Nicolás Echevarría

Director

1947-08-08 · 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.

• Cabeza de Vaca (1991) — Screenplay, Director
• Eco de la montaña (2015) — Writer, Director of Photography
• Vivir Mata (2002) — Director, Screenplay
• El día que murió Pedro Infante (1982) — Cinematography, Music
• María Sabina, Mujer Espíritu (1978) — Director
• Poetas Campesinos (1979) — Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
• De la calle (1988) — Director
• Sor Juana Inez de la cruz (1988) — Director
• Los enemigos (1996) — Director
• Appalachian Journey (1991) — Cinematography
• Teshuinada, semana santa Tarahumara (1979) — Director
• Mamá (2023) — Thanks
• Sunka Raku (Alegría Evanescente) (2015)
• Cine Móvil México (1976) — Director of Photography
• José Clemente Orozco, pintor del hombre (1980) — Director of Photography