Diego Luna is a bright, temperamental Mexican actor who has become famous for many talentedly played roles in big movies and has recently been brilliantly mastering the director's niche. Not everyone knows that the path to success of this artist began in early childhood.
Creative heredity
Diego Luna was born in 1979 in Mexico City. He was lucky with his origin and heredity: his parents devoted their lives to art, so it was not difficult to guess what profession young Diego would go into. Alejandro Luna, the father of the actor, is the most famous theater decorator and film director in Mexico. Mother Fiona also worked in the theater and cinema: she was engaged in the development and design of stage costumes. But, while still a two-year-old child, Diego lost his mother.
Acting debut
From early childhood, Luna showed a keen interest in acting, he was fascinated by the work of his father, the play of actors on the stage, and he dreamed that one day he himself would be on the stage of the theater. His father gave him every support in learning such a difficult skill and was proud of his son's success,who were not long in coming. Already at the age of seven, Diego made his debut on the stage of the theater. A great achievement for the boy was also the role in the telenovela called "Carousel". Diego grew up on the set of Mexican TV series, gaining the necessary experience in order to fulfill his biggest dream - to play in a big movie.
In the early nineties, Diego Luna met Gael Garice Bernal, who later became his best friend and partner in the world of cinema. For the first time, Diego and Gael starred together in the series "My Grandpa and Me", which was released on television in 1992.
First big movie success
The real breakthrough for both friends was the participation in the filming of Alfonso Cuaron's film called "And your mother too." Subsequently, the creative duet of Diego and Gael was called ideal by critics. The film received a huge number of awards, including an Oscar nomination for best screenplay. At home, the picture was received very warmly. In the blink of an eye, Diego Luna turned out to be a celebrity, and, as he dreamed, a big movie brought him to the pinnacle of fame.
The plot of the film revolves around two teenagers who met an adult woman. The three of them set off on a journey through the provincial part of Mexico in search of a mysterious beach, which is famous for its incredible beauty. The story of love, friendship, betrayal has sunk into the hearts of millions of viewers who have become fans of young actors. Later Diego and Gael in Venetianfestival were awarded the Marcello Mastroianni award.
Diego Luna: filmography and directing
From that moment on, Diego Luna's film career rapidly went uphill. Throughout his creative journey, his faithful friend Gael has been by his side, with whom they continue to implement new creative ideas.
Role after role Diego showed himself as a talented actor who can create any image: a romantic dancer from the Cuban slums in Dirty Dancing 2, an emotional homosexual in Harvey Milk, etc. Moon more than 100 roles. Flexibility, skill and remarkable talent allow him to play in successful films, creative courage - to experiment and take risks.
So, in 2010, Diego made his debut as a director, releasing the picture "Abel", a family drama about a boy who was speechless after his father left him. The film was not released in wide distribution, but was very warmly received by film critics. In 2014, another of his films, Cesar Chavez, was released, which touched on many very painful social issues.
Diego is also known for his indifference to the problems of Latin America and his love for documentary films, which gave rise to the idea of creating a film studio that would deal exclusively with documentary films. Diego founded this studio with Gael Garcia Bernal, but this direction of their activity can be attributed more to a hobby.
Diego Luna's interest in directing is not fading, and in his immediate plans to shoot new films in the creativealliance with Gael Garcia Bernal.
Diego Luna: personal life in second place
It so happened that in the press it is very rare to find a mention of the personal life of Diego Luna. Photos with Diego on the pages of the media appear quite rarely. However, this is not due to the actor's secrecy and unwillingness to share personal events with the public. Everything is much simpler: there is more professional in his life than personal. However, in 2008, Camilla Sodi became his wife. The couple had two children, but the marriage was short-lived, and the couple decided to divorce.
The story of his short, but bright and dizzying romance with his partner in the film "Dirty Dancing - 2. Havana Nights" Romola Garay is also known.
The English beauty managed to become attached to the temperamental Diego and already during the filming a real passion broke out between them.
However, the filming process came to an end, and further communication of the couple flowed along the mainstream of everyday life and everyday life. The spark of interest and passion quickly faded, and the romantic relationship fizzled out.
