Nicolás EchevarrÃa (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.EchevarrÃa 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 oftenâ€"related to all of them is this: there are two worlds, one
belongs to everyday lifeâ€"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.â€
He lived with the Huichol people for two years and made three films
with them. EchevarrÃa features a Mexican Shaman woman in his 1978
documentary MarÃa Sabina, mujer espÃritu.
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.EchevarrÃa 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 oftenâ€"related to all of them is this: there are two worlds, one
belongs to everyday lifeâ€"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.â€
He lived with the Huichol people for two years and made three films
with them. EchevarrÃa features a Mexican Shaman woman in his 1978
documentary MarÃa Sabina, mujer espÃritu.
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