Demián Bichir
Birthday: 1963-08-01
Birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Gender: Male
Drafted: 737
Drafted By: The Free Refills
Owned By: The Free Refills
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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.
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 2012 | 49 | A Better Life (2011) | Leading Actor | Nom | 0 | |
| Career | 0 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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2025-10-16 | Black Phone 2 | |
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2024-09-08 | Without Blood | Tito |
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2024-06-08 | Beacon | |
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2024-04-23 | A Circus Tale & A Love Song | Refugio |
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2023-04-07 | Chupa | Chava |
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2021-03-24 | Godzilla vs. Kong | Walter Simmons |
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2021-02-24 | Chaos Walking | Ben Moore |
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2021-01-13 | Land | Miguel |
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2020-12-10 | The Midnight Sky | Sanchez |
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2020-11-26 | Danyka | Armando |
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2019-12-31 | The Grudge | Goodman |
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2018-09-05 | The Nun | Father Burke |
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2018-04-04 | Corazón | Dr. Mario Garcia |
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2017-11-04 | Walden: Life in The Woods | Ramirez |
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2017-07-19 | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Phobos | Sergeant Carl Lope |
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2017-05-09 | Alien: Covenant | Lope |
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2017-04-28 | Lowriders | Miguel Alvarez |
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2017-04-17 | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Crew Messages | Lopé |
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2017-02-22 | Alien: Covenant - Prologue: Last Supper | Sergeant Carl Lope |
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2016-09-16 | 7:19 | Fernando Pellicer |
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2016-07-29 | Good Kids | Yaco |
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2015-12-25 | The Hateful Eight | Bob |
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2014-11-20 | Words with Gods | Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios") |
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2014-05-05 | Death in Buenos Aires | Inspector Chávez |
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2013-12-08 | Before We Are Forgotten | |
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2013-11-14 | Dom Hemingway | Mr. Fontaine |
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2013-09-12 | Machete Kills | Mendez |
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2013-06-27 | The Heat | Hale |
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2012-11-30 | El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza | Cerdo Gutiérrez 3 (voice) |
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2012-07-06 | Savages | Alex |
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2011-12-03 | Foreverland | Salvador |
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2011-10-14 | The Dream of Ivan | Entrenador Torres |
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2011-06-24 | A Better Life | Carlos Riquelme |
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2010-09-16 | Hidalgo: la historia jamás contada | Hidalgo |
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2010-07-10 | The Runway | Ernesto Cordoba |
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2009-08-07 | Enemigos íntimos | |
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2008-12-12 | Che: Part Two | Fidel Castro |
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2008-09-05 | Che: Part One | Fidel Castro |
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2007-01-12 | Beyond the Sky | Malboro |
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2005-10-04 | American Visa | |
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2004-10-08 | Hipnos | Miguel |
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2002-12-20 | Heartbreak Hospital | Tonio |
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2002-09-20 | Dark Cities | Mario |
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2001-11-30 | Don't Tempt Me | Manny |
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2001-10-21 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Manolo Tavárez |
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2000-12-25 | La toma de la embajada | "Comandante Uno" |
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1999-11-20 | Ave María | Daniel Simón |
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1999-06-18 | Sex, Shame & Tears | Tomás |
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1999-02-28 | Todo el poder | Gabriel Castro |
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1999-01-23 | Santitos | Cacomixtle |
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1998-05-29 | Luces de la noche | Eduardo (Young) |
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1997-10-31 | Dance with the Devil | Catalina |
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1996-12-31 | Recipes to Stay Together | Carlos Rodríguez |
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1996-08-23 | Solo | Rio |
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1996-02-02 | Salón México | Insp. Casteleón |
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1995-10-05 | Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead | Omar |
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1994-06-01 | Hasta Morir | |
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1994-03-04 | Ya la hicimos | |
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1993-05-17 | Married Life | Gaspar |
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1993-04-03 | Miroslava | Ricardo |
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1990-10-18 | Red Dawn | Jorge |
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1987-01-08 | Hotel Colonial | Young Hotel Clerk |
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1986-11-06 | Astucia | Tapatío |
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1985-09-08 | Viaje al paraíso | Chuy |
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1983-12-05 | Choices of the Heart | Armando |