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Early life

Demián was born in Mexico City, the son of Soledad (Aguirre), a writer, designer, and painter; and Max Armendariz Winfield, a computer technician. Demian's mother is Mexican and his father was a Catholic of Irish and Mexican descent. Demián moved to Chicago at the age of one. Demián attended grade school at the Casimir Pulaski Community Academy (a progressive K–8 school in Chicago) and attended high school at Roosevelt Highschool before transferring to

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(an elite private school on Chicago's North Shore with a strong math and science program).

Career

Max Demián began creating original theater based on the true stories of people in the Albany Park neighborhood. Max first arrived at APTP on June 1, 2001, as an ensemble member, when he was a fourteen-year-old freshman at Roosevelt High School.

Awards

*Recognized by the Chicago Free Press for Performance at the First Latina/o Pride Parade—7/8/06

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Demian, Max 1986 births Living people Male actors from Chicago Lake Forest Academy alumni American performance artists