Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
Born
November 26, 1936
Died
August 23, 2016 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
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
Don't Mess with an Angel
Candelaria Martínez · (194 episodes)
2008
Contra viento y marea
Doña Cruz Cárdenas · (130 episodes)
2005
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Serafín: La Película
Cocó (voice)
2001
Mimí Derba
Self
2000
Alma Rebelde
Berenice · (95 episodes)
1999
Unforgettable
Benita · (94 episodes)
1999
Gotita de Amor
Dolores "Lolita" Lomeli de Centella · (85 episodes)
1998
Bendita Mentira
Goya · (90 episodes)
1996
Ángeles sin paraíso
Asunción "Mamá Chonita" · (1 episode)
1992
Cambiando el destino
Hermana Margarita
1992
De lengua, me como un plato
1990
Dia de Madres
1988
Dos machos que ladran no muerden
1988
The Marked Hour
(11 episodes)
1988
Agente 0013: Hermelinda linda II
Hermelinda Linda
1986
Hermelinda Linda
Hermelinda Linda
1984
Romancing the Stone
Hefty Woman
1984
Los humillados
1984
En el camino andamos
1983
¡El que no corre... vuela!
Doña Chona
1982
El Barrendero
Pachita
1982
Vividores de mujeres
1982
La casa prohibida
1981
Las musiqueras
1981
La palomilla al rescate
1976
Mundo de Juguete
Hermana Carmela · (8 episodes)
1974
Peluquero de señoras
1973
Cayó de la gloria el diablo
Nachita
1972
Columbo
Chambermaid · (1 episode)
1971
La hermana Trinquete
Fat tourist
1970
Unethical Behaviour
Doña Cata "La pulques"
1970
Death Arrives on Time
Creolina
1967
Cuando el diablo sopla
1966
Planetary Giants
Frijol
1966
El dengue del amor
1965
This was Pedro Infante
Evita Muñoz
1963
Dos tontos y un loco
Cuquis
1961
En cada feria un amor
1961
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
1959
My Parents Are Divorced
Maruja, amiga de Fernando
1959
El hombre que me gusta
1958
Beneath the Sky of Mexico
1958
Gutierritos
(50 episodes)
1958
La locura del rock and roll
1957
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
Remedios
1957
Pepe El Toro
Chachita
1953
Padre nuestro
Elisa Molina
1953
Una calle entre tú y yo
1952
La Hija De La Otra
1951
Los pobres van al cielo
1951
Los hijos de la calle
1951
El Cristo de mi Cabecera
1951
El Cristo de mi Cabecera
Marcela
1951
Las dos huerfanitas
1950
Guardián, el perro salvador
1950
You the Rich
Chachita
1948
We the Poor
Chachita
1948
Yo vendo unos ojos negros
1948
¡Qué verde era mi padre!
Chachita
1947
La hija del payaso
1946
La pequeña madrecita
1944
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
Chachita
1943
Morenita clara
Chachita
1943
Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!
1941
El secreto del sacerdote
1941