Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir (born Bruno Bichir Nájera October 6 1967, Mexico City) is one of the most prolific actors of the contemporary cinema of Mexico as well as telenovelas and theater.

Bruno is a member of the Bichir family of Lebanese origin whose members are prominent actors. Both of his parents, Alejandro Bichir and Maricruz Nájera, and two older brothers Odiseo and Demián Bichir are actors.

Biography

Bruno started his acting career at the age of 16 in the film "Under Fire", a United States production. Three years later he obtained a role in "Frida, naturaleza viva" a film about the life of Frida Kahlo, he then 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 1995, he starred as the love interest of the character played by the also Lebanese Mexican actress Salma Hayek in "El callejón de los milagros", a film of critical and financial success.

In television he acted on three telenovelas with Televisa before moving to TV Azteca in 1999 to star in "Háblame de amor" ("Talk to me about love"). The same year he produced and starred in the film "Crónica de un desayuno" ("Chronicles of a breakfast") for which he was nominated for the Ariel Award for "Best Actor" in 2001. That same year he obtained a role in the Spanish-coproduction of "Sin noticias de Dios (Bendito infierno)" starred by his brother Demián for which both were nominated for the "Best Bichir in a movie" at the MTV Movie Awards-Mexico. Demián obtained the award and the following year Bruno was nominated in the same category for "Ciudades oscuras".

As of 2006 he is currently in production with the play "Cabaret" as the Master of Ceremonies in Mexico City and filming "El que come y canta (loco se levanta)"

Awards

Ariel Award

7 Ariel Awards, including:
*Best Actor
** 2001 nomination for "Crónica de un desayuno"
** 1996 nomination for "El anzuelo"
** 1995 nomination for "El jardín del Edén"
** 1994 for "Principio y fin"

*Best Supporting Actor
** 1999 nomination for "El evangelio de las maravillas"
** 1997 nomination for "Amorosos fantasmas"
** 1993 nomimation for "Golpe de suerte"
** 1992 nomination for "El patrullero"

MTV Movie Awards-Mexico

* Best Bichir in a Movie
* 2002 nomination for "Ciudades oscuras"
* 2001 nomination for "Sin noticias de Dios (Bendito infierno)"

Valladolid International Film Festival

*Best actor
** 1995, for "El callejón de los milagros"

Films

Cinema of the United States

* "Casa de los babys" (2003) as Diómedes
* "Death and the Compass" (1992) as "drug addict II"
* "Lucky Break" (1992) as Vicente
* "Under Fire" (1983) as a boy at Jazy's house

Cinema of Mexico

* "Una película de huevos" (2006)
* "El que come y canta (loco se levanta)" (2006)
* "La mujer de mi hermano" (2005) as Boris
* "El día menos pensado" (2005)
* "Conejo en la luna" (2004) as Antonio (English title: Rabbit on the moon)
* "Si un instante" (2003) as Martín
* "Ciudades oscuras" (2002) as Satanás
* "Sin noticias de Dios (Bendito infierno)" (2001) as Eduardo
* "Hasta los huesos" (2001) (voice)
* "La toma de la embajada" (2000) as Ricardo Galán, Ambassador of Mexico
* "La cosa que no podría morir" (2000) as Hank Huston
* "La máscara de Zorro" (2000) as Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro
* "Extraños" (1999) as Kurt
* "Crónica de un desayuno" (1999) as Marcos
* "El evangelio de las maravillas" (1998) as Gavilán
* "Ciudad que se escapa" (1998) as Chato
* "Cruz" (1998/II)
* "Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños" (1996) as Nicolás
* "El anzuelo" (1996) as Carlos
* "Pez muerto no nada" (1996)
* "Algunas nubes" (1995) as Carlos Vargas
* "El callejón de los milagros" (1995) as Abel
* "Santo Enredo" (1995) (TV) as Wang Chong
* "Espiritus" (1995)
* "Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto" (1995) as Mani
* "El plato fuerte" (1995)
* "El jardín del Edén" (1994) as Felipe
* "Días de combate" (1994) as Carlos Vargas
* "Tu vida y mi vida" (1994)
* "Amorosos fantasmas" (1994)
* "Un año perdido" (1993)
* "Principio y fin" (1993) as Nicolás Botero
* "¡Aquí espantan!" (1993) as Pablo
* "Serpientes y escaleras" (1992) as Raúl
* "Anatomia de una violación" (1992)
* "Cazador de cabezas" (1992)
* "Golpe de suerte" (1992)
* "El patrullero" (1991) as Anibal
* "Luna de miel al cuarto menguante" (1990)
* "Llueve otra vez" (1989)
* "Rojo amanecer" (1989) as Sergio
* "Frida, naturaleza viva" (1986) as a young Sandinista

tage

* "Cabaret" (2005–06)
* "Estás ahí" (2005)
* "Extras"

Telenovelas

TV Azteca

* "Amor en custodia" (2005-2006)as Conrado
* "La heredera" (2004) as Santiago
* "La calle de las novias" (2000) as Sergio
* "Háblame de amor" (1999) as Esteban

Televisa

* "La culpa" (1996) as Adolfo
* "Sueño de amor" (1993)

External links

* [http://www.biosstars-mx.com/b/bruno_bichir.html Bruno Bichir at Biosstars International]
* [http://www.alma-latina.net/01actors/b/bruno_bichir.shtml Bruno Bichir] at the telenovela database
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* [http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/estrellas/bruno_bichir.html Bruno Bichir] at the Cinema of Mexico site of the ITESM
* [http://altazorcafe.com/cine/bichir.htm Interview] with Bruno Bichir
* [http://www.esmas.com/espectaculos/farandula/489103.html Interview] on esmas.com