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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-07-21

Day of Death

2020-12-29 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

Also Known As

Josefina Echanove

Josefina Echánove

Biography

Josefina Echánove is a Mexican actress, model and journalist. Echánove started working as an actress and then later became a journalist. Actress-journalist Josefina Echánove was born and raised in Guanajuato, Mexico. She came to fame with the release of the short film Laberinto in 1975. In late 1970s, Josefina worked in the Premios ACE award winning Drama Telenovela "La Plaza de Puerto Santo". She married lawyer Alonso Echánove, and together they have two daughters and one son. Their oldest son, Alonso Echánove, is an actor. Their daughters are Peggy Echánove and pop singer Marisol de las Mercedes Echánove, who is publicly known as María del Sol.

Known For

Acting

Cabeza de Vaca

1991

Cabeza de Vaca

as

Anciana Avavar

Old Gringo

1989

Old Gringo

as

Clementina

Todos hemos pecado

2008

Todos hemos pecado

as

La Difunta

Romelia's Secret

1988

Romelia's Secret

as

Castula

Dance with the Devil

1997

Dance with the Devil

as

Romeo's Grandmother

The Honorary Consul

1983

The Honorary Consul

as

Señora Sanchez

Never on a Sunday

2006

Never on a Sunday

as

Doña Mago

La Pura

1994

La Pura

as

Doña Petra

Missing

1982

Missing

as

Woman Doctor (Basement Ward)

The Fungi Man

1976

The Fungi Man

as

Nana / Nanny

Amityville 3-D

1983

Amityville 3-D

as

Dolores

Savage Summer

1980

Savage Summer

as

Teresa

The Burning Season

1994

The Burning Season

as

Town Woman

Pure Luck

1991

Pure Luck

as

Nun

The Border

1980

The Border

as

Whore

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

as

Tomasa López

Rubí

Rubí

as

Francisca “Pancha” Muñoz

La Dueña

La Dueña

as

Martina

Production

Crew

Directing