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- 1989
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- 3
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- El giro crítico del arte
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Acting · Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣoˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama. Following an early career in Mexican…
Known for
- The Boys: Mexico2028
- Mexico 86 — Martín de la Torre2026
- The One That Got Away: The Director's Cut — Diego2026
- Kiss of the Spider Woman — Valentín Arregui / Armando2025
- Mollusk2025
- La Máquina — Andy Lujan2024
- Water for Life — Narrator2023
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2023
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look — Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer2022
- Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers — Self2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 7,921
- Total plays
- 60,266
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,392x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,355x
- jModelTest 2: more models, new heuristics and parallel computing
· 2012 · cited 14,601x
- <i>Planck</i>
2018 results
· 2020 · cited 12,766x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
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Key facts
- Born
- Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander , ( 1979-12-29 ) 29 December 1979 (age 46) , Toluca , State of Mexico , Mexico
- Other name
- Alexander García
- Occupations
- Actor director producer
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Spouse
- Camila Sodi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2013 )
- Parents
- Alejandro Luna † (father) Fiona Alexander † (mother)
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Key dates
- Born
- 29 December 1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diego
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Toluca de Lerdo
- Spouse
- Camila Sodi
- Sibling
- Iván Amozurrutia
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander ( Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One (2016) and its prequel series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction Elysium, comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico.
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