Demián Bichir

Bichir was born in Torreón. His parents are actors Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera.^[6] His brothers, Odiseo and Bruno, are also actors.^[7] His paternal family is of Lebanese origin.^[8] He worked at the National Theater Company, Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky, and the Mexican Association of Theater Critics.^[9] He attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.^[10]

Bichir played Fidel Castro in Che.^[11] He starred in the television series The Bridge^[12][13][14] and Grand Hotel.^[15][16] His directorial debut film A Circus Story & A Love Song premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival.^[17][18] Other films including A Better Life,^[19] Alien: Covenant,^[20] Chaos Walking,^[21] The Hateful Eight,^[22] The Nun,^[23] and Without Blood.^[24]

He is an American Civil Liberties Union Ambassador of Immigration Rights.^[25][26][27] His second wife, Stefanie Sherk, died in a swimming pool on 12 April 2019.^{[28][29][30][31][32]} Bichir has a daughter, Gala.^[33][34][35]

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