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Diego Luna
Luna at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Press Conference
Born
Diego Luna-Alexander

(1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesAlexander García
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
Years active1982–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008⁠–⁠2013)​
Children2

Diego Luna-Alexander (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈluna]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor known for his childhood telenovela work, a starring role in the film Y tu mamá también and supporting roles in American films, including Rudo y Cursi, The Terminal, Elysium and Milk. He also starred with Romola Garai in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and provides the Spanish language narration for the National Geographic Channel documentary Great Migrations.

Personal life

Luna was born in Mexico City, the son of Fiona Alexander, a British costume designer,[1] and Alejandro Luna, a Mexican set designer,[2] who is one of the most acclaimed living theatre, cinema and opera set designers in Mexico. His mother died in a car accident when he was two-years-old.[3] She had worked in the film industry and had made sure that this was a life in which Luna would be immersed.[citation needed] His father also reinforced the importance of theatre and the arts in his life. When Luna was a child his father would bring him to the sets and mentor him in different aspects of art, furthering in him a desire to become an actor and uphold the family tradition. Luna wed Mexican actress Camila Sodi on 5 February 2008 and they had a son Jerónimo (born 12 August 2008)[4] and a daughter, Fiona (born 1 July 2010) who is named after Luna's late mother.[5] They announced their separation in March 2013,[6] and later divorced. He and Gael García Bernal co-founded Ambulante A.C., their organization and film festival[7] that works to bring documentary films to places where they are rarely shown. Ambulante was awarded the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) prestigious Human Rights Award in 2011.[8] Luna now sits on WOLA's Board of Directors,[9] and in January 2015 he narrated a WOLA video examining the barriers that Mexican migrant children fleeing violence in their home country face to seeking refuge in the United States.[10]

Career

Luna at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.

From an early age, Luna began acting in television, film and stage, his film debut was Antonieta (1982). His next role was in the telenovela El Abuelo y Yo (1992) with his childhood best friend, Gael García Bernal. In 1995, he played the role of Laura León's troubled son Quique in the Mexican soap opera El premio mayor. Luna also starred in the critical acclaimed film Y tu mamá también (2001), once again alongside Bernal. He currently made a name for himself in the United States market, having starred alongside Jon Bon Jovi in Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) and the Academy Award-winning Frida (2002). He also starred in Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal and Criminal. In 2008, he starred in the Harvey Milk biopic Milk as his emotionally unstable lover, Jack Lira. Luna and Bernal own Canana Productions which is recently joined with Golden Phoenix Productions (owned by producer Tom Golden of Hot Springs, Arkansas) to jointly produce a number of television documentaries about the unsolved murders of more than 300 women in the border city of Ciudad Juárez.[citation needed] For the fourth time, Luna and Bernal starred in the American Spanish-language comedy film Casa de Mi Padre with Will Ferrell.[11] In 2011, Luna played the male lead in Katy Perry's music video, "The One That Got Away".[12] In June 2012, he began directing his first English-language film Cesar Chávez, a biopic about the life of American labor eponymous leader, who founded the United Farm Workers.[13][14] In March 2015, he joins the cast for Ana Lily Amirpour's cannibal romance film The Bad Batch.[15] In 2016, he was a member of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[16] He played Captain Cassian Andor in Rogue One.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Antonieta — Uncredited
1999 A Sweet Scent of Death Ramón
2000 Before Night Falls Carlos
2001 Y tu mamá también Tenoch Iturbide
2002 Frida Alejandro 'Alex'
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
2013 Elysium Julio
2014 César Chávez — Director and producer[14][17]
2014 The Book of Life Manolo Sanchez (voice)
2015 Blood Father Jonah
2016 Mr. Pig — Director
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Captain Cassian Andor Post-production
2016 The Bad Batch John Post-production
2017 Ferdinand Matador (voice) Post-production
2017 Flatliners Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Carrusel — Episode #1.1
1995 El premio mayor Quique Domínguez Recurring
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
Music video
Year Title Role
2011 "The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry Artist Boyfriend

Awards

Year Association Category Work Result
2002 Premio 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

References

  1. ^ On a roll: Diego Luna's movie career is smokin' hot | The San Diego Union-Tribune
  2. ^ Diego Luna Biography (1979-)
  3. ^ Latino Festival Lauds Luna
  4. ^ "Diego Luna and Camila Sodi Welcome Son Jerónimo". People. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. ^ Leon, Anya (2 July 2010). "Diego Luna, Camila Sodi Welcome Daughter Fiona". People (magazine). Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Diego Luna and Wife Announce Split". Fox News Latino. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Ambulante A.C." Ambulante A.C. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  8. ^ "WOLA's Human Rights Awards". Washington Office on Latin America. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors". Washington Office on Latin America. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Buchanan, Kyle (14 April 2011). "Will Ferrell's Spanish-Language Movie: ¿Qué?". New York Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  12. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (4 November 2011). "Katy Perry, Diego Luna Break Up In 'One That Got Away' Tease". MTV. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  13. ^ McNary, Dave. "Participant Marches With 'Chavez'." Variety. June 5, 2012.
  14. ^ a b Wilkinson, Tracy. "Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez Movie Marches in Mexico." Los Angeles Times. July 1, 2012. Accessed 2012-10-14.
  15. ^ Ana Lily Amirpour’s Cannibal Film Gets Interesting Cast
  16. ^ "Un Certain Regard Jury 2016". Cannes Film Festival. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  17. ^ 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.

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