Curiosidades

Second Mexican to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar. The first was Anthony Quinn.

Sent a bottle of white tequila to each of his fellow nominees for Best Actor in the 2012 Academy Awards.

He provided the Latin American Spanish voices of: Aladdin in Aladdin (1992), Aladdin 2: O Retorno de Jafar (1994) and Aladdin e os 40 Ladrões (1996), Prince Eric and Chef Louis in A Pequena Sereia (1989), Tulio in O Caminho para El Dorado (2000) and Apollo Blue in Os Jetsons: O Filme (1990).

His parents took his name from the Herman Hesse novel 'Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth'.

Has played two famous Latin American revolutionaries: Fidel Castro in Che: O Argentino (2008) and Che 2: A Guerrilha (2008) and Emiliano Zapata in "Zapata: Amor en rebeldia" (2004).

Has a daughter, Gala.

Brother of Bruno Bichir and Odiseo Bichir.

Born on the same date as John Carroll Lynch.

Brother in law of Yolanda Ventura.