Bruno Bichir Nájera (born 6 October 1967) is a Mexican actor and one
of the members of the Bichir family.Bichir was born in Mexico City. He
started his acting career at the age of five in several theater, film
and television series. He made his film debut in a minor role for
Under Fire. In 1986, he obtained a role in Frida, naturaleza viva, a
film about the life of Frida Kahlo, he studied at the Centro de
Capacitación Cinematográfica ("Center of Film Training") in Mexico
City. He obtained roles in prominent films such as Rojo amanecer and
in 1991 a role in El patrullero for which he would received his first
of many nominations to the Ariel Award of the Mexican Academy of Film.
In Midaq Alley, he played Abel, the love interest of Alma (Salma
Hayek). It also received critical and financial success. On
television, he acted on three telenovelas with Televisa, before
starring in Háblame de amor ("Talk to me about love"). In 1999, he
produced and starred in Benjamin Cann's A Breakfast Chronicle, in
which he was nominated for the Ariel Award for Best Actor. In 2001, he
and Demián Bichir starred in the Spanish co-production of Don't Tempt
Me, and they were nominated for the Best Bichir in a Film at the MTV
Movie Awards-Mexico. Bichir made a 2018 guest appearance on the DC
Universe series Titans as the first actor to portray Doom Patrol
leader the Chief in live-action, although the role was recast with
Timothy Dalton in the Doom Patrol's eponymous series.7 Ariel Awards,
including:
of the members of the Bichir family.Bichir was born in Mexico City. He
started his acting career at the age of five in several theater, film
and television series. He made his film debut in a minor role for
Under Fire. In 1986, he obtained a role in Frida, naturaleza viva, a
film about the life of Frida Kahlo, he studied at the Centro de
Capacitación Cinematográfica ("Center of Film Training") in Mexico
City. He obtained roles in prominent films such as Rojo amanecer and
in 1991 a role in El patrullero for which he would received his first
of many nominations to the Ariel Award of the Mexican Academy of Film.
In Midaq Alley, he played Abel, the love interest of Alma (Salma
Hayek). It also received critical and financial success. On
television, he acted on three telenovelas with Televisa, before
starring in Háblame de amor ("Talk to me about love"). In 1999, he
produced and starred in Benjamin Cann's A Breakfast Chronicle, in
which he was nominated for the Ariel Award for Best Actor. In 2001, he
and Demián Bichir starred in the Spanish co-production of Don't Tempt
Me, and they were nominated for the Best Bichir in a Film at the MTV
Movie Awards-Mexico. Bichir made a 2018 guest appearance on the DC
Universe series Titans as the first actor to portray Doom Patrol
leader the Chief in live-action, although the role was recast with
Timothy Dalton in the Doom Patrol's eponymous series.7 Ariel Awards,
including:
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