Also in the conversation they talked about how Alfonso Cuarón was a fundamental part of the way in which Diego saw cinema with different eyes.
The Mexican actor, Diego Lunais the big star this Thursday at the 39th edition of the Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), who presented the book “Diego Luna. La neta is cool, but unattainable” in Room 1 of the Santander Complex, developed by Roberto Fiesco and Alejandro Magallanes. Before a large audience, the actor, director and producer, He first dedicated this book to his father Alejandro Lunaarchitect and set designer who died in 2022.
“My father brought me to the theater and sat me there without me asking him. Without total responsibility he let me see everything about him. And that life enveloped me to the point of arriving here,” said Diego, who highlighted that he had always He has been immersed in the topic of performing arts, starting from the invitation that Luis de Tavira made him when he was a child. He also confessed that at 15 years old he decided to become independent and although his father always asked him to return home, he wanted to prove to himself that he could get ahead (but one makes a lot of mistakes…).
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Diego shared that the talks with Fiesco to develop this book lasted eight sessions., “Basically they were therapy-like sessions where this teacher helped me remember my life and put order in it, or get it out of that order where one places it so that things don’t hurt, fit better or sound more poetic. And suddenly the exercise of doing this, the recounting of life from the age of two or three to date, was very beautiful, confrontational and hard, since I had to do it after my father had died, a little over a year ago. “.
He points out that after these confessions he became aware of many patterns, “of things that I did not say, of things that I experienced and that I did not treasure as I would have liked. And this book helped me do this work.” Diego said he was grateful for this opportunity through this text, which he highlighted, “was vital for what is coming in my life.”
Diego, with 35 years of career, recalled that television, the next step in his career, helped him realize that he wanted to tell other storiesthat is why he decided to no longer do soap operas, although he recognizes that television is currently an important platform for young creatives who want to tell their stories.
“Diego Luna. The net is cool, but unattainable”, developed by Roberto Fiesco and Alejandro Magallanes. THE INFORMER/H.FIGUEROA
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Also in the conversation they talked about how Alfonso Cuaron It was a fundamental part of the way in which Diego saw cinema with different eyes, where he also had the need to delve into direction and production. The film “And your mother too” marked that panorama for him. “This movie was a journey to find our destiny.”
Finally, it was emphasized that he is a creative who uses his platform to give voice to social issues. “Everything fits in cinema, if it doesn’t work as a reflection and if it doesn’t relate to who we are, then it doesn’t make sense. “I get involved in things that matter to me.”
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