Nicolás Echevarría
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 8, 1947, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
- Movies
- 18
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2024 | Tzintzuntzan | Director |
| 2015 | Echo of the Mountain | Writer, Director |
| 2008 | The 68 Memorial | Director, Writer |
| 2002 | Life Kills | Director, Screenplay |
| 1996 | Enemies | Director |
| 1991 | Cabeza de Vaca | Screenplay, Director |
| 1988 | De la calle | Director |
| 1988 | Sor Juana Inez de la cruz | Director |
| 1982 | El niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de Espinazo | Director, Writer |
| 1981 | Flor y canto | Director |
| 1979 | Teshuinada, semana santa Tarahumara | Director |
| 1979 | Peasant Poets | Director, Screenplay |
| 1978 | Maria Sabina, Spirit Woman | Director |
| 1977 | Hikure-tame | Director |
| 1974 | Judea | Director |
| 1974 | Eureka | Director |
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