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Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir Nájera (August 1, 1963, height 5' 10" (1,78 m)) is a Mexican actor. Both of his parents, Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera, and brothers Odiseo and Bruno Bichir are actors. He was married to singer Lisset Gutiérrez. He started his acting career at the age of 14 in the telenovela Rina with Ofelia Medina. His second acting role was as an adult in Vivir enamorada both telenovelas were during his years with Televisa. The following year he obtained a role in his first movie, the American production Choices of the Heart. He then continued his acting roles in telenovelas with film productions of Mexico, Spain and the United States. His movie Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999) broke box-office records in Mexico becoming the #1 movie in the history of Mexican cinema until El crimen del Padre Amaro. The MTV Movie Awards-México created a special category "Mejor Bichir en una Película" ("Best Bichir in a movie") because of the many films the Bichir siblings act in every year. He earned this award for Bendito infierno, in which he co-stars with Victoria Abril, Penélope Cruz and Gael García Bernal. His American debut occurred when he depicted Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh's 2008 biopic Che, on the life of revolutionary Che Guevara. Recently he has been exposed to a wider American audience with his recurring role as Esteban Reyes, the corrupt mayor of Tijuana and love interest of Nancy Botwin in the fourth, fifth and sixth seasons of the Showtime comedy series Weeds.

Personal information

Birthday

1963-08-01

Birth Place

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Movies and TV shows :

43

43

2015

5.0

Movie
7:19

7:19

2016

6.5

Movie
A Better Life

A Better Life

2011

7.2

Movie
A Circus Tale & A Love Song

A Circus Tale & A Love Song

2024

6.0

Movie
Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant

2017

6.2

Movie
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages

2017

5.7

Movie
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

2017

6.1

Movie
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

2017

5.9

Movie
American Visa

American Visa

2005

6.8

Movie
Astucia

Astucia

1986

5.0

Movie
Ave María

Ave María

1999

4.6

Movie
Beacon

Beacon

2024

10.0

Movie
Before We Are Forgotten

Before We Are Forgotten

2013

5.0

Movie
Beyond the Sky

Beyond the Sky

2007

7.0

Movie
Black Phone 2

Black Phone 2

2025

0.0

Movie
Chaos Walking

Chaos Walking

2021

6.6

Movie
Che: Part One

Che: Part One

2008

6.8

Movie
Che: Part Two

Che: Part Two

2008

6.7

Movie
Choices of the Heart

Choices of the Heart

1983

5.5

Movie
Chupa

Chupa

2023

6.4

Movie
Corazón

Corazón

2018

7.1

Movie
Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

1997

6.6

Movie
Danyka

Danyka

2020

6.4

Movie
Dark Cities

Dark Cities

2002

4.8

Movie
Death in Buenos Aires

Death in Buenos Aires

2014

5.9

Movie
Dom Hemingway

Dom Hemingway

2013

5.8

Movie
Don't Tempt Me

Don't Tempt Me

2001

5.5

Movie
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

2012

6.7

Movie
Enemigos íntimos

Enemigos íntimos

2009

4.8

Movie
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

2020

7.3

Movie
Foreverland

Foreverland

2011

6.5

Movie
Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

7.6

Movie
Good Kids

Good Kids

2016

6.3

Movie
poster

Grand Hotel

2019

7.1

TV
Hasta Morir

Hasta Morir

1994

5.2

Movie
Heartbreak Hospital

Heartbreak Hospital

2002

6.3

Movie
Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada

Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada

2010

4.3

Movie
Hipnos

Hipnos

2004

5.5

Movie
Hotel Colonial

Hotel Colonial

1987

5.3

Movie
In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies

2001

6.5

Movie
La toma de la embajada

La toma de la embajada

2000

6.0

Movie
Land

Land

2021

6.7

Movie
poster

Las Lunas del Auditorio

2002

6.0

TV
poster

Lazos de Amor

1995

1.0

TV
poster

Let the Right One In

2022

7.3

TV
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013

6.6

Movie
Lowriders

Lowriders

2017

6.7

Movie
Luces de la noche

Luces de la noche

1998

5.0

Movie
Machete Kills

Machete Kills

2013

5.6

Movie
Married Life

Married Life

1993

4.6

Movie
Miroslava

Miroslava

1993

6.1

Movie
Mosquita muerta

Mosquita muerta

2007

5.0

Movie
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

1995

7.0

Movie
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Nothing Personal

1996

0.0

TV
QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

2019

7.2

Movie
Recipes to Stay Together

Recipes to Stay Together

1996

5.6

Movie
Red Dawn

Red Dawn

1990

8.1

Movie
Salón México

Salón México

1996

6.1

Movie
Santitos

Santitos

1999

4.8

Movie
Savages

Savages

2012

6.4

Movie
Sex, Shame & Tears

Sex, Shame & Tears

1999

6.7

Movie
Solo

Solo

1996

4.7

Movie
poster

The Bridge

2013

6.7

TV
poster

The Dentist

0.0

TV
The Dream of Ivan

The Dream of Ivan

2011

5.6

Movie
The Grudge

The Grudge

2019

5.4

Movie
The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

2015

7.8

Movie
The Heat

The Heat

2013

6.6

Movie
The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky

2020

5.7

Movie
The Nun

The Nun

2018

5.9

Movie
The Runway

The Runway

2010

6.1

Movie
Todo el poder

Todo el poder

1999

6.5

Movie
Viaje al paraíso

Viaje al paraíso

1985

4.0

Movie
poster

Vivir enamorada

1982

0.0

TV
Walden: Life in The Woods

Walden: Life in The Woods

2017

0.0

Movie
poster

Weeds

2005

7.5

TV
Without Blood

Without Blood

2024

0.0

Movie
Words with Gods

Words with Gods

2014

5.7

Movie
Ya la hicimos

Ya la hicimos

1994

4.3

Movie
poster

Zapata. Amor en Rebeldía

2004

0.0

TV