Evaristo Márquez
# Evaristo Márquez

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

## Biography

Before his involvement with Pontecorvo he was a herdsman and illiterate. Márquez appeared in three more movies during the 1970s. With the decline of his film career, Márquez returned to work as a herdsman 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." In 2008 Márquez appeared in Chimbumbe, short film shown at the Cartagena Film Festival. In August 2010 Márquez appeared in El Tambor Magico, 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.

## Filmography

### Film

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