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Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1936-11-26

Birthplace:
Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico

Credits:
68 Total Roles

Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'

Acting

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Biography

Eva María Muñoz Ruíz[a] (November 26, 1936 – August 23, 2016), known professionally as Evita Muñoz "Chachita", was a Mexican actress and comedian. Her professional career began in 1941, when she was only four years old, and she continued performing through, and contributing to, the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Muñoz was still four years old when she played the character Chachita in her second film, ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! (Ay! Jalisco, don't back down) (1941), and went on to play Chachita in eight more films and numerous television roles over the subsequent decades, and would be credited as Eva Muñoz "Chachita" in other appearances. For more than 75 years, "Chachita" was recognized as a successful artist in cinema, television, theater, radio, nightclub and circus shows.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2008 Don't Mess with the Angel TV Candelaria Martínez
2005 Contra viento y marea TV Doña Cruz Cárdenas
2002 Las Lunas del Auditorio TV Self
2001 Serafín: La Película MOVIE Cocó (voice)
2000 Mimí Derba MOVIE Self
1999 Serafín TV Coco (voz)
1999 Alma Rebelde TV Berenice
1999 Unforgettable TV Benita
1998 Gotita de Amor TV Dolores "Lolita" Lomeli de Centella
1996 Bendita Mentira TV Goya

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