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Nicolás Echevarría is a Director, Scriptwriter and Director of Photography Mexicain born on 8 august 1947 at Nayarit (Mexique)
Nicolás Echevarría (born 8 August 1947) is a Mexican film director and cinematographer. He has directed over 20 films since 1973. His 1991 film Cabeza de Vaca was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
Echevarría draws on his Mexican heritage in early films. He discusses his observations of Mexican spirituality in an interview with Betsy Sussler: “I have worked with about ten groups of Indians in Mexico, and the things that I have come across most often—related to all of them is this: there are two worlds, one belongs to everyday life—to man, we get up, we take a shower, we think about what we eat for breakfast, what we’ll do for the day . . . Now there is another world, it could be called the Sacred Space.” He lived with the Huichol people for two years and made three films with them. Echevarría features a Mexican Shaman woman in his 1978 documentary María Sabina, mujer espíritu.
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Echevarría draws on his Mexican heritage in early films. He discusses his observations of Mexican spirituality in an interview with Betsy Sussler: “I have worked with about ten groups of Indians in Mexico, and the things that I have come across most often—related to all of them is this: there are two worlds, one belongs to everyday life—to man, we get up, we take a shower, we think about what we eat for breakfast, what we’ll do for the day . . . Now there is another world, it could be called the Sacred Space.” He lived with the Huichol people for two years and made three films with them. Echevarría features a Mexican Shaman woman in his 1978 documentary María Sabina, mujer espíritu.
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Filmography of Nicolás Echevarría (2 films)
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Echo of the Mountain (2014)
, 1h32Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about the visual arts
Rating75%
Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
, 1h51Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Daniel Giménez Cacho, Josefina Echánove, Mayra Sérbulo
Rating68%
Le film relate les aventures d'Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, un des premiers explorateurs espagnols, lors de sa traversée de ce qui allait devenir le sud-ouest des États-Unis et le Mexique, devenant un chaman.
Scriptwriter
Echo of the Mountain (2014)
, 1h32Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about the visual arts
Roles Writer
Rating75%
Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
, 1h51Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Daniel Giménez Cacho, Josefina Echánove, Mayra Sérbulo
Rating68%
Le film relate les aventures d'Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, un des premiers explorateurs espagnols, lors de sa traversée de ce qui allait devenir le sud-ouest des États-Unis et le Mexique, devenant un chaman.
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Echo of the Mountain (2014)
, 1h32Directed by Nicolás Echevarría
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about the visual arts
Roles Director of Photography
Rating75%