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| 3 | Demián Bichir Nájera (born August 1, 1963 in Torreon, Mexico) is a Mexican actor. He is a member of the Bichir family, being the middle child of actors Alejandro Bichir and Maricopa Nájera, as well as the brother of fellow actors Odiseo and Creator/BrunoBichir. |
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| 5 | Bichir, a former [[SoapOpera telenovela]] actor in his native UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, is perhaps best known for his role as Bob "The Mexican" in Creator/QuentinTarantino's 2015 film ''Film/TheHatefulEight''. He also scored an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nomination (in the Best Actor category) for his role as Carlos Galindo in 2011's ''A Better Life''. He was also the voice of the titular character in the Latin Spanish dub of Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. |
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| 7 | On television, he's known for his roles as as {{corrupt politician}} Esteban Reyes on the Creator/{{Showtime}} series ''Series/{{Weeds}}'', and Detective Marco Ruiz on the Creator/{{FX|Networks}} drama ''Series/TheBridgeUS''. |
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| 10 | !! Selected filmography: |
| 11 | * ''Literature/InTheTimeOfTheButterflies'' (2001) as Manuel 'Manolo' Tavárez Justo |
| 12 | * ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' (2008) as Esteban Reyes |
| 13 | * ''Film/{{Che}}'' (2008) as UsefulNotes/FidelCastro |
| 14 | * ''Film/{{Savages}}'' (2012) as Alex |
| 15 | * ''Franchise/ElSantos vs. La Tetona Mendoza'' (2012) as Cerdo Gutiérrez (voice) |
| 16 | * ''Film/TheHeat'' (2013) as Hale |
| 17 | * ''Film/MacheteKills'' (2013) as Mendez the Madman |
| 18 | * ''Film/DomHemingway'' (2013) as Mr. Fontaine |
| 19 | * ''Series/TheBridgeUS'' (2013 -- 2014) as Detective Marco Ruiz |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' (2015) as Bob "The Mexican" |
| 21 | * ''Film/AlienCovenant'' (2017) as Sergeant Lope |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Lowriders}}'' (2017) as Miguel Alvarez |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheNun'' (2018) as Father Burke |
| 24 | * ''Series/GrandHotel'' (2019) as Santiago Mendoza |
| 25 | * ''[[Film/TheGrudge Grudge]]'' (2020) as Detective Goodman |
| 26 | * ''Film/TheMidnightSky'' (2020) as Sanchez |
| 27 | * ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' (2021) as Walter Simmons |
| 28 | * ''Film/ChaosWalking2021'' (2021) as Ben Moore |
| 29 | * ''Film/{{Chupa}}'' (2023) as Chava |
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