Rodolfo Echeverría Álvarez, better known as Rodolfo Landa (September 24, 1926 – February 14, 2004), was a Mexican actor, lawyer, public official and trade unionist. He served as a leader of the National Actors Association (ANDA) and the Mexican Theater Center of ITI-UNESCO, in addition to developing a theatrical career for which he won critical and public recognition. He was the brother of

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, president of Mexico from 1970 to 1976. Echeverría Álvarez also served in the

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on two occasions: from 1952 to 1955, representing the Federal District's 18th electoral district, and from 1961 to 1964, representing the Federal District's 6th electoral district.

Selected filmography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Landa, Rodolfo 20th-century Mexican actors Mexican stage actors Mexican trade unionists 20th-century Mexican lawyers 1926 births 2004 deaths