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Diego Luna 
Diego Luna - Deauville American Films Festival - 2010Born Diego Luna Alexander
December 29, 1979
Mexico City, MexicoOccupation Actor Years active 1982–present Spouse Camila Sodi (m. 2008–present) Diego Luna (born December 29, 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. He is also known for his roles in Rudo y Cursi and Milk. Luna also had minor roles in Frida and Before Night Falls. He also provides Spanish language narration for the National Geographic Channel documentary Great Migrations.
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Personal life
Luna was born Diego Luna Alexander in Mexico City; the son of Fiona Alexander, an English 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 Luna would be immersed in. His father also reinforced the importance of theater and the arts in his life. In Luna's youth, he would bring him to the sets and mentor him in all different aspects of his art, furthering his desire to become an actor and uphold a family tradition.
Luna wed Mexican actress Camila Sodi on February 5, 2008 and their son Jerónimo was born in Los Angeles on August 9, 2008.[4] They welcomed daughter Fiona, named after Luna's late mother, on July 1, 2010 in Mexico City.[5]
Career
Luna at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
From an early age, Luna began acting in television, film, and theatre. His first television role was in the 1991 movie El Último Fin de Año. His next role was in the telenovela El Abuelo y Yo (1992) alongside his childhood best friend, Gael García Bernal, in 1995 he played the role of Laura León son in the Mexican soap opera El premio mayor. Luna had his big break in 2001 when he was cast in the critically acclaimed Y tu mamá también , once again alongside García Bernal.
He is currently making a name for himself in the United States market, having starred alongside Bon Jovi in Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) and the Academy Award-winning Frida (2002). He was also in the western Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, and Criminal. In 2008, he appeared in the Harvey Milk biopic Milk playing Milk's emotionally unstable lover Jack Lira.
Luna and Gael García Bernal own Canana Productions. The company 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 third time Luna reunites with fellow friend Gael García Bernal, this time in the American Spanish-language comedy film Casa de Mi Padre opposite Will Ferrell.[6] In 2011, Luna played the male lead in Katy Perry's music video, The One That Got Away.[7]
Filmography
Director
- Abel (2010)
- J.C. Chávez (2007)
Films
- Elysium (2013)
- Contraband (2012)
- Casa de Mi Padre (2011)
- In the Playground (2010, pre-production)
- Sólo quiero caminar (2009)
- Milk (2008)
- Rudo y Cursi (2008)
- Mister Lonely (2007)
- El Búfalo de la Noche (2007)
- JC Chávez (directorial debut, 2007)
- Toto (2006)
- Fade to Black (2006)
- Sólo Dios Sabe (2005)
- Amapola (2005)
- Criminal (2004)
- The Terminal (2004)
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
- Nicotina (2003)
- Open Range (2003)
- Carambola (2003)
- Soldados de Salamina (2003)
- Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
- Frida (2002)
- Ciudades Oscuras (2002)
- Todos los Aviones del Mundo (2001)
- Atlético San Pancho (2001)
- Y tu mamá también (2001)
- Before Night Falls (2000)
- Todo el Poder (1999)
- Un Dulce Olor a Muerte (1999)
- El Cometa (1999)
- Un Hilito de Sangre (1995)
- Morena (1995)
- Ámbar (1994)
- El Último Fin de Año (1991)
- Antonieta (1982)
Soap operas
- La Vida en el Espejo (1999)
- El Amor de mi Vida (1998)
- El Premio Mayor (1995)
- El Abuelo y Yo (1992)
Music Videos
- The One That Got Away (Katy Perry song) (2011)
References
- ^ On a roll: Diego Luna's movie career is smokin' hot | The San Diego Union-Tribune
- ^ Diego Luna Biography (1979-)
- ^ Latino Festival Lauds Luna
- ^ "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.
- ^ Leon, Anya (2 July 2010). "Diego Luna, Camila Sodi Welcome Daughter Fiona". People (magazine). http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/07/02/diego-luna-camila-sodi-welcome-daughter-fiona/. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Categories:- 1979 births
- Mexican child actors
- Mexican film actors
- Mexican telenovela actors
- Mexican film producers
- Mexican television producers
- Mexican people of English descent
- Living people
- People from Mexico City
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