James Bond actor Emilio Echevarría dies aged 80
James Bond actor Emilio Echevarría dies aged 80
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Mexican actor Emilio Echevarría, best known for starring in Babel, Amores Perros, The Alamo, and the James Bond franchise, has died at the age of 80. The Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences announced the news of his death in an X post while remembering his ‘enormous career’ in TV and film.
![[Emilio Echevarria wearing a brown cord suit and black shirt on the red carpet]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235242973-6fe6-e1736238939282.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘The AMACC regrets the sensitive death of actor Emilio Echevarría, who forged an enormous career in film and theater. He received three Ariel nominations for his participation as a side actor,’ the academy wrote. No further details were given, and a cause of death is yet to be confirmed.
![[Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock (1549518a) Amores Perros (Love A Bitch), Emilio Echevarria Film and Television]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235242893-bc63.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Echevarría acted alongside Pierce Brosnan in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, where he portrayed Cuba-based sleeper agent Raoul. Tributes have flooded in, with Screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga writing on X: ‘Sad news for those of us who loved and admired him. Emilio Echevarría has died.”.
![[MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JULY 24: Director Emilio Echevarr??a poses during the 'I Like It, But It Scares Me' film premiere on July 24, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Pedro Martin Gonzalez Castillo/Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235242976-9431.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
He continued: ‘A tremendous actor and an even better human being. A dear friend. I had the privilege of collaborating with him on several productions. A great man.’. The three-time Ariel Award nominee’s acting career started in his 30s, when he got into theatre.
His early film roles came in the 1980s, when he became famous for his role as El Chivo (The Goat) in Alejandro G Inarritu’s 2000 Oscar-nominated drama Amores Perros. Off the back of this, Echevarría landed roles in Alfonso Cuaron’s Y Tu Mama Tambien, Inarritu’s Babel (which was nominated for an Oscar), Die Another Day, and he portrayed Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna in the 2004 US production of The Alamo.
