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Demián Bichir
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Mexican actor
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Demián Bichir is a Mexican and American actor born in 1963. He works in film, television, and stage acting. His professional career began in 1977. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Bichir speaks Spanish and English. He was educated at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
He was born in Torreón and Mexico City. He resides in Los Angeles. His family includes his mother Maricruz Nájera, his spouse Lisset, and his siblings Odiseo Bichir and Bruno Bichir. He has one child.
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Film & TV
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Demián Bichir Nájera (Spanish pronunciation:[deˈmjam biˈtʃiɾ ˈnaxeɾa]; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life. Description above from the Wikipedia article Demián Bichir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Diamond2026
- Without Blood — Tito2025
- Black Phone 2 — Mando2025
- El dentista — Nolasco Black2025
- A Circus Tale & A Love Song — Refugio2024
- Beacon2024
- Chupa — Chava2023
- Let the Right One In — Mark Kane2022
- Chaos Walking — Ben Moore2021
- Godzilla vs. Kong — Walter Simmons2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Demián Bichir Nájera , ( 1963-08-01 ) 1 August 1963 (age 62) , Torreón , Coahuila , Mexico
- Citizenship
- Mexico United States
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1977–present
- Spouses
- Lisset ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) Stefanie Sherk ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 ; died 2019 )
- Parents
- Alejandro Bichir (father) Maricruz Nájera (mother)
- Relatives
- Odiseo Bichir (brother) Bruno Bichir (brother)
- Family
- Bichir family
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Torreón
- Mother
- Maricruz Nájera
- Sibling
- Bruno Bichir
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Educated at
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Demian Bichir 2012 Shankbone.JPG
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1963-08-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Commons category
- Demián Bichir
- name in native language
- Demián Bichir
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- social media followers
- 26190
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Encyclopedic overview
Demián Bichir Nájera ( Spanish pronunciation: [deˈmjam biˈtʃiɾ ˈnaxeɾa]; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in A Better Life.
Early life
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