Evaristo Márquez

Who was Evaristo Márquez?

Evaristo Márquez, was an Afro-Colombian actor best known for his role as José Dolores in the film Burn, with Marlon Brando and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.

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.