Demián Bichir

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bichir and the second or maternal family name is Nájera.
Demián Bichir
Demian Bichir at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards for The Bridge.
Born Demián Bichir Nájera
(1963-08-01) August 1, 1963 (age 60)
Torreon, Mexico[1][2]
Nationality Mexican[3][4]
Occupation Actor
Years active 1977–present
Known for The Bridge
Spouse(s) Lisset Gutierrez (m. ?-2003)
Partner(s) Stefanie Sherk (m. 2011-present)
Children 1
Parent(s) Maricruz Nájera
Alejandro Bichir
Relatives Bruno Bichir (brother)
Odiseo Bichir (brother)

Demián Bichir Nájera (Spanish pronunciation: [deˈmjam biˈtʃir ˈnaxeɾa]; born August 1, 1963)[1] is a Mexican actor,[5] from a well-known family of Mexican actors, the Bichir family,[6] which include his parents Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera and his brothers Odiseo Bichir and Bruno Bichir. He began his acting career starring in many Mexican telenovelas and films before achieving fame for roles in Mexican films, such as the record-breaking Sexo, pudor y lágrimas and Sin noticias de Dios. In the U.S., he played Detective Marco Ruiz in the FX drama television series, The Bridge.[7] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for A Better Life (2011) and played Bob in Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight.

Early life

Bichir was born at Torreon, Mexico, the son of actors Alejandro Bichir (Alejandro Bichir Batres) and Maricruz Nájera (María de la Cruz Nájera Botello).[1] Demian began his career in the theater and became a member of the National Theater Company at the age of 13, performing Shakespeare, Valle-Inclan, O'Neill, Dostoyevsky, Simon and Shaffer, among others. His mastery of the greats at a young age garnered him several awards from the Mexican Association of Theater Critics.[8] The following year he obtained a role in his first movie, the American production Choices of the Heart. He got his first starring character in the Telenovela El Rincon de los Prodigios where he acts as a stranger who performs miracles in front of the people confronting the corrupt authorities and the church.

Career

Bichir in 2012

Bichir continued his acting roles in telenovelas with film productions of Mexico, Spain and the United States. After a long retirement of the Mexican telenovelas in favor of a film career, he returned to TV Azteca and played an honest detective who tries to tackle corruption and drug problems in Mexico in the telenovela Nada Personal. His performance led him to act as the same detective in Con Toda El Alma.

Mexican movie breakout

His film Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (1999) broke box-office records in Mexico becoming the #1 film in the history of Mexican cinema. He performed one of the main characters and brought him sufficient praise to earn him the Ariel. The film brought a lot of attention to him and to his brothers. They acted in so many films that in the MTV Movie Awards-México a special category was created: "Mejor Bichir en una Película" ("Best Bichir in a movie"). He earned this award for the 2003 film Bendito infierno (Holy Hell or Don't Tempt Me), in which he co-starred with Victoria Abril, Penélope Cruz and Gael García Bernal.

United States

He starred in In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) with Salma Hayek, based on the real life of a group of sisters that fought against the government of a Dominican dictator. Later, he got some recognition when he depicted Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh's biopic Che (2008) on the life of Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara.[9] He was exposed to a wider American audience with his recurring role as Esteban Reyes, the corrupt mayor of Tijuana and love interest of Nancy Botwin from season four to seven in Showtime's Weeds. Bichir found mainstream U.S. work following his critically acclaimed performance as Carlos Galindo in the 2011 drama A Better Life, which garnered him nominations for the Independent Spirit Award and Screen Actors Guild Award. On 24 January 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in A Better Life.[10][11] His nomination came as a shock to Mexican and American audiences alike. He is the first male Mexican actor to receive this nomination since Anthony Quinn. Bichir starred in other films, Savages, The Heat and Machete Kills. He also played Detective Marco Ruiz in FX's The Bridge.

Bichir made his film directorial debut, Refugio.[12][13] In February 2016, Bichir was cast in Alien: Covenant, the second installment of the Alien prequel series.[14]

Political activism

Bichir is an ACLU Ambassador for Immigration Rights.[15][16][17]

Personal life

At 22, Bichir moved to New York City with his ex-girlfriend in and got into the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. On a brief period, he learned English and started working at the Rosa Mexicano Restaurant. At Los Angeles, he failed to land in any acting roles and returned to Mexico, where he found great success.[18] Since 2011, Bichir has been in a relationship with actress Stefanie Sherk.[19]

Bichir married singer, Lisset Gutiérrez and divorced in 2003. He stated that he finds long-term commitment difficult. He had a short-lived relationship which led to the birth of his daughter, Gala,[20] in May 2011 in Spain.[21] He remains involved in the child's life.[22]

Bichir holds dual Mexican and American citizenship.[23] Bichir resides in Los Angeles and Mexico City.[15][20]

Filmography

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Bichir at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Rina Juanito
1982 Vivir enamorada Nacho Episode: #1.1
1983 Cuando los hijos se van Ricardo Episode: #1.1
1983 Choices of the Heart Armando Television film
1984 Los años felices Tomas Episode: #1.1
1988 El rincón de los prodigios Monchito
1994 Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real 2 episodes
1995 Lazos de Amor Valente Segura Episode: #1.1
1996 Nada personal Comandante Alfonso Carbajal Episode: #1.1
2001 In the Time of the Butterflies Manuel 'Manolo' Tavárez Justo
2008 Capadocia Carlos 3 episodes
2008 Weeds Esteban Reyes 27 episodes
2013–2014 The Bridge Detective Marco Ruiz 26 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Hotel Colonial Young Hotel Clerk
1989 Rojo amanecer Jorge
1993 Miroslava Ricardo
1995 Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto Omar
1996 Solo Rio
1997 Perdita Durango Catalina
1999 Sexo, pudor y lágrimas Tomás
2001 Sin noticias de Dios Manny
2007 Fuera del cielo Everardo Sánchez
2007 American Visa Mario Alvarez
2008 Che Fidel Castro
2010 Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
2011 The Runaways Ernesto Cordoba
2011 A Better Life Carlos Galindo
2012 Savages Alex
2012 El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza Cerdo Gutiérrez (voice) [24]
2013 The Heat Hale
2013 Dom Hemingway Mr. Fontaine
2013 Machete Kills Mendez the Madman
2014 Death in Buenos Aires Inspector Chávez
2015 The Hateful Eight Bob, "The Mexican"
2016 Low Riders Filming
2017 Alien: Covenant Filming

Dubbing roles

Accolades

Award Category Work Result
Ariel Awards Best Actor La vida conyugal Nominated
Ariel Awards Best Actor Hasta morir Won
Ariel Awards Best Actor Sexo, pudor y lágrimas Nominated
MTV Movie Awards Best Bichir in a Film Sin noticias de Dios Won
Ariel Awards Best Actor Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada Nominated
Academy Awards Best Actor A Better Life Nominated
ALMA Awards Favorite Movie Actor Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards Best Male Lead Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
ALMA Awards Favorite Movie Actor: Supporting Role Savages Nominated

References

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