Evaristo Márquez

Evaristo Márquez (August 23, 1939 – June 15, 2013), was an Afro-Colombian actor and herdsman best known for his role as José Dolores[1] in the film Burn!,[2][3][4] acting alongside Marlon Brando under the direction of Gillo Pontecorvo.

Evaristo Márquez
Born(1939-08-23)August 23, 1939
San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia
DiedJune 15, 2013(2013-06-15) (aged 73)
Cartagena, Colombia
NationalityColombian
OccupationActor
Known forRole as José Dolores in Burn!

Biography

Before his involvement with Pontecorvo he was a herdsman and illiterate.[5] Márquez appeared in three more movies during the 1970s.[6] With the decline of his film career, Márquez returned to work as a herdsman[7]
Of his experience with Brando, Márquez said "he never made me feel inferior to him, he regarded me as a brother", and "indeed, there was no one like Brando; that way of changing the expression of his face, of his eyes; even more, he was a brave man."[8][9]
In 2008 Márquez appeared in Chimbumbe,[10] short film shown at the Cartagena Film Festival.
In August 2010 Márquez appeared in El Tambor Magico,[11] a short film made by San Basilio de Palenque children.

He lived in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia. Marquez died at a hospital in Cartagena, Colombia on June 15, 2013. He was 73.[12]

Filmography

Film
  • El Tambor Magico (2010)
  • Chimbumbe (2008)
  • Mulato (1974)
  • Cumbia (1973)
  • Arde (1971)
  • Il dio serpente (1970)
  • Burn! (1969) as José Dolores

References
  1. Ebert, Roger."We Trust the Face of Brando", Chicago Sun-Times, Cartagena, April 16, 1969. Retrieved 2010-11-19
  2. Canby, Vincent. "The Screen: Marlon Brando and Black Revolution", The New York Times, New York, October 22, 1970. Retrieved 2010-09-16
  3. Scott, A. O. "Third World Revolution as a Product of Italian Design", The New York Times, New York, September 19, 2004. Retrieved 2010-09-16
  4. Williams, John W. "Portraying Revolution: A Comparison of Burn and Cuba" Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1996.
  5. Stone, A. Alan. "Last Battle" Archived 2010-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, Boston Review, Boston, April 2004. Retrieved 2010-09-16
  6. Hunter, Stephen. "'Queimada': Revolution In Perpetual Motion", The Washington Post, Washington, Friday October 15, 2004; Page C04. Retrieved 2010-09-19
  7. "40 años después de La Quemada", El Universal, a Spanish-language newspaper from Colombia.
  9. "El escudero de Marlon Brando", November 23, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-19
  10. "FICCI", Cartagena Film Festival.
  11. "Niños de San Basilio de Palenque graban sus sueños en cortometraje". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 August 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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