Demian Bichir
Demian Bichir
Demián Bichir Nájera is a Mexican actor, from a well-known family of Mexican actors, the Bichir family, which include his parents Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera and his brothers Odiseo Bichir and Bruno Bichir. He began his acting career starring in many Mexican telenovelas and films before achieving fame for roles in Mexican films, such as the record-breaking Sexo, pudor y lágrimas and Sin noticias de Dios. In the U.S., he played Detective Marco Ruiz in the FX drama television...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 August 1963
CityMexico City, Mexico
CountryMexico
There is a film called 'A Separation.' If you see it playing, go see it. It's beautiful. It's so well written and the acting is amazing. It's one of those films that you would love to be a part of.
Lincoln' is a powerful film. It's one of those epic films that talk about this very specific issue in history of the United States.
We all have that capacity, to be two things. And after all I was named for both the devil and the angel. Demonio y angel. Dem-y-an.
There's good and bad everywhere in any aspect in life. The only people who we can't really trust are politicians. Because those guys lie to everybody and constantly.
When you shoot a film, you have very little time to waste, and I try to go into the character as soon as possible and stay there as much as I can.
It's a really, really hard life when you don't have a document that actually gives you a name and a face.
My two brothers and I grew up in the theater, going everywhere with my parents when they performed.
I'm an old-fashioned guy.
Can you imagine saying 'Hi' to Sam Jackson and he goes and gives you a hug? It's like being hugged by a lion.
I was lucky that audiences in Mexico liked my work. I was even luckier when I got to do movies and plays with my brothers.
I try to be as clear as I can be.
I left my parents' home when I was 22, I moved to New York with my ex-girlfriend. We did a film together with Raul Julia.
I'm an actor who's accustomed to bringing a lot of stuff to the table, and you have to be ready because some of them will be accepted and some of them will be rejected. Then you need a generous, free, fearless, loving director like Tarantino to allow you to take those risks.
I have been in the business long enough to know what an intense amount of work it takes to operate a theater company.