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Diego Luna
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Director, Executive Producer, Actor
Biography:By the time director Alfonso Cuarón's Y Tu Mamá También took stateside arthouse theaters by storm in the early months of 2002, actor Diego Luna had been a fixture of Mexican film and television for nearly a decade. Though his breakout success could only be hinted at when he appeared in director Julian Schnabel's critically acclaimed drama Before Night Falls the previous year, it was his turn as a naïve, sex-starved teen in Cuarón's coming-of-age comedy drama that catapulted him to international stardom.

A native of Mexico City whose mother died in a car accident when he was a mere two years old, Diego Luna was left to be raised by his father, Alejandro -- widely renowned as one of Mexico's most talented set designers. The draw of the entertainment industry, to which his father's work exposed him, proved too irresistible for the talented aspiring actor, and before long, Luna was refining his skills... Full Biography

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Mexican actor/filmmaker Diego Luna arrives at the 15th Annual Screen Actor's Guild Awards at Shrine...
Diego Luna talks about his new film "Rudo Y Cursi" on "Good Morning America" on May 7, 2009.
Diego Luna promotes "Milk" in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2008.
Diego Luna attends the photocall for his film "Criminal" at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on...
Diego Luna attends the press conference for the film "El Bufalo de la Noche" at the Hotel Camino...
Diego Luna promotes the film "Sólo Dios Sabes" at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah...
Diego Luna attends the Los Angeles premiere of his movie "Criminal" on Aug. 30, 2004.
Filmography
Rudo y Cursi (2009) Milk (2009) Mister Lonely (2008) Drama/Mex (2007) Chávez (2007) J.C. Chavez (2007) Déficit (2007) Goal! The Dream Begins (2006)
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