Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir Nájera August 1 1963 height 5 10 178 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 boxoffice records in Mexico becoming the 1 movie in the history of Mexican cinema until El crimen del Padre Amaro The MTV Movie AwardsMéxico 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 costars with Victoria Abril Penélope Cruz and Gael García Bernal His American debut occurred when he depicted Fidel Castro in Steven Soderberghs 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