Join us for an unforgettable evening with internationally renowned actor Diego Luna, as Miami Film Festival partners with Variety to present Luna with the inaugural Variety Virtuoso Award to celebrate Luna’s excellence in acting, directing, and producing over the years. This exclusive event will include an award presentation to Luna as well as an extended sit-down discussion about his illustrious career.
Most recently, he can be seen in the Disney+ spy thriller series, Andor—which he also executive produces—reprising his beloved role of the title character, “Cassian Andor,” the rebel spy he portrayed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, with the new series serving as a prequel, set five years prior to the events of the film. Andor examines the title character’s rich backstory, beginning with the destruction of his homeworld and his hero’s quest amid the Rebellion. The second season is set to be released in 2024.
Luna was introduced to worldwide audiences with his starring role in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 award-winning road epic, Y Tu Mamá También, alongside Gael García Bernal. A lifelong artist, he began his professional acting career on stage at the age of seven and made his television debut at age twelve.
His varied filmography also includes:
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Barry Jenkins’s If Beale Street Could Talk
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Gus Van Sant’s Milk starring Sean Penn
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Steven Spielberg’s The Terminal opposite Tom Hanks
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Julian Schnabel’s Before Night Falls starring Javier Bardem
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Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium alongside Matt Damon
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Julie Taymor’s Frida alongside Salma Hayek
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Sony’s Flatliners remake opposite Elliot Page
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Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg
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Harmony Korine’s Mister Lonely
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The voice of “Manolo” in the animated feature The Book of Life
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Luis Estrada’s Ambar
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Marisa Sistach’s El Cometa
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Criminal for Stephen Soderbergh and George Clooney’s Section Eight Productions
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David Trueba’s Soldados De Salamina
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Solo Dios Sabe (What God Knows)
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The final season of Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters from DreamWorks
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The starring role in Netflix’s hit series Narcos: Mexico
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Javier Bourges’s Oscar-winning short film, El Último Fin Del Año