Diego Luna

Diego Luna Alexander (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈluna aleksanˈdeɾ]; born December 29, 1979) is a Mexican actor, singer, director, and producer. Following a career in Mexican telenovelas, he has appeared in films including Y tu mamá también, Open Range, Milk, Rudo y Cursi, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He played drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in the first two seasons of Narcos: Mexico.

For the Venezuelan footballer, see Diego Luna (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luna and the second or maternal family name is Alexander.
Diego Luna
Luna in 2018
Born
Diego Luna Alexander

(1979-12-29) December 29, 1979[1]
Toluca, Mexico
Other namesAlexander García
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
  • director
  • producer
Years active1982–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2008; div. 2013)​
Children2
Parent(s)Alejandro Luna
Fiona Alexander

Early life

Luna was born in Toluca and raised in Mexico City. His mother, Fiona Alexander, was a British costume designer of Scottish and English descent.[2][3][4] She died in a car accident when Luna was two years old.[5] His father, Alejandro Luna, is a theater, film, and opera set designer who reinforced the importance of theater and the arts in his life. Alejandro would bring Diego to the sets and mentor him in different aspects of art, cultivating a desire to become an actor and uphold the family tradition.[6]

Career

Acting
Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Julia Jentsch at Berlinale 2017

Luna acted in his first play at age seven. As a child actor, he appeared in several telenovelas.[7]

Luna starred as Tenoch Iturbide in Y Tu Mamá También (2001), a Mexican road trip movie.[7] This role brought him international stardom.[7]

In 2002, Luna starred in Vampires: Los Muertos and the Oscar-winning Frida. He also appeared in Open Range (2003), The Terminal (2004) alongside Tom Hanks, Havana Nights: Dirty Dancing 2 (2004) (a Cuban-based sequel to Dirty Dancing), Criminal (2004), Only God Knows (2006), Fade to Black (2006), Mister Lonely (2007), Rudo y Cursi (2008), Just Walking (2008), Milk (2008), and Elysium[8] (2013).

In March 2015, Luna joined the cast of Ana Lily Amirpour's film The Bad Batch.[9]

In Rogue One (2016), he played Cassian Andor,[10] the ally of Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). He will reprise the role in an upcoming Disney+ series centered around the character. In December 2020, he confirmed that the production of the series has begun in London on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Luna starred as Mexican drug cartel leader Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo in the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico,[11] which premiered in November 2018.[12]

Other work
Diego and Felicity Jones at the premiere of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Japan.

After starring in many telenovelas, Luna and Gael García Bernal created Canana Films in 2005.[13]

In 2012, Luna directed his first film, the biopic Cesar Chávez, about the eponymous founder of the United Farm Workers.[14]

Luna became a member of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival.[15]

Luna and García Bernal co-founded Ambulante A.C., an organization and film festival working to bring documentary films to recommended places.[16] The organization received the prestigious Washington Office on Latin America's Human Rights Award in 2011.[17] In January 2015, Luna narrated a video about the obstacles faced by children migrating from their home countries and seeking refuge in the US.[18][19]

In October 2019 Luna and García Bernal announced they were joining the Creative Advisory Board for TV and Film development company EXILE Content along with Adam Grant.[20]

Personal life

Luna married Camila Sodi in February 2008; they were divorced in March 2013.[21] They have two children: Jerónimo (b. August 12, 2008),[22] and Fiona (b. July 1, 2010), named after Luna's mother.[23]

Filmography
Luna at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1999 A Sweet Scent of Death Ramón
2000 Before Night Falls Carlos
2001 Y Tu Mamá También Tenoch Iturbide
2002 Frida Alejandro Gonzalez Arias
2002 Vampires: Los Muertos Sancho
2003 Nicotina Lolo
2003 Soldados de Salamina Gastón
2003 Open Range Button
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Javier Suarez
2004 The Terminal Enrique Cruz
2004 Criminal Rodrigo
2006 Only God Knows Damián
2006 Fade to Black Tommaso Moreno
2006 Un mundo maravilloso Reportero en Estocolmo
2007 El búfalo de la noche Manuel
2007 Mister Lonely Michael Jackson
2008 Just Walking Gabriel
2008 Rudo y Cursi Beto
2008 Milk Jack Lira
2010 Abel Director
2012 Contraband Gonzalo
2012 Casa de Mi Padre Raul [24]
2013 Elysium Julio
2014 César Chávez N/A Director and producer[25]
2014 The Book of Life Manolo Sanchez (voice)
2016 Blood Father Jonah
2016 Mr. Pig N/A Director
2016 The Bad Batch Jimmy
2016 Rogue One Cassian Andor
2017 Flatliners Ray
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Pedrocito
2019 Berlin, I Love You Drag Queen
2019 A Rainy Day in New York Francisco Vega
2020 Wander Darkly Matteo

Television
Luna in 2017
Year Title Role Notes
1992 El abuelo y yo Luis
1995 El premio mayor Quique Domínguez Recurring
1999 La vida en el espejo Eugenio Román Franco Telenovela
2002 Fidel Renato Guitart Television film
2010 Great Migrations Narrator Miniseries
2013 American Dad! Mauricio (voice) Episode: "Poltergasm"
2015 Casanova Giacomo Casanova Amazon Studios pilot
2018 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Krel Tarron (voice) Episode: "In Good Hands"
2018–2020 Narcos: Mexico Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Lead role; 20 episodes
2018–2019 3Below: Tales of Arcadia Krel Tarron (voice) Lead role
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride[26] Inigo Montoya Miniseries
2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Krel Tarron (voice) Episodes: "Wizard Underground", "Dragon's Den" and "Our Final Act".
2020 Pan y Circo Himself Talkshow
2021 Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Krel Tarron (voice) Television film; Lead role
2022 Andor Cassian Andor Lead role and Executive Producer

Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
2011 "The One That Got Away" Katy Perry Artist Boyfriend[27]
2018 "El beso" Mon Laferte Man

Awards
Year Association Category Work Result
2002 Marcello Mastroianni Award Best Actor (shared with Gael García Bernal) Y tu mamá también Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Insult (shared with Gael García Bernal) Won
Best Kiss (shared with Maribel Verdú and Gael García Bernal) Nominated
2004 MTV Movie Awards Favorite Actor, Best Performance and Worst Smoker Nicotina Won
Best Turn-On Performance Nominated
Best Performance Open Range Nominated
2009 Cinema Writers Circle Awards Best Actor Just Walking Nominated
Goya Awards Best Actor Nominated
Silver Ariel Award Best Actor Rudo y Cursi Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble Milk Nominated
Critics Choice Award Best Ensemble Won
2012 Imagen Award Best Supporting Actor/Feature Film Casa de mi Padre Won
2014 Audience Award Narrative Spotlight Cesar Chavez Won
2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Sci-Fi Movie Actor Nominated
2018 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble If Beale Street Could Talk Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Cast Nominated
2019 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Narcos Mexico Nominated
Platino Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series Won

References
  1. "Information « Access Diego Luna".
  2. "Interview: Diego Luna". COOL HUNTING. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  3. "On a roll: Diego Luna's movie career is smokin' hot". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2014-08-15. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  4. Javier, Frank; Beruman, Garcia (2014). Latino Image Makers in Hollywood. McFarland.
  5. "LATINO FESTIVAL LAUDS LUNA".
  6. "Diego Luna Biography (1979-)".
  7. "Actor Diego Luna was a Hollywood golden boy. So why did he go back to Mexico?". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 2018.
  8. "Diego Luna on Star Wars Spin-Off, His Father Hating Christmas & Recreating The Princess Bride - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  9. "Ana Lily Amirpour's Cannibal Film Gets Interesting Cast - Bloody Disgusting!". 20 March 2015.
  10. "Diego Luna Says Being in Novelas Prepared Him for Upcoming 'Rogue One' Series". Remezcla. August 27, 2019.
  11. "'Narcos: Mexico' Sets Diego Luna, Scoot McNairy as Season 2 Stars". The Hollywood Reporter.
  12. "'Narcos: Mexico' Premiere: 'It Doesn't Have a Happy Ending' - The New York Times".
  13. Fernandez, Jay A. "Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna's Canana Films to Start Filming 'La Ultima Pelicula' in Mexico Dec. 16". www.indiewire.com.
  14. Wilkinson, Tracy. "Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez Movie Marches in Mexico." Los Angeles Times. July 1, 2012. Accessed 2012-10-14.
  15. "Un Certain Regard Jury 2016". Cannes Film Festival. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  16. "Ambulante A.C." Ambulante A.C. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  17. "WOLA's Human Rights Awards". Washington Office on Latin America. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  18. "Board of Directors". Washington Office on Latin America. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  19. "Nuevo video de WOLA narrado por Diego Luna y reporte: Niños migrantes mexicanos olvidados en la frontera". Washington Office on Latin America. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  20. Ramos, Dino-Ray. "Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal Join Exile's Creative Advisory Board With Chair Adam Grant". Deadline. PMC. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  21. "Diego Luna and Wife Announce Split". Fox News Latino. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  22. "Diego Luna and Camila Sodi Welcome Son Jerónimo". People. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  23. Leon, Anya (2 July 2010). "Diego Luna, Camila Sodi Welcome Daughter Fiona". People. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  24. Buchanan, Kyle (14 April 2011). "Will Ferrell's Spanish-Language Movie: ¿Qué?". New York Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  25. McClintock, Pamela. "Participant Media Picks Up Diego Luna's Historical Drama 'Chavez' for North America." The Hollywood Reporter. June 5, 2012. Accessed 2012-10-14.
  26. Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  27. Vena, Jocelyn (4 November 2011). "Katy Perry, Diego Luna Break Up In 'One That Got Away' Tease". MTV. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
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