Nicolás Echevarría

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.

• Name — Nicolás Echevarría • Born — 8 August 1947 • Birthplace — Nayarit, Mexico • Occupation — Film director Cinematographer • Years Active — 1973-present

• María Sabina: mujer espíritu (1978) • Poetas campesinos (1980) • Niño Fidencio, el taumaturgo de Espinazo (1981) • Cabeza de Vaca (1991) • Vivir mata (2001) • Eco de la montaña (2014)