Director

Nicolás Echevarría

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 2All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 145684

IMDb ID: nm0248420

Known for: Directing

Born: August 8, 1947

Age: 78

Place of birth: Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1976 - 2023

Years active: 48

Average TMDB rating: 6.7

Wikidata: Q1717996

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Biography

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.

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