Cast & creator
Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
Best known for Columbo, Don't Mess with the Angel, Mundo de Juguete
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.
Also known as: Evita 'Chachita' Muñoz, Chachita, Evita Muñoz
55
film credits
13
television credits
68
1941–2008 · acting roles
6.3
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (68)
Showing 68 of 68 credits
Columbo
Chambermaid
1971
Don't Mess with the Angel
Candelaria Martínez
2008
Mundo de Juguete
Hermana Carmela
1974
Romancing the Stone
Hefty Woman
1984
The Marked Hour
1988
Contra viento y marea
Doña Cruz Cárdenas
2005
Gotita de Amor
Dolores "Lolita" Lomeli de Centella
1998
Alma Rebelde
Berenice
1999
Unforgettable
Benita
1999
Las Lunas del Auditorio
Self
2002
Bendita Mentira
Goya
1996
Serafín
Coco (voz)
1999
Ángeles sin paraíso
Asunción "Mamá Chonita"
1992
This was Pedro Infante
Evita Muñoz
1963
We the Poor
Chachita
1948
El Barrendero
Pachita
1982
Agente 0013 - Hermelinda Linda 2
Hermelinda Linda
1986
Mimí Derba
Self
2000
Gutierritos
1958
El secreto del sacerdote
Martita
1941
Mi niño, mi caballo y yo
1959
This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter
Remedios
1957
Cayó de la gloria el diablo
Nachita
1972
How Beautiful is Michoacan!
Chachita
1943
De lengua, me como un plato
1990
Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!
1941
La Hija De La Otra
1951
¡El que no corre... vuela!
Doña Chona
1982
Los hijos de la calle
1951
Padre nuestro
Elisa Molina
1953
The Man That Pleases Me
1958
Dos machos que ladran no muerden
1988
You the Rich
Chachita
1948
La palomilla al rescate
1976
Unethical Behaviour
Doña Cata "La pulques"
1970
El dengue del amor
1965
Los pobres van al cielo
1951
El Cristo de mi Cabecera
1951El Cristo de mi Cabecera
Marcela
1951Beneath the Sky of Mexico
1958
My Parents Are Divorced
Maruja, amiga de Fernando
1959
Yo vendo unos ojos negros
1948
La pequeña madrecita
1944Cuando el diablo sopla
1966
Death Arrives on Time
Creolina
1967
En Cada Feria Un Amor
1961
Hermelinda Linda
Hermelinda Linda
1984Se Sufre pero se Goza
Remi
1986Dos tontos y un loco
Cuquis
1961
Serafín: La Película
Cocó (voice)
2001
Peluquero de señoras
1973
Pepe El Toro
Chachita
1953
La locura del rock and roll
1957
¡Qué verde era mi padre!
Chachita
1947
La hija del payaso
Chachita
1946
En el camino andamos
1983
Guardián, el perro salvador
1950
Una calle entre tú y yo
1952
Las dos huerfanitas
1950
La hermana Trinquete
Fat tourist
1970
Planetary Giants
Frijol
1966
Cambiando el destino
Hermana Margarita
1992
Los humillados
1984
La casa prohibida
1981
Dia de Madres
1988
Morenita clara
Chachita
1943
Las musiqueras
1981