Nicolás Echevarría
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.
Films (28)
Tzintzuntzan
2024 · Director

Mom
2023 · Thanks

Sunka Raku (Alegría Evanescente)
2015

Echo of the Mountain
2015 · Writer, Director of Photography, Director
The Return of the Dead
2015 · Thanks
Juanicas
2014 · Thanks
Quiero caminar contigo
2014 · Mateo
The 68 Memorial
2008 · Director of Photography, Director, Writer

Al infierno con la migra
2003 · Director of Photography

Life Kills
2002 · Director, Screenplay

Enemies
1996 · Director
The Passion of Iztapalapa
1995 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography

Cabeza de Vaca
1991 · Director, Screenplay

Appalachian Journey
1991 · Cinematography

De la calle
1988 · Director

Sor Juana Inez de la cruz
1988 · Director

Pretextos
1987 · Director of Photography

The Day Pedro Infante Died
1984 · Cinematography, Music
El niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de Espinazo
1982 · Director, Writer
Flor y canto
1981 · Director

José Clemente Orozco, pintor del hombre
1980 · Director of Photography

Teshuinada, semana santa Tarahumara
1979 · Director

Peasant Poets
1979 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

Maria Sabina, Spirit Woman
1978 · Director
Hikure-tame
1977 · Director

Mexico Mobile Cinema
1976 · Director of Photography
Judea
1974 · Director
Eureka
1974 · Director


