Diego Luna: brilliance, temperament, talent and diligence

Diego Luna is a bright, temperamental Mexican actor who has become famous for his many talented roles in a big cinema and has recently brilliantly mastered a director's niche. Not everyone knows that the path to the success of this artist began with early childhood.

Creative heredity

Diego Luna was born in 1979, the birthplace of the city is Mexico City. He was lucky with the origin and heredity: parents devoted their lives to art, so it was not difficult to guess which profession the young Diego would be taking. Alejandro Luna, the father of the actor, is the most famous in Mexico theatrical decorator and filmmaker. Fiona's mother also worked in the theater and cinema: she developed and designed stage costumes. But, being a two-year-old child, Diego lost his mother.

Debut in the actor's field

From early childhood, Luna showed a keen interest in acting, he was fascinated by his father's work, the actors' performance on the stage, and he dreamed that one day he would be on the stage of the theater. His father gave him all kinds of support in studying such a mere skill and was proud of his son's successes, which did not take long to wait. At the age of seven, Diego made his debut on the stage of the theater. A big achievement for the boy was also a role in the telenovela called "Carousel". Diego grew up on the set of Mexican TV series, acquired the necessary experience in order to realize his biggest dream - to play in a big movie.

In the early nineties Diego Luna met with Gael Garisey Bernal, who later became his best friend and partner in the world of motion picture art. For the first time, Diego and Gaël co-starred in the series "My Grandfather and I", released on television in 1992.

The first success in a big movie

A real breakthrough for both friends was the participation in the filming of Alfonso Cuaron's film titled "And Your Mom, too." Subsequently, the creative duet of Diego and Gael criticism was called ideal. The film received a huge number of awards, including the Oscar nomination - for the best script. At home, the picture was received very warmly. In an instant, Diego Luna turned out to be a celebrity, and, as he had dreamed, a great movie had lifted him to the top of his glory.

The plot of the film unfolds around two teenagers who met an adult woman. The three of them go on a trip to the provincial part of Mexico in search of a mysterious beach, which is famous for its unthinkable beauty. The story of love, friendship, betrayal has sunk in the hearts of millions of viewers who have become admirers of young actors. Later, Diego and Gaël were awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Festival .

Diego Luna: Filmography and Directing

From this point in the film career, Diego Luna swiftly went up the hill. Throughout the creative path alongside him is his faithful friend Gael, with whom they continue to realize new creative ideas.

The role behind the role of Diego proved to be the most talented actor, who can create any image: a romantic dancer from the Cuban slums in "Dirty Dancing-2", an emotional homosexual in "Harvey Milke", etc. In total, Diego Luna's record of more than 100 roles. Flexibility, skill and extraordinary 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" on the screen, a family drama about a boy who lost his speech after his father left him. The film did not come out in a wide rental, but was very warmly received by film critics. In 2014 he released another of his films "Cesar Chavez", which touched on many very painful social issues.

Diego is also known for his indifference to the problems of Latin America and his love of documentary films, which gave rise to the idea of creating a film studio that would deal exclusively with documentary cinema. This studio Diego founded with Gael Garcia Bernal, but this area of their activities can be attributed more to a hobby.

Interest Diego Luna to the director's activity is not quenched, and in his immediate plans shooting new films in a creative alliance 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 Diego Luna's personal life. Photos from Diego on the pages of the media appear quite rarely. However, this is not related to the actor's secrecy and reluctance to share personal events with the public. Everything is much simpler: the professional in his life is more than personal. However, in 2008 his wife became Camille Sodi. The couple had two children, but the marriage was short-lived, and the couple decided to divorce.

There is also a history of his short but bright and dizzying romance with a partner in the film "Dirty Dancing - 2. Havana Nights" by Romola Garay.

The English beauty managed to get attached to the temperamental Diego and already during the filming a real passion flared between them.

However, the shooting process came to an end, and further communication of the pair flowed along the channel of everyday life and everyday life. The spark of interest and passion quickly faded, and the romantic relationship came to naught.