Evaristo Márquez

Evaristo Marquez born August 23, 1939 in San Basilis de Palenque, Colombia of African descent. He his best remembered in his debut film playing the role of Jose Dolores in 1969's 'Burn!' directed by Gillo Pontecorvo and starring Marlon Brando. Before his involvement with Gillo Pontecorvo he was a herdsman and illiterate. Evaristo appeared in four more movies during the early 1970's with the decline of his movie career he returned to work as a herdsman. In 2008 he reappeared in a short film 'Chimbumbe' shown at the Cartagena Film Festival and also appeared in 'El Tambor Magico' a short film made in 2010.