Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'

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
- Acting
- Born
- 1936-11-26 · Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
- Died
- 2016-08-23
Known for
- Romancing the Stone (1984) — Hefty Woman
- Columbo (1971) — Chambermaid
- Don't Mess with the Angel (2008) — Candelaria Martínez
- We the Poor (1948) — Chachita
- Contra viento y marea (2005) — Doña Cruz Cárdenas
- Alma Rebelde (1999) — Berenice
- Unforgettable (1999) — Benita
- You the Rich (1948) — Chachita
- El Barrendero (1982) — Pachita
- Hermelinda Linda (1984) — Hermelinda Linda
- Pepe El Toro (1953) — Chachita
- The Marked Hour (1988)
- Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up! (1941)
- ¡El que no corre... vuela! (1982) — Doña Chona
- This Was Pancho Villa: First chapter (1957) — Remedios
- Planetary Giants (1966) — Frijol