Demián Bichir Explained

Demián Bichir
Birth Name:Demián Bichir Nájera
Birth Date:1 August 1963
Birth Place:Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1977–present
Children:1
Mother:Maricruz Nájera
Father:Alejandro Bichir
Family:Bichir family

Demián Bichir Nájera (pronounced as /es/; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor.[1] [2] After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films.[3] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life.[4]

Personal life

Bichir was born in Torreón. His parents are actors Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera.[5] His brothers, Odiseo and Bruno, are also actors.[6] His paternal family is of Lebanese origin.[7] He worked at the National Theater Company, Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky, and the Mexican Association of Theater Critics.[8] He attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.[9] He is an American Civil Liberties Union Ambassador of Immigration Rights.[10] [11] [12] His wife, Stefanie Sherk, died in a swimming pool on 12 April 2019.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] Bichir has a daughter, Gala.[18] [19] [20]

Career

Bichir played Fidel Castro in Che[21] and an emigrant in A Better Life.[22] He starred in the crime series The Bridge[23] [24] [25] and the western film The Hateful Eight.[26] His directorial debut film A Circus Story & A Love Song premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival.[27] [28] Other films including ,[29] The Nun[30] and Chaos Walking.[31] He starred in the remake series Grand Hotel,[32] [33] and in Angelina Jolie's adapted film of Alessandro Baricco's novel Without Blood.[34]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Hotel ColonialYoung Hotel Clerk
1988The PenitentRoberto
1989Rojo AmanecerJorge
1993MiroslavaRicardo
1995Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're DeadOmar
1996SoloRio
1997Perdita DurangoCatalina
1999Sexo, pudor y lágrimasTomás
2000Gimme the PowerGabriel
2001Don't Tempt MeManny Chavez
2004HypnosMiguel[35]
2007Fuera del cieloEverardo Sánchez
American VisaMario Alvarez
2008CheFidel Castro
2010Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
2011A Better LifeCarlos Galindo
ForeverlandSalvador
2012SavagesAlex Reyes
El Santos vs. la Tetona MendozaPork Gutiérrez #3[36] Voice
2013The HeatHale
Machete KillsMarcos 'The Madman' Mendez
Dom HemingwayIvan Fontaine
2014Death in Buenos AiresInspector Chávez
2015The Hateful EightMarco 'The Mexican' / Señor Bob
2016Good KidsYaco
LowridersMiguel Alvarez
Fernando Pellicer
2017Sergeant Lope
2018The NunFather Burke
2020The GrudgeDetective Goodman
The Midnight SkySanchez
2021LandMiguel
Chaos WalkingBen Moore
Godzilla vs. KongWalter Simmons
2023ChupaChava[37]
2024A Circus Story & A Love SongRefugioAlso director and writer
Without BloodTitoPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977–1978RinaJuanito
1982–1983Vivir enamoradaNacho
1983Cuando los hijos se vanRicardo
Choices of the HeartArmandoTelevision film
1984–1985Los años felicesTomas
1987–1988El rincón de los prodigiosMonchito
1995–1996Lazos de AmorValente Segura
1996–1997Nada personalComandante Alfonso Carbajal
2001In the Time of the ButterfliesManolo TavárezTelevision film
2008–2010WeedsEsteban Carlos Reyes27 episodes
2013–2014The BridgeDetective Marco Ruiz26 episodes
2019Grand HotelSantiago Mendoza13 episodes
2022Let the Right One InMark Kane10 episodes

Awards

AwardCategoryTitleResult
Ariel AwardBest ActorHidalgo: La historia jamás contada
Academy AwardsBest ActorA Better Life
ALMA AwardsFavorite Movie Actor
Independent Spirit AwardsBest Male Lead
Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Black Reel AwardsBest Actor
Gold Derby AwardsBest CastThe Hateful Eight
Hollywood Film Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Smiley. Tavis. Actor-activist Demián Bichir. 13 September 2014. Tavis Smiley. PBS. 18 July 2014.
  2. News: Bichir. Demian. Exiled: The Obama Administration's Horrifying Deportation Record. HuffPost. 10 June 2014.
  3. News: Main, Ph.D.first1=S.J.. Actor Demian Bichir Talks Hollywood, Scarlett, Oscars & Being Latino (PHOTOS). HuffPost. 27 February 2012.
  4. Web site: Nominees-The Oscars 2012. oscar.go.com. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 28 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121229222408/http://oscar.go.com/nominees. 29 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Demián Bichir. es. 1 January 2012. cronica.com.mx. Televisa. 30 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130215623/http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2012/631221.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Demián Bichir. 9 October 2015. Milenio. es.
  7. Web site: Medalla de plata Filmoteca UNAM al primer actor Demian Bichir. filmoteca.unam.mx. 16 January 2020. 16 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200116134425/https://www.filmoteca.unam.mx/news/show/58. dead.
  8. Web site: The Stubbornness of Demian Bichir. Backstage.com. 11 December 2015.
  9. News: Corcoran. Katherine. Demian Bichir: Oscar Nominee For 'A Better Life' Interview on leaving Mexico and his move to the United States. HuffPost. 23 February 2012.
  10. Web site: Demian Bichir: ACLU Ambassador Project. ACLU. 13 September 2014.
  11. News: Mexican Actor Demian Bichir Named New ACLU 'Ambassador On Immigration Rights'. 13 September 2014. Fox News Latino. foxnews.com. 4 April 2014.
  12. News: Carter. Gayle Jo. Demian Bichir builds a 'Bridge' from acting to activism. 13 September 2014. USA Today. 23 July 2014.
  13. Web site: Demián Bichir's Wife Stefanie Sherk's Cause of Death Revealed as Suicide by Drowning. People.com. Alexia. Fernández. April 25, 2019. June 23, 2021.
  14. News: Remembering Stefanie Sherk: A Look Back at Her Life and Love with Demián Bichir. Alexia. Fernández. April 25, 2019. People.com. June 23, 2021.
  15. Web site: Demian Bichir and wife Stefanie Sherk: Through the years. azcentral.com.
  16. Web site: From soccer dreams to 'The Bridge:' Demian Bichir shares his passion for acting. The Miami Herald. 11 December 2015.
  17. Web site: Demian Bichir's wife Stefanie Sherk drowned in pool, death ruled as suicide. meaww.com. 26 April 2019 .
  18. News: Mandell. Andrea. Demian Bichir disappears into Oscar-worthy role. 13 September 2014. USA Today. 18 January 2012.
  19. Grossman. Samantha. Demián Bichir, Star of A Better Life and Surprise Oscar Nominee. 13 September 2014. Time. 24 January 2012.
  20. Web site: Kuckzynski . Alex. The Devil and Demian Bichir. The New York Times. 19 August 2011. 29 January 2012.
  21. News: Balfour. Brad. The Young Castro Comes Alive In Soderbergh's Epic Che Through Actor Demian Bichir's Performance . HuffPost. 6 June 2009.
  22. News: Rodriguez. Cindy Y.. Demián Bichir: Mexican Actor Nominated For An Academy Award For Best Actor In 'A Better Life' (VIDEO). HuffPost. 24 January 2012.
  23. News: Petrarca. Emilia. Crossing the Bridge. 13 September 2014. Interview. 10 July 2013.
  24. News: Sager. Mike. Demian and Bruno Bichir Talk Working Together on The Bridge. 13 September 2014. Esquire. 23 July 2014.
  25. News: Amatangelo. Amy. Catching Up With Demian Bichir of The Bridge. 13 September 2014. Paste Magazine. 10 September 2014.
  26. News: Ramisetti. Kirthana. 'The Hateful Eight' cast announced: Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Channing Tatum among all-star cast in Quentin Tarantino's latest film. November 6, 2014. Daily News. New York City. November 9, 2014.
  27. News: Aguilar. Carlos . Demian Bichir Talks Diversity and Latino Representation in Film and TV. 13 September 2014. Indiewire. 5 September 2014.
  28. News: de la Fuente. Anna Marie. Morelia Film Fest To Unveil Demian Bichir's Debut 'Un Cuento de Circo & a Love Song'. 19 March 2017. Variety. 20 August 2016.
  29. Web site: Fleming. Mike Jr.. Demian Bichir Joins Ridley Scott's 'Alien: Covenant'. February 22, 2016. Deadline Hollywood. February 23, 2016. 26 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160226032608/http://deadline.com/2016/02/demian-bichir-ridley-scott-alien-covenant-prometheus-the-hateful-eight-1201707299/. dead.
  30. News: Demian Bichir to Star in 'Conjuring 2' Spinoff 'The Nun'. McNary. Dave. 5 April 2017. Variety. April 19, 2017.
  31. News: Demian Bichir Joins Lionsgate's 'Chaos Walking'. N'Duka. Amanda. 3 August 2017. Deadline Hollywood. 3 August 2017.
  32. News: Lands 'Grand Hotel' Pilot at ABC. Boucher. Ashley. 2 March 2018. The Wrap. 3 March 2018.
  33. Web site: Demián Bichir Runs a Miami Hotel Full of Sexy Secrets in 'Grand Hotel'. Gayle. Carter. Aarp.org.
  34. Web site: Ravindran. Manori. 2022-06-09. Angelina Jolie to Direct and Write 'Without Blood,' Salma Hayek Pinault and Demian Bichir to Star. 2022-11-20. Variety. en-US.
  35. Web site: Variety. Jonathan. Holland. 2 November 2004. Hypnos.
  36. Web site: Personajes. El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza. 13 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20121120000315/http://santosvstetona.com/personajes.php. dead. 20 November 2012.
  37. Web site: Grobar . Matt . Netflix 2023 Film Slate Unveiled: Luther: The Fallen Sun, The Mother, Extraction 2, Heart Of Stone, The Killer, Rebel Moon & Others Get Premiere Dates . . . January 18, 2023.