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Diego Luna Biography

By Rebecca Murray, About.com Guide

Diego Luna

Diego Luna attends the Los Angeles Film Festival Line-up announcement breakfast at the Palomar Hotel on May 5, 2009 in Westwood, California.

Photo by Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images

Diego Luna's Birth Date:

December 29, 1979

Place of Birth:

The 5'10" actor was born in Mexico City, Mexico.

His Background:

Diego Luna began his professional acting career on stage at the age of seven. At 12, Luna made his television debut in the soap opera El Abuelo Y Yo which led to roles in the soap opera El Premio Mayor and the dramatic series El Amor De Mi Vida and La Vida En El Espejo.

A Little Trivia:

Luna's best friends with actor Gael Garcia Bernal (they've been friends since childhood). Luna and Bernal are partners in the production company, Canana Films.

Notable Movie Credits:

Ambar (1994)
A Trickle of Blood (1995)
Todo el poder (1999)
The Comet (1999)
A Sweet Scent of Death (1999)
Before Night Falls (2000)
Y tu mama tambien (2001)
Never Too Young to Dream (2001)
Dark Cities (2002)
Frida (2002)
Vampires: Los Muertos (2002)
Soldiers of Salamina (2003)
Carambola (2003)
Open Range (2003)
Nicotina (2003)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
The Terminal (2004)
Criminal (2004)
Only God Knows (2006)
Fade to Black (2006)
Mister Lonely (2007)
Milk (2008)
Rudo y Cursi (2009)
In the Playground (2010)
Horse (2010)

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