Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
Date of birth: 1936-11-26
Place of birth: Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Evita 'Chachita' Muñoz, Chachita, Evita Muñoz
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.
Movie Credits
Pepe El Toro
1953-08-21
The simple life and the values of loyalty and solidarity of the poor people in the environment of
Mimí Derba
2000-10-18
Mimí Derba is a documentary about one of the pioneers in acting and film production in México. In 19
Los humillados
1984-01-01
¡Qué verde era mi padre!
1947-01-25
Las musiqueras
1981-01-01
Chachita appears as wealthy spinster lady who surprised a burglar in his house. Instead of denouncin
El secreto del sacerdote
1941-01-22
Three boys grow up to be a priest, a military commander and the town mayor.
Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!
1941-11-12
An orphan boy is left in the care of his godfather, a bartender who teaches him to play cards and sh
Dos tontos y un loco
1961-12-21
Crown-prince of a primitive country goes to Mexico for college. Wacky hijinks ensue.
You the Rich
1948-12-31
Pepe el Toro is married to Celia la Chorreada and they have two children.
We the Poor
1948-03-25
Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City ne
La hija del payaso
1946-05-02
Circus clown and society matron compete for custody of their daughter.
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
1943-10-10
When her father dies, a young woman must go to Michoacán to take charge of her lands, where she meet
¡El que no corre... vuela!
1982-06-25
After mistakenly going to jail, Maria makes friends with a woman whose kids live in the streets and
Agente 0013: Hermelinda linda II
1986-01-01
A sophisticated device falls into Hermelinda's hands and when the Soviets and Arabs try to retrieve
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
1957-01-01
The disembodied head of Pancho Villa, kept in a glass jar in a research institute, is the narrator o
Las dos huerfanitas
1950-10-18
Two young girls escape from an orphanage to go look for their mommies.
La Hija De La Otra
1951-07-18
Husband and wife raise hubby's extra-marital child when the birth mother rejects it.
La locura del rock and roll
1957-03-29
Two rival colleges prepare for a Battle Of The Bands. Also malt-shoppes and football games.
En cada feria un amor
1961-11-01
Two cowboy bon vivants on the shady side of the law travel from county fair to county fair...
Beneath the Sky of Mexico
1958-10-22
Romantic triangle. One of the guys is a very bad man.
El dengue del amor
1965-10-15
Dancing fanatic weasels his way into Perez Prado's entourage as a personal assistant.
Death Arrives on Time
1967-01-19
Several lives intertwine: those of a group of vandals, a drug addict, and a girl who works as a wait
Cayó de la gloria el diablo
1972-05-11
Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadv
Los pobres van al cielo
1951-05-09
When their parents die, brother and sister run away rather than go to an orphanage. Childless elderl
Serafín: La Película
2001-07-13
In this blockbuster film from Mexico, live action, animation, fast-paced thrills and humor all combi
Cambiando el destino
1992-01-01
A musical band of teens travel by plane to a scheduled event where they will perform in scenario hav
Padre nuestro
1953-08-03
Pops is dismissed from his banking job for embezzlement, and his family have to adjust to a more mod
Morenita clara
1943-04-28
Priest nags a crusty old man into reconciling with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter after the d
Los hijos de la calle
1951-03-21
Romancing the Stone
1984-03-30
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. T
Cuando el diablo sopla
1966-09-15
Two babies are switched in the cradle to gratify wealthy parents' preference for a boy. Nineteen yea
Planetary Giants
1966-07-29
Daniel Wolf, scientist with a brand new rocket ship and a girlfriend/secretary is sent to 'the plane
El Barrendero
1982-05-05
A cheerful sweeper collects garbage dancing, and the maids of the neighborhood get jealous because h
En el camino andamos
1983-02-24
Practical-joking bromance between two motorcycle cops, designed as a next-gen sequel to A Toda Maqui
Hermelinda Linda
1984-07-21
Live action feature based on the Mexican comic about the exploits of a witch living in the outskirts
La pequeña madrecita
1944-06-15
Little girl develops her maternal instincts with dolls and with an infant cousin while family traged
La casa prohibida
1981-07-07
Three sex workers and three pimps, wacky complications.
Peluquero de señoras
1973-03-28
Beauty-products czar can't attend an important industry function, so he hires a look-alike as a stan
La palomilla al rescate
1976-12-23
Cute elementary-school kids get mixed up with black-marketeers.
El hombre que me gusta
1958-11-13
A man facing bankruptcy and ruin rehearses a couple of scenarios relating to suicide, until his fami
Yo vendo unos ojos negros
1948-03-11
When her father dies, the young protagonist must endure the injustices of her stepmother. Her life c
El Cristo de mi Cabecera
1951-01-03
1830s, guerrillas in the hills resisting the French occupation. Meanwhile, their leader has a French
Guardián, el perro salvador
1950-04-05
Poor woman and her daughter hire on to rich family as servants. Husband/Daddy comes back from his fo
Dos machos que ladran no muerden
1988-09-08
Constancio has to leave his wife and son because they're making him crazy. He leaves his fortune beh
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
1959-06-04
Nun tries to heal the relationship between a six-year-old boy and his estranged father.
Vividores de mujeres
1982-01-01
Mexican feature film
This was Pedro Infante
1963-01-01
The life of Pedro Infante, with scenes from his best films and the chaos that his tragic death cause
Una calle entre tú y yo
1952-12-04
When the national league coach selects Luis, a football star, to participate in a match against the
Dia de Madres
1988-10-05
De lengua, me como un plato
1990-01-01
Mexican Christian comedy about gossip and mundane situations.
My Parents Are Divorced
1959-05-28
El Cristo de mi Cabecera
1951-01-03
1830s, guerrillas in the hills resisting the French occupation. Meanwhile, their leader has a French
Unethical Behaviour
1970-01-29
A family in extreme poverty is forced to make a series of sacrifices in order to survive.
La hermana Trinquete
1970-09-03
Career-thief hides from the police by joining a convent.
Se Sufre pero se Goza
1986-01-01
A man who married a very rich woman wishes to help his brother-in-law who is having financial proble