[2] Echavarría was the son of Alejandro Echavarria Isaza, a well-known businessman originally from Barbosa, and Ana Josefa Misas Euse.

The main part of Dita and Diego's estate remains intact, and it's today used as a convention center.

Echavarría was motivated to help fund the construction of the clinic in San Antonio de Prado after observing the precarious living conditions of farmers in the region.

In 1970 he donated a large part of land from his estate in Itagüí for the construction of a school in the neighborhood of Santa Ana.

Isolda Echavarría in memory of his daughter, who had died in the United States while attending university due to the rare disease Guillain–Barré syndrome.

With the patronage of his family, Echavarría created a foundation for educational and charitable works located in the Pedregal neighborhood.