- Born
- Birth nameDiego Luna Alexander
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Diego Luna Alexander was born on December 29, 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Alejandro Luna 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 in a car accident when Diego was only two. He soon became immersed in his father's passion, entertainment - Alejandro is the most acclaimed living theatre, cinema, and opera set designer in Mexico.
From an early age he began acting working in TV, movies, and theater. His first television role was in the movie The Last New Year (1991). His next role was in the Mexican soap opera El abuelo y yo (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 Y tu mamá también (2001), once again alongside his best friend Gael García Bernal, as Tenoch Iturbide.
His star continues to shine and he is making a name for himself in the American market such as starring alongside Bon Jovi in Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) and the Oscar-winning Frida (2002).
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.- IMDb mini biography by: Kristen Parks <Lady1231@hotmail.com>
- SpouseCamila Sodi(February 5, 2008 - 2013) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsFiona Alexander
- Best friends with Gael García Bernal since childhood.
- His favorite movies are Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994).
- Co-founder of the production company "Canana Films" along with childhood friend and fellow actor Gael García Bernal and Mexican producer Pablo Cruz in 2005. The company focuses on Mexican - and Latin American-themed features that deal with social justice issues. Luna and García they left the production company in 2018.
- 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.
- His favorite actors are Javier Bardem and Vincent Gallo.
- [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?
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- 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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