Who is Alejandro Bichir, the actor who will become Mexico’s ambassador to Panama

after the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador offered him to occupy the Mexican embassy in Panama, the actor Alexandre Bichir It was ratified this Thursday, February 16 by the United Commissions of Foreign Relations and Foreign Relations of Latin America of the Senate of the Republic.

The theater director is also the father of three famous film and television actors: Bruno, Demian and Ulysses, who stood out in the Mexican artistic world for several years. However, Alejandro’s career has also borne great fruit, as he has been active since the 1970s.

Bichir Batres was born in Mexico, although he is of Lebanese descent. Despite the fact that his work has been mainly in the theater, he has also made appearances in national soap operas such as What we women keep quietby TV Azteca, and in some films, such as: welcome to the clanby Carlos Franco Genaroby Raphael Montero.

For his part, the actor has also been a director of films and television series. In 1984, he directed the film hand request, as well as the staging In Spanish we say abyss. A year later, in 1985, he directed the short film With my forehead in the dust, while in 1999 he was in charge of the television series No kisses.

Regarding his family life, in 1959 Alejandro also married the actress María de la Cruz Nájera Botello, better known as Maricruz Najerawhich debuted in the 1970s with the film Zuzanka’s game to later participate in bands such as The rich cry too, I buy this woman, Disencounter, L’usurpatrice there Friends and Rivalsas well as a wide variety of soap operas and TV shows.

For their part, their children have also had exceptional performances, both on the big screen and on the small screen. Ulyssesthe eldest of his children, has nearly twenty films to his credit, in which he stands out The colonel has no one to write to him (1999) y Coliseum: the murderer (2022). In addition, he has participated in nearly 30 television soap operas since 1977 and various plays.

The race of Demian Bichir, born in 1963, has even had international influence. His first film appearance was in 1977 as a child in Puppet. Years later, he joined the cast of Red Dawn (1989) y Miroslava (1993). He also dubbed various films in Mexico and years later he reached Hollywood cinema in films such as Alien: Alliance (2017), the nun (2018) y Godzilla vs. King Kong (2021).

Moreover, Demián was one of the Mexican artists who showed his support for Lopez Obrador several times since 2018. However, he is not the only one in his family, as his brother Bruno was even part of Constituent Assembly of Mexico, representing Morena (as well as actor Damián Alcázar).

Despite the fact that his political career was brief (2016), Bruno’s foray into acting has resulted in an extensive filmography with productions made in Mexico, Spain, Argentina and the United States. With performances in Red Dawn there Marianne, Marianne (1987), until participating in series such as Narcos there i am your fanis one of the most prominent Mexican actors.

For his part, Alejandro Bichir was proposed by AMLO occupy the position of ambassador after the acting senator Jesusa Rodriguez declined the nomination. This, according to the historian Pedro Salmeron He was dismissed by the Panamanian government for the sexual harassment charges against him.

Alejandro should be ratified by the plenary of the Senate of the Republic in the coming days, a year after the scandal surrounding Salmerón.