QUICK FACTS
Activities Actor , Producer , Executive Producer more
Real name Diego Luna Alexander
Nationality Mexico
Birth December 29, 1979 (Mexico City – Mexico)
BIOGRAPHY
Diego Luna is a Mexican actor recognized for his films Y tu madre Tambien (2001), Rudo y Cursi (2008) and his participation in the Star Wars franchise in the spin-off Rogue One (2016).
Diego’s career began in the world of soap operas with some appearances in Carrusel (1989), El Abuelo y Yo (1992) and El Premio Mayor (1995). However, it was with Alfonso Cuarón’s And Your Mom Too that the actor began to be one of the most popular actors in Mexico, a trend that continued with the release of Atlético San Pancho (2001) and Frida (2002).
Luna would make the leap to Hollywood with The Terminal (2004) by Steven Spielberg and Milk (2008) by Gus Van Sant. At the same time, he would appear in films such as Mister Lonely (2007), I only want to walk (2008) and Elysium (2013). Additionally, Diego would be Katy Perry’s romantic interest in the music video for the single “The One That Got Away” in 2011. In 2014
, the actor lent his voice to the film The Book of Life (2014) and acted alongside by Mel Gibson in Blood Father (2016). Recently, Diego Luna consolidated his success with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in the role of Cassian Andor and is currently filming the new Woody Allen film to be released in 2018.
In addition to his work in film, Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal are the founders of Ambulante AC, an organization in charge of the festival with the same name that brings documentaries from around the world to Mexico. In 2016, Diego was a jury at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard category and in 2014, he directed the documentary César Chávez .
