Biography
Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' was a Mexican actress and comedian. Born Eva María Muñoz Ruíz on 26 November 1936 in Orizaba, Veracruz, she began her career in 1941 at the age of four.
She gained prominence during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, playing the character Chachita in films including ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! (1941), Nosotros los pobres (1948) and Ustedes los ricos (1948). She appeared in dozens of films and television roles over more than seven decades. In 1984 she played the Hefty Woman in the American film Romancing the Stone.
Muñoz died on 23 August 2016 in Mexico City.
