Diego Luna Alexander is a Mexican actor known for his childhood telenovela work, a starring role in the film Y tu mamá también and supporting roles in American films. He is also known for his roles in Rudo y Cursi, The Terminal, Elysium and Milk. Together with Romola Garai...
Actor, Film Producer, Film director, Television producer, Presenter, Voice Actor
Nationality
Mexico
Spouse
Camila Sodi (m. 2008–2013)
Children
Jerónimo Luna, Fiona Luna
Parents
Fiona Alexander, Alejandro Luna
Siblings
Iván Amozurrutia
Nicknames
Diego Luna Alexander , Alexander García
Awards
Marcello Mastroianni Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Ariel Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominations
Ariel Award for Best Actor, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Ariel Award for Best Direction, Goya Award for Best Actor, Premio Juventud for Best Actor - Movies
Movies
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Y Tu Mamá También, The Book of Life, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Elysium, Blood Father, Rudo y Cursi, Mr. Pig, Casa de Mi Padre, The Terminal, Milk, Cesar Chavez, Open Range, Frida, Flatliners, Mr. Lonely, Contraband, The Night Buffalo, Just Walking, Vampires: Los M...
TV Shows
Carrusel, El abuelo y yo
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Quote
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I thought I danced really well and everyone in Mexico did, but then we got here to Puerto Rico and I started to see everyone dancing and I got so depressed... I've been living a huge lie!
2
When I was growing up in the theater, there were all these amazing girls telling me about the guy who broke their heart. And I was always wishing that it was me.
3
If being a sex symbol means you have lots of sex, then I am glad to be a sex symbol. But in real life I'm not. That doesn't happen.
4
When I was really young I used to lie a lot. Now I get paid to do it. I find sides I don't get to explore in real life. Like, I had to do a sex scene before I had sex. I was 13, 14, and it was my first love experience with 25 people in front of me. Acting is therapy. It keeps you in contact with your feelings.
5
[when asked the most outrageous thing that's happened to him since becoming famous] Meeting kids who have been named Diego because of me. It's like [I want to say to the parents], "Oh, why are you doing that? If you're my fan, it's your problem, but it's not your son's problem!".
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[when asked what the most important thing is in life] That's easy: having someone to love and being loved. And having the chance to work with people I admire. Those are my priorities.
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[on Y Tu Mamá También (2001)] When you do something small but you put your whole heart into it, it can be very powerful. It can change your whole world. This movie made it possible for me to work in Spain and in Hollywood, and it brought me the attention to do interviews in a country that is not mine. I think one of the things that made the movie so successful here is that it's not a movie that you can imagine being made in America.
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I'm a terrible dancer. I need to be really drunk and see a beautiful girl over there. It was a way of getting close to a girl without having to speak because always, whenever I opened my mouth, they would leave. So, dancing was a chance to keep them close.
9
No, though, I'm not a dancer. I'm a one routine dancer. I can do what you see in the movie [Havana Nights], but if you ask me to do something else, it'd take me another two months.
10
I didn't go to university, and so, every time that I work, I'm looking for a teacher in a way. I'm looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire.
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[on Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)] That was the greatest movie that I've been in so far and the one I love the most, I had the chance to work with my best friend and a director that I admire a lot. I won a lot confidence in my work after that.
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[on living in Mexico] I still have my house in Mexico City. In fact, when I'm there, I perform in a play called The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Whenever I have a chance, I go to Mexico to be in it. This year has been a bit crazy for me. I haven't been in my country at all.
13
[on Hollywood] This is the place where they make the most movies and I want to work here. But I don't have this feeling like, oh, I want to live in the United States and make movies and become famous just because the money is here. I like to make movies that tell stories that I care about. I wish someday that a movie like Y Tu Mama could be made in America.
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[on ideal women] Someone who surprises me, someone who makes me laugh, and someone who has her own life and wants to share that with me. I hate those relationships where someone is just following the other person around, you know?
Wife, Camila Sodi, gave birth to their second child, a daughter named Fiona, on July 1, 2010. The baby is named after Diego's mother who passed away when he was two.
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Wife, Camila Sodi, gave birth to their first child, a son named Jerónimo, on August 12, 2008. He weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 22 inches long.
Co-founder of the production company Canana Films [mx] along with childhood friend and fellow actor Gael García Bernal and Mexican producer Pablo Cruz. The company focuses on Mexican - and Latin American-themed features that deal with social justice issues.
His father is Mexican. His mother was British, of Scottish and English descent, and was the daughter of Robert Love Alexander and Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Spring.
performer: "I Will Wait", "Creep", "I Love You Too Much", "Can't Help Falling In Love", "The Apology Song", "No Matter Where You Are", "Te Amo y Más" uncredited, "Si Puedes Perdonar" uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
30th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards
2015
TV Special documentary
Himself - Presenter
Made in Hollywood
2014
TV Series
Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2014
TV Series
Himself - The Book of Life
World Premiere
2014
TV Series
Himself
MTVu Fandom Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
LatiNation
2014
TV Series
Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly
2014
TV Series
Himself
Entertainment Tonight
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Wendy Williams Show
2014
TV Series
Himself
No, You Shut Up!
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Hero, the Psychopath and the Characters of Elysium
2013
Video documentary short
Himself
61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de clausura
2013
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor
Premio Donostia a Hugh Jackman
2013
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter
61º Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián - Gala de inauguración
2013
TV Movie
Himself - Jury Member
Good Day L.A.
2013
TV Series
Himself
Conan
2013
TV Series
Himself
Teens Wanna Know
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself - Guest
American Latino TV
2012
TV Series
Himself
Hecho en México
2012
Documentary
Himself
La Realizacion de Casa de mi Padre (Making of Casa de mi Padre)
2012
Documentary short
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2012
TV Series
Himself
Na Nai'a: Legend of the Dolphins
2011
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Cinema 3
2010
TV Series
Himself
Días de cine
2010
TV Series
Himself
Héroes de Carne y Hueso
2010
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Ceremonia de clausura - 58 Festival Internacional de San Sebastián
2010
TV Movie
Himself - Winner: Youth Award & New Horizontes Award
Ceremonia de inauguración - 58º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián
2010
TV Movie
Himself
The Fabulous Picture Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
Caiga quien caiga
2010
TV Series
Himself
AMC News Special: 10 Stories of Sundance
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
TV Series
Himself
Milk: Hollywood Comes to San Francisco
2009
Documentary short
Himself
Caiga quien caiga
2008
TV Series
Himself
2007 MTV Los Premios
2007
TV Special
Himself - Host
Conquistando Hollywood
2007
TV Series
Himself
J.C. Chávez
2007
Documentary
Himself
MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2006
2006
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
MTV Europe Music Awards 2005
2005
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Versión española
2005
TV Series
Himself
Boarding: The People of 'The Terminal'
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
Take Off: Making 'The Terminal'
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
Charlie Rose
2004
TV Series
Himself - Guest
¡Despierta América!
2004
TV Series
Himself
MTV Movie Awards Mexico 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself
HBO First Look
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Inside 'The Terminal'
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Silenci?
2004
TV Series
Himself
Lo + plus
2001-2004
TV Series
Himself
Una altra cosa
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Sharon Osbourne Show
2004
TV Series
Himself
MTV Special: Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights
2004
TV Movie documentary
Javier Suarez
XVIII premios Goya
2004
TV Special
Himself - Co-Host
Beyond the 'Open Range'
2004
Video documentary
Himself
MTV Presents Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25
2003
TV Special
Himself
MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2003
2003
TV Special
Himself - Host
The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica 2002
2002
TV Special
Himself - Host
The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards
2002
TV Special documentary
Himself
Detrás de 'Y tu mamá también', the making-of
2001
Video documentary short
Himself
+ de cinéma
2001
TV Series documentary short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Made in Hollywood
2012
TV Series
Himself
Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián
2008
TV Movie
Himself (uncredited)
Sexo en el plató
2007
TV Movie documentary
Tenoch Iturbide
La imagen de tu vida
2006
TV Series
Himself
XX premios Goya
2006
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Cinema mil
2005
TV Series
Button
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Grand Jury Prize
Dallas International Film Festival
Narrative Feature Competition
Mr. Pig (2016)
2015
World Soundtrack Award
World Soundtrack Awards
Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
The Book of Life (2014)
2014
ALMA Award
ALMA Awards
Special Achievement in Film
Cesar Chavez (2014)
2014
Audience Award
SXSW Film Festival
Narrative Spotlight
Cesar Chavez (2014)
2012
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Supporting Actor/Feature Film
Casa de mi Padre (2012)
2011
Silver Ariel
Ariel Awards, Mexico
Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Mejor Guión Cinematográfico Original)
Abel (2010)
2009
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Acting Ensemble
Milk (2008)
2004
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Favorite Actor (Actor Favorito)
Nicotina (2003)
2004
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Best Diego Luna in a Movie (Mejor Diego en una Pelicula)
Nicotina (2003)
2004
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Worst Smoker (Peor Fumador)
Nicotina (2003)
2002
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Latin America
MTV North Feed (mostly Mexico) - Best Insult (Mejor Insulto)
Y tu mamá también (2001)
2002
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Latin America
MTV North Feed (mostly Mexico) - Best Kiss (Mejor Beso)
Y tu mamá también (2001)
2001
Best Actor
Valdivia International Film Festival
Y tu mamá también (2001)
2001
Marcello Mastroianni Award
Venice Film Festival
Y tu mamá también (2001)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Audience Award
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Mr. Pig (2016)
2015
Imagen Award
Imagen Foundation Awards
Best Actor - Feature Film
The Book of Life (2014)
2011
Golden Ariel
Ariel Awards, Mexico
Abel (2010)
2011
Silver Ariel
Ariel Awards, Mexico
Best Direction (Mejor Dirección)
Abel (2010)
2010
Grand Special Prize
Deauville Film Festival
Abel (2010)
2010
Best Latin-American Film
Mar del Plata Film Festival
Latin-American Competition
Abel (2010)
2010
International Jury Award
São Paulo International Film Festival
Best Feature Film
Abel (2010)
2009
Silver Ariel
Ariel Awards, Mexico
Best Actor (Mejor Actor)
Rudo y Cursi (2008)
2009
CEC Award
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Best Actor (Mejor Actor)
Solo quiero caminar (2008)
2009
Gold Derby Award
Gold Derby Awards
Ensemble Cast
Milk (2008)
2009
Goya
Goya Awards
Best Actor (Mejor Actor Principal)
Solo quiero caminar (2008)
2009
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Milk (2008)
2008
ACCA
Awards Circuit Community Awards
Best Cast Ensemble
Milk (2008)
2004
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Best Diego Luna in a Movie (Mejor Diego en una Pelicula)
Open Range (2003)
2004
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Best Diego Luna in a Movie (Mejor Diego en una Pelicula)
Soldados de Salamina (2003)
2004
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Best Turn-On (Mejor Cachondez)
Nicotina (2003)
2002
MTV Movie Award
MTV Movie Awards, Latin America
MTV North Feed (mostly Mexico) - Best Kiss (Mejor Beso)
$4 Million
