Diego Luna

Biography

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Diego Luna Alexander was born on December 29, 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico, to&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525995?ref_=nmbio_mbio" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(19, 108, 178);">Alejandro Luna</a><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">&nbsp;and Fiona Alexander, who worked as a costume designer. His father is Mexican and his mother was British, of Scottish and English descent. His mother died when Diego was only two, in a car accident. He soon became immersed in his father's passion, entertainment - Alejandro is the most acclaimed living theatre, cinema and opera set designer in Mexico.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">From an early age he began acting working in tv, movies, and theater. His first television role was in the movie&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0258336?ref_=nmbio_mbio" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(19, 108, 178);">The Last New Year</a><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">&nbsp;(1991). His next role in the Mexican soap opera&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169531?ref_=nmbio_mbio" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(19, 108, 178);">El abuelo y yo</a><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">&nbsp;(1992). His childhood best friend and fellow actor Gael Garcia Bernal played the title role. After 'El Abuelo y Yo', Diego began to receive more and more parts in theater, movies and TV. His big break came in 2001 when he was cast in the critically acclaimed&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245574?ref_=nmbio_mbio" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(19, 108, 178);">Y tu mamá también</a><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">&nbsp;(2001), once again alongside his best friend&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0305558?ref_=nmbio_mbio" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(19, 108, 178);">Gael García Bernal</a><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, as Tenoch Iturbide.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">His star continues to shine and he is making a name for himself in the American market such as starring alongside Bon Jovi in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272147?ref_=nmbio_mbio" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(19, 108, 178);">Vampires: Los Muertos</a><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">&nbsp;(2002) and the Oscar winning&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120679?ref_=nmbio_mbio" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(19, 108, 178);">Frida</a><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">&nbsp;(2002).</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(246, 246, 245); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">In 2004, he starred in 'Havana Nights: Dirty Dancing 2', the prequel to 'Dirty Dancing', and is working on more projects in both Latin America and the United States.</span></p>