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Diego Luna

Diego Luna

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Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣoˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama. Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films, including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction film Elysium, the comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico. Luna has appeared in numerous Mexican theatre productions and has produced both film and television projects, many of which feature Gael García Bernal. Since 2010, he has directed three feature films: Abel, Cesar Chavez, and Mr. Pig. He is the creator and director of the 2013 Fusion TV docu-series Back Home, the Amazon Studios talk show Pan y Circo, which premiered in 2020, and the 2021 Netflix scripted series Everything Will Be Fine. In 2025, Time magazine listed Luna as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Frida

Frida

2002

The Terminal

The Terminal

2004

Open Range

Open Range

2003

Y Tu Mamá También

Y Tu Mamá También

2001

Milk

Milk

2008

Vampires: Los Muertos

Vampires: Los Muertos

2002

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

2004

Rudo & Cursi

Rudo & Cursi

2008

Perriférico

Perriférico

1999

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

2000

Nicotina

Nicotina

2003

Walking Vengeance

Walking Vengeance

2008

Criminal

Criminal

2004

Soldiers of Salamina

Soldiers of Salamina

2003

Only God Knows

Only God Knows

2006

Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely

2008

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Elysium

Elysium

2013

Fade to Black

Fade to Black

2006

Casa de Mi Padre

Casa de Mi Padre

2012

The Night Buffalo

The Night Buffalo

2007

Contraband

Contraband

2012

Stories of Disenchantment

Stories of Disenchantment

2005

Made in Mexico

Made in Mexico

2012

Morelos, Siervo de la Nación

Morelos, Siervo de la Nación

2010

Dark Cities

Dark Cities

2002

A Sweet Scent of Death

A Sweet Scent of Death

1999

The Book of Life

The Book of Life

2014

Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You

2019

Crow: The Legend

Crow: The Legend

2018

Gimme Power

Gimme Power

2000

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

I Stay with You

I Stay with You

2014

Blood Father

Blood Father

2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

El Cometa

El Cometa

1999

A Trickle of Blood

A Trickle of Blood

1995

Amber

Amber

1994

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

2022

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

2025

Flatliners

Flatliners

2017

Beyond the 'Open Range'

Beyond the 'Open Range'

2004

Never Too Young to Dream

Never Too Young to Dream

2001

Carambola

Carambola

2005

Fidel

Fidel

2002

A Wonderful World

A Wonderful World

2006

The Last New Year

The Last New Year

1992

Casanova

Casanova

2015

The Bad Batch

The Bad Batch

2017

A Rainy Day in New York

A Rainy Day in New York

2019

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

2001

If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018

Wander Darkly

Wander Darkly

2020

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

2017

Coapa Heights

Coapa Heights

1999

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

2021

DC League of Super-Pets

DC League of Super-Pets

2022

Mollusk

Mollusk

2025

Antonieta

Antonieta

1982

Morena

Morena

1995

Water for Life

Water for Life

2023

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002

Eleven Days

Eleven Days

México 86

México 86

Gritos D Muerte y Libertad

Gritos D Muerte y Libertad

2010

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three

2021

Casanova

Casanova

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Chelsea

Chelsea

2016

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Narcos: Mexico

Narcos: Mexico

2018

La Máquina

La Máquina

2024

Andor

Andor

2022

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

2018

La vida en el espejo

La vida en el espejo

1999

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The View

The View

1997

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

1994

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

Pan y Circo

Pan y Circo

2020

Gritos de Muerte y Libertad

Gritos de Muerte y Libertad

2010

Conan

Conan

2010

The One Show

The One Show

2006

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Fidel

Fidel

2002