Background
Echauri was born in Mexico City to Manuel Echauri and Josefina Villaseñor.
Echauri was born in Mexico City to Manuel Echauri and Josefina Villaseñor.
In 1928, Echauri entered the Escuela de Pintura al Aire Libre in Tlalpan and later studied at the Academy of San Carlos under teachers such as Federico Cantú, Francisco Gutiérrez, Abelardo Ávila, Isidoro Ocampo, Alberto Beltrán, Lola Cueto and Carlos García Estrada.
Echauri died in Mexico City at age 87 from cancer of the liver.