Diego Luna

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For the Venezuelan footballer, see Diego Luna (footballer).
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**Diego Luna Alexander** (Template:IPA-es; born December 29, 1979) is a Mexican actor, 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 plays drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in *Narcos: Mexico.*

## 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. She died in a car accident when Luna was two years old. 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.

## Career

### Acting

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

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

In 2002, Luna starred in *Vampires: Los Muertos* and the Oscar-winning *Frida*. He also appeared in *Open Range* (2003), *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* (2013).Template:Cn

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

In *Rogue One* (2016), he played Cassian Andor, the ally of Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones). He will reprise the role in an upcoming Disney+ series centered around the character.

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

### Other work

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After starring in many telenovelas,Template:Cn Luna and Gael García Bernal created Canana Films in 2005.

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

Luna became a member of the jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival.Template:Better source

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

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.

## Personal life

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

## References

1. ↑ "Information « Access Diego Luna". https://diegoluna.net/information/.
2. ↑ "Interview: Diego Luna" (in en-US). 2013-02-18. https://coolhunting.com/culture/interview-diego-luna/.
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. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011075253/http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040815/news\_1a15diego.html. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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5. ↑ "LATINO FESTIVAL LAUDS LUNA". http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/28/PK96SS6Q1.DTL&type=movies.
6. ↑ "Diego Luna Biography (1979-)". http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Diego-Luna.html.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Actor Diego Luna was a Hollywood golden boy. So why did he go back to Mexico?". March 28, 2018. https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-diego-luna-20180328-story.html.
8. ↑ "Ana Lily Amirpour's Cannibal Film Gets Interesting Cast - Bloody Disgusting!". 20 March 2015. http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3336919/ana-lily-amirpours-cannibal-film-gets-interesting-cast/.
9. ↑ "Diego Luna Says Being in Novelas Prepared Him for Upcoming 'Rogue One' Series". August 27, 2019. https://remezcla.com/film/diego-luna-rogue-one-series-disney-star-wars-d23/.
10. ↑ "'Narcos: Mexico' Sets Diego Luna, Scoot McNairy as Season 2 Stars". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/narcos-mexico-season-2-diego-luna-scoot-mcnairy-return-star-1168955.
11. ↑ "‘Narcos: Mexico’ Premiere: ‘It Doesn’t Have a Happy Ending’ - The New York Times". https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/arts/television/narcos-mexico-recap-premiere.html.
12. ↑ "Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna’s Canana Films to Start Filming ‘La Ultima Pelicula’ in Mexico Dec. 16", *www.indiewire.com*.
13. ↑ Wilkinson, Tracy. "Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez Movie Marches in Mexico." *Los Angeles Times.* July 1, 2012. Accessed 2012-10-14.
14. ↑ "Un Certain Regard Jury 2016". *Cannes Film Festival*. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160501164908/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/62147.html. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
15. ↑ "Ambulante A.C.". Ambulante A.C.. 1 June 2012. http://www.ambulante.com.mx/. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
16. ↑ "WOLA's Human Rights Awards". Washington Office on Latin America. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406160241/http://www.wola.org/wola\_human\_rights\_award. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
17. ↑ "Board of Directors". Washington Office on Latin America. 21 September 2011. http://www.wola.org/about/board. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
18. ↑ "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. http://www.wola.org/es/noticias/nuevo\_video\_de\_wola\_ninos\_migrantes\_mexicanos\_olvidados\_en\_la\_frontera. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
19. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray. "Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal Join Exile’s Creative Advisory Board With Chair Adam Grant". PMC. https://deadline.com/2019/10/diego-luna-gael-garcia-bernal-exile-creative-advisory-board-adam-grant-elizabeth-chai-vasarhelyi-serena-mccalla-1202750778/. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
20. ↑ "Diego Luna and Wife Announce Split". *Fox News Latino*. 25 March 2013. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2013/03/25/diego-luna-and-wife-announce-split/. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
21. ↑ "Diego Luna and Camila Sodi Welcome Son Jerónimo". *People*. 15 August 2008. http://celebritybabies.people.com/2008/08/15/diego-luna-and/. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
22. ↑ Leon, Anya (2 July 2010). "Diego Luna, Camila Sodi Welcome Daughter Fiona". People. http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/07/02/diego-luna-camila-sodi-welcome-daughter-fiona/. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
23. ↑ Buchanan, Kyle (14 April 2011). "Will Ferrell's Spanish-Language Movie: ¿Qué?". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/04/will\_ferrell\_spanish\_trailer.html. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
24. ↑ 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.
25. ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (4 November 2011). "Katy Perry, Diego Luna Break Up In 'One That Got Away' Tease". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1673781/katy-perry-one-that-got-away-diego-luna.jhtml. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

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