Demian Bichir has signed on to star in the Mexican film "
Hidalgo-Moliere," about the father of the Mexican independence movement.
Antonio Serrano ("Sex, Shame and Tears") is directing "
Hidalgo-Moliere," which focuses on Hidalgo's early years in the theater and his rise to leading the Mexican War of Independence in the early 1800s. Ana de la Reguera ("Nacho Libre") co-stars.