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Diego Luna: “My competition is with myself” Little is left of the adolescent of Y tu mamá también. Today this Mexican actor is international and diversified.
Diego
Luna is a lover of life, his work and of
The
day of the interview we find him in
Of his work …What is he doing at present?
“I am
filming the road movie, Sólo Dios Sabe, a
2004 has been a year full of successes, how do you feel because of it?“It has been full of work, more than successes. I have spent it travelling and more for work reasons, besides it entertains me. What I like most is to film and thanks to that I have known different countries, things that have seemed wonderful to me.”
How are you handling fame?“There is not much to handle since my life has not changed much. Probably (what has changed is) now I have the opportunity to choose where I want to be or what projects I want to do. Before everything was the opposite. I can even somehow plan my life more. Another difference is that I see my friends and family less, but the relationships turn more intense an hour you reunite with them. If you like what you are doing, the distance and the time do not upset you.”
Do you like fame? “I like recognition for the work, of course it fills me with pride. Fame does not bring you anything. I did not do this career to be famous, but for a need to tell stories.”
Is the place you are at as an actor the one you dreamed of?“I was imagining and wishing to live off cinema and do theater, in addition to being able to travel for my work. I wanted it and everything began to happen very rapidly. The best things always come as surprises in life. It cost me professionally in some point as it moved my apartment, it annoyed me, but it was in these moments when my friends came and made me see that I am only a human being. When I am filming everything returns to this level, there is no glamour or parties, nobody boasting, only preparing a story.”
How did you come to Hollywood, truly?
“Basically from Y tu mamá también. As soon as it had the
premiere in the U.S. they began to give me many things. Many people were
hardened with proposals of work and little by little the way was opened.
Also thanks to the push that Alfonso Cuarón gave me when inviting me to
participate in that extraordinary film, furthermore being present during
the promotion outside the country. It served me much and we got that
people were realizing the potential of things done in Mexico.” What movies do you have pending to premiere in?“There are three: The Terminal, Criminal and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. In them I had the enormous privilege of taking extraordinary actors as partners, some of them have already been Oscar winners like Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and also Stanley Tucci. It was extraordinary to share the set with them and very satisfactory.”
What is it about and what is your character?“The Terminal is most entertaining, it develops inside JFK airport. Tere Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), who arrives to the U.S. (from a fictitious country), when wanting to return finds out that it disappeared because of a war, by which his passport is invalid and he has to live in the airport for a time. My character’s name is Enrique Cruz and I work in meal business inside the airport and become a friend of Viktor so that he presents him to the girl that he likes. It is a story simply from the fact that a guy is left to live in the airport and it is a place where people come there only to pass . It is a work that has me very satisfied.”
“It was cool to work with him and to know him is something very exciting. I gained much benefit because I learned quite a lot from him. He is an excellent director with a lot of experience. Besides generous, he is ready to share the set and his ideas the same, for that one thing I am grateful. It was entertaining to work with him and cool to see that someone of his high-level continue being passionate with his work. To have worked with Spielberg, to chat with him about trying to please him with the necessary character for his film, was what I like most about this movie.”
And of Criminal what can you tell?“It is possible Criminal will have the premiere at the end of October or beginning of November. It is a drama and thriller combination. It is the story of two swindlers with a counterfeit bill. It happens all in one day in Los Angeles. My character’s name is Rodrigo. It is full of surprises and amusing characters that add to the swindle to obtain their share. Criminal is a remake of Nine Queens. It is almost like an independent film. It felt like I was doing a Mexican movie; they were walking with camera in hand.”
Why open a sushi business?“It is necessary to anticipate first. In addition to that I hope there comes a time when I do not have to be employed in the cinema for money. Also because I love sushi and it is very nice to come to a place that knows what you want to eat and just sign the bill. I am not thinking about opening any more businesses since I have neither money nor time.”
What was the experience of dancing in “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights”? “It is another movie close to having the premiere that I take part in. There my name is Javier and I play a young guy that dances. I had to learn to salsa dance. I went several months to more than eight hours classes daily. It was difficult because I was not born to dance. It is not my strong point, but luckily I already finished.”
Nicotina has already had the premiere in the United States. How you feel? There is hope that it should be OK, to hear that people began to receive it well, nothing else is necessary but to wait for the results in the ticket office. The competition is monstrous there. Nicotina has the chance of being OK since there are big communities of Latins in this nation with the desire to see what is done in Latin America.”
Have you liked what you have done in Hollywood?“I have liked some things. I would lie if I said everything, but I have had the chance of working with people who I admired, in addition to that I have been able to get a profit (benefit) for my work there and also gain many things. I hope that people like my performance.”
With whom have you wanted to work with that you have already fulfilled?“With John C. Reilly it was very entertaining and gratifying as an actor. He is someone that tries to extract more things. He continues advancing with the idea that he can express his work to the maximum.
Will you return to make soap operas?“I do not think so, though I must not say it is water I will not drink. What I have learned is to make things of quality, to try to feel proud of your work. Yes, I hope not to have to work for money.”
Do you have competition? “Only with myself and the demand that inspires me.”
What do you lack doing as actor? “I want to do more theater, especially in my country. To do a movie with a topic and at the conclusion of it, begin another one with a different story. I think that it is necessary for me to grow more as actor.”
What do you lack doing as present? “Many things, like marrying, to be a father, to buy myself a house on the beach where I could be able to go and spend the summers … various things. ”
And are you in love? “I am very well, there are many people that I love and who love me. I cannot be more specific, but I am very well.”
How do you visualize yourself in 10 years? “I hope to be doing cinema, with children and to be in love.”
Will you change your residence?“No, I will remain living in Mexico, my house is here.”
Is there rivalry with Gael? “None, we are good friends. I don’t know because they don’t want to have to compete. We are different. Besides, each one has his space. There is not a project he has done that I wished for. I only feel happy of what is also going to him up to now.”
Very International Diego Luna is an actor that Mexico met as a boy. After the success of Y tu mamá también he was involved in productions of the U.S., Spain, Argentina and France. His internationalization is not an option, it is a reality since three of his last five projects have been employed out of the country.
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