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.
Sex, Shame & Tears
(Tomás)
Chupa
(Chava)
Che: Part Two
(Fidel Castro)
Che: Part One
(Fidel Castro)
Solo
(Rio)
Todo el poder
(Gabriel Castro)
Don't Tempt Me
(Manny)
Red Dawn
(Jorge)
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
(Self)
Santitos
(Cacomixtle)
Beyond the Sky
(Malboro)
The Runway
(Ernesto Cordoba)
Hipnos
(Miguel)
Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada
(Hidalgo)
Savages
(Alex)
Recipes to Stay Together
(Carlos Rodríguez)
A Better Life
(Carlos Riquelme)
The Dream of Ivan
(Entrenador Torres)
Machete Kills
(Mendez)
Married Life
(Gaspar)
Ya la hicimos
The Heat
(Hale)
Dark Cities
(Mario)
Dom Hemingway
(Mr. Fontaine)
American Visa
Hotel Colonial
(Young Hotel Clerk)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
(Narrator (voice))
Without Blood
(Tito)
Miroslava
(Ricardo)
Dance with the Devil
(Catalina)
A Circus Tale & A Love Song
(Refugio)
Mosquita muerta
(Himself)
Words with Gods
(Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios"))
Death in Buenos Aires
(Inspector Chávez)
Before We Are Forgotten
In the Time of the Butterflies
(Manolo Tavárez)
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
(Omar)
Lowriders
(Miguel Alvarez)
Foreverland
(Salvador)
Hasta Morir
Ave María
(Daniel Simón)
Enemigos íntimos
The Hateful Eight
(Bob)
Good Kids
(Yaco)
QT8: The First Eight
(Self (archive footage))
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
(Self)
Beacon
Astucia
(Tapatío)
7:19
(Fernando Pellicer)
Alien: Covenant
(Lope)
Viaje al paraíso
(Chuy)
The Nun
(Father Burke)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper
(Sergeant Carl Lope)
Chaos Walking
(Ben Moore)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos
(Sergeant Carl Lope)
Luces de la noche
(Eduardo (Young))
Choices of the Heart
(Armando)
The Grudge
(Goodman)
Walden: Life in The Woods
(Ramirez)
Corazón
(Dr. Mario Garcia)
43
(Himself (as Demian Bichir))
Godzilla vs. Kong
(Walter Simmons)
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages
(Lopé)
Land
(Miguel)
The Midnight Sky
(Sanchez)
Heartbreak Hospital
(Tonio)
Salón México
(Insp. Casteleón)
Danyka
(Armando)
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
(Cerdo Gutiérrez 3 (voice))
La toma de la embajada
("Comandante Uno")
Black Phone 2
Weeds
(Esteban Carlos Reyes)
The Bridge
(Marco Ruiz)
Lazos de Amor
(Valente Segura)
Let the Right One In
(Mark Kane)
Nothing Personal
(Comandante Alfonso Carbajal)
The Dentist
(Nolasco Black)
Grand Hotel
(Santiago Mendoza)
Vivir enamorada
(Nacho)
Zapata. Amor en Rebeldía
Las Lunas del Auditorio
(Self)