Diego Luna
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Luna at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
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Diego Luna Alexander 29 December 1979 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Other names | Alexander García |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Camila Sodi (m. 2008; div. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
Diego Luna Alexander (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈluna]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, producer and director 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. In 2016, he starred as Captain Cassian Andor in the Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One.
Luna was born in Mexico City, the son of Fiona Alexander, a British costume designer, and Alejandro Luna, a Mexican set designer, 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. She had worked in the film industry and had made sure that this was a life in which Luna would be immersed. 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.
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 critically acclaimed film Y tu mamá también (2001), once again alongside García Bernal.
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