Demián Bichir

Born: 1963-08-01

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.


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Alien: Covenant

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Released: 2017-05-09

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy,...

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The Nun

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Released: 2018-09-05

A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the...

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Chupa

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Released: 2023-04-07

While visiting family in Mexico, a lonely boy befriends a mythical creature hiding on his...

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The Hateful Eight

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Released: 2015-12-25

Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and...

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Chaos Walking

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Released: 2021-02-24

Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored...

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The Heat

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Released: 2013-06-27

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a...

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as Sanchez
Released: 2020-12-10

A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a...

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The Grudge

as Goodman
Released: 2019-12-31

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate...

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Machete Kills

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Released: 2013-09-12

Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which...

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as Fidel Castro
Released: 2008-09-05

The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban...

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Savages

as Alex
Released: 2012-07-06

Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared...

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as Fidel Castro
Released: 2008-12-12

After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears,...

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QT8: The First Eight

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-10-21

A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino,...

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Land

as Miguel
Released: 2021-02-12

Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the...

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Good Kids

as Yaco
Released: 2016-07-29

Four high school students look to redefine themselves after graduation.

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Dom Hemingway

as Mr. Fontaine
Released: 2013-11-14

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom...

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Dance with the Devil

as Catalina
Released: 1997-10-31

She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who...

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Don't Tempt Me

as Manny
Released: 2001-11-30

Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper

as Sergeant Carl Lope
Released: 2017-02-22

A prologue short to Alien: Covenant, it takes place aboard the Covenant, a Weyland colonization...

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A Better Life

as Carlos Riquelme
Released: 2011-06-24

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while...

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Lowriders

as Miguel
Released: 2017-04-28

A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider...

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Red Dawn

as Jorge
Released: 1989-02-10

On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government...

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Solo

as Rio
Released: 1996-08-23

An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin...

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A Circus Tale & A Love Song

as Refugio
Released: 2022-06-09

A boy who grew up at the circus decides to leave his old life and go after the love of his life.

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Beyond the Sky

as Malboro
Released: 2007-01-12

Malboro and Cucu, the starring characters, are two brothers who split after the older one,...

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Sex, Shame & Tears

as Tomás
Released: 1999-06-18

A comedic drama featuring two couples and two old friends in Mexico City. Tomas visits Carlos...

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Death in Buenos Aires

as Inspector Chávez
Released: 2014-05-05

When a businessman is murdered at his home, an experienced police inspector and his rookie...

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In the Time of the Butterflies

as Manolo Tavárez
Released: 2001-10-21

Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican...

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7:19

as Fernando Pellicer
Released: 2016-09-16

At 7:19 a.m., on September 19th of 1985, the most destructive earthquake hit Mexico City. Inside...

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Hotel Colonial

as Young Hotel Clerk
Released: 1987-01-08

Marco Veniera goes to Bogota, Columbia to find his brother, Luca who supposedly committed...

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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos

as Sergeant Carl Lope
Released: 2017-07-19

At a Weyland-Yutani facility on Phobos, several members of the crew for the upcoming Covenant...

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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 2013-06-19

Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000...

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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages

as Lopé
Released: 2017-04-17

Crew Messages are a series of five transmissions recorded by members (Daniels, Oram, Rosenthal,...

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as Gabriel Castro
Released: 1999-02-28

Gabriel is a filmmaker in Mexico City, where he is a victim of crime and violence sometimes even...

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as Armando
Released: 2020-11-26

A middle-aged man calls into question his life choices and his own morals after a flirtation...

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as Omar
Released: 1995-10-05

Escaping gangsters trying to kill her because of being witness to a crime, Gloria (Victoria...

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El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

as Cerdo Gutiérrez 3 (voice)
Released: 2012-11-30

Santos, a fighter finished pacheco overweight and suffers from his recent divorce with Busty...

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Hipnos

as Miguel
Released: 2004-10-08

Dr Sánchez Blanch owns and operates a psychiatric hospital where he specializes in hypnotizing...

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The Dream of Ivan

as Entrenador Torres
Released: 2011-10-14

In "The Dream of Ivan" we will see for the first time in history a worldwide selection of soccer...

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Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada

as Hidalgo
Released: 2010-09-16

Hidalgo, en su celda del Hospital Militar de Chihuahua, recuerda algunos pasajes de su vida,...

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Words with Gods

as Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")
Released: 2014-11-20

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film...

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Foreverland

as Salvador
Released: 2011-12-03

A sufferer of cystic fibrosis travels to a legendary shrine that reputedly has the power to heal...

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The Runway

as Ernesto Cordoba
Released: 2010-07-10

The Runway is inspired by the true story of a South American pilot who landed his plane near...

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American Visa

as uncredited
Released: 2005-10-04

After being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal...

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La toma de la embajada

as "Comandante Uno"
Released: 2000-12-25

Bogotá, 1980. During the government of President Turbay. An urban cell of the M-19 invades the...

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Dark Cities

as Mario
Released: 2002-09-20

Adapted by writer/director Fernando Sariñana from the stories by Juan Madrid, Ciudades Oscuras...

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Enemigos íntimos

as uncredited
Released: 2009-08-07

Tells the stories of eight characters suffering from different ailments: a doctor who does not...

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Heartbreak Hospital

as Tonio
Released: 2002-12-20

Neely, an aspiring actress, gets a role on the popular soap opera "Heartbreak Hospital." Her...

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Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

as Self
Released: 2014-10-03

A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide...

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Ave María

as Daniel Simón
Released: 1999-11-20

In the colonial New Spain Ana is a missionary who decides to support the indigenous people.

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Recipes to Stay Together

as Carlos Rodríguez
Released: 1996-12-31

"Cilantro y perejil" is a comedy about couples from the same family, hit by the economic crisis...

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Hasta Morir

as uncredited
Released: 1994-06-01

A street kid's wish to run away to Tijuana is hampered by lies and betrayal

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Corazón

as Dr. Mario Garcia
Released: 2018-04-04

Elena Ramirez is a disadvantaged prostitute who learns that she has a life threatening medical...

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Miroslava

as Ricardo
Released: 1993-04-03

The beautiful and popular movie star Miroslava is depressed tonight. As she prepares her...

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Astucia

as Tapatío
Released: 1986-11-06

Historical melodrama on horseback, 1840s or so in central Mexico. Pulpy, Zorro-ish...

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Ya la hicimos

as uncredited
Released: 1994-03-04

Virginia and Nacho, is a poor marriage, living precariously on their meager salaries,...

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Married Life

as Gaspar
Released: 1993-05-17

Jacqueline (Bonilla) and Nicolas (Echanove) are so in love that they decide to get married...

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Viaje al paraíso

as Chuy
Released: 1985-09-08

Family plans for a quiet weekend at the beach, but everything goes wrong.

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Salón México

as Insp. Casteleón
Released: 1996-02-02

In this remake of the 40's classic, two lovers murder each other, leading to an investigation...

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Luces de la noche

as Eduardo (Young)
Released: 1998-05-29

On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.

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Before We Are Forgotten

as uncredited
Released: 2013-12-08

In 2006 Mexico declared war on drug trafficking and since then, violence spread like wildfire...

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Mosquita muerta

as Himself
Released: 2007-10-26

Marcelo and Sofía love each other, but both suspect the other of infidelity. Marcelo, a film...

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Santitos

as Cacomixtle
Released: 1999-01-23

After St. Jude appears in Esperanza's oven, she sets out to find her daughter, who died under...

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Walden: Life in The Woods

as Ramirez
Released: 2017-11-04

A radical, western re-imagining of Henry David Thoreau's classic, interlacing three stories...

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43

as Himself (as Demian Bichir)
Released: 2015-10-09

43 young male students were abducted from a Mexican college on September 26, 2014. They have yet...

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Weeds

as Esteban Carlos Reyes
First aired: 2005-08-07

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her...

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The Bridge

as Marco Ruiz
First aired: 2013-07-10

A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya...

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Lazos de Amor

as Valente Segura
First aired: 1995-10-02

Lazos de Amor is a Mexican telenovela from 1995. It aired on Televisa, and starred actress and...

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Las Lunas del Auditorio

as Himself
First aired: 2002-09-04

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Let the Right One In

as Mark Kane
First aired: 2022-10-09

Mark and his 12-year-old daughter’s lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was...

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Grand Hotel

as Santiago Mendoza
First aired: 2019-06-17

Santiago Mendoza owns last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach, while his glamorous...

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Vivir enamorada

as Nacho
First aired: 1982-04-01

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Zapata. Amor en Rebeldía

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-09-01

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Nada personal

as Comandante Alfonso Carbajal
First aired: 1996-05-20

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