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Demian Bichir
A prolific and acclaimed actor in his native Mexico, Demián Bichir delivered award-winning performances as men of conviction, including Emiliano Zapata and Fidel Castro in Steven Soderbergh's two-part biopic "Che" () before making a major splash in America with the moving drama "A Better Life" (). The son and brother of actors, Bichir began in Mexican television dramas, or telenovelas before gaining prominence in the late s and s with turns in "Rojo Amanecer" ("Red Dawn") () and "Hasta morir" ('Til Death") (), which earned him the Mexican equivalent of an Oscar. He dabbled in American films and television throughout the s and early millennium, gaining recognition for the Soderbergh films and "Weeds" (Showtime, ) as a corrupt border politician.
However, his powerful turn as a simple man faced with seemingly insurmountable odds in the feature "Better Life" drew international attention and acclaim, as well as the potential for stardom in Hollywood - a rarity for Mexican
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Demián Bichir
Demián Bichir Nájera (August 1, , 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 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 spelfilm productions of Mexico, Spain and the United States. His movie Sexo, pudor y lágrimas () broke box-office records in Mexico becoming the #1 movie in the history of Mexican cinema until El crimen sektion 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 aw
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'The Bridge's' Demian Bichir shares his passion for acting
Actor Demian Bichir longed to be a professional soccer player. And he was pretty good in his native Mexico where soccer is a national passion. But it turns out he was simply too gentle for the sport. "I wasn't talented enough, I think," he said.
"You need to be cold-blooded to play sports. You cannot be ready to kick a penalty kick in the last minutes of the game, with people shouting, and you want to be in the theater. I was too emotional for playing a sport where you need to be cold-blooded," he said.
It was more than that for Bichir. Both his parents are in the theater and so are his two brothers.
"It's part of my genes and part of our family. The love for the arts and theater has always been a part of our story. My brothers and I grew up watching my parents -- how to play this serious game about becoming someone else," he said.
"That was always appealing. And even though I wanted to play soccer professionally and I