Emilio Antonio Echevarría Noriega (born 3 July 1944) is a Mexican actor.
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
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'', 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
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''.
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
Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (; born 13 March 1958) is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as "a hunter who works as a writer," he is best known for his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and BAFTA Award fo ...
. In 2011, he played Sabio in a Mexican production of
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "
Memories of My Melancholy Whores". The film was directed by Henning Carlsen and also stars Geraldine Chaplin and Ángela Molina.
Filmography
References
External links
Alamo SentryInterview with Emilio Echevarría
*
1944 births
Living people
Mexican male film actors
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