Nicolás Echevarría
An image from Echo of the Mountain, one of the productions that also features Nicolás Echevarría.
Nicolás Echevarría

Nicolás Echevarría

August 8, 1947 — 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

Cabeza de Vaca

1991

Echo of the Mountain

Echo of the Mountain

2015

Life Kills

Life Kills

2002

Peasant Poets

Peasant Poets

1979

Appalachian Journey

Appalachian Journey

1991

El niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de Espinazo

1981

Juanicas

2014

Maria Sabina, Spirit Woman

Maria Sabina, Spirit Woman

1978