey
July 19, 1991
Teshuinada, semana santa Tarahumara
June 11, 1979
Mexico Mobile Cinema
January 1, 1976
Behind the camera20
- 2024Tzintzuntzan Director
- 2015Echo of the Mountain Director of Photography, Writer, Director
- 2008The 68 Memorial Director of Photography, Director, Writer
- 2002Life Kills Screenplay, Director
- 1996Enemies Director
- 1991Cabeza de Vaca Director, Screenplay
- 1991Appalachian Journey Cinematography
- 1988De la calle Director
- 1988Sor Juana Inez de la cruz Director
- 1982El niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de Espinazo