Diego Luna is the title character In one of the most acclaimed TV series of the last few years with ”Andor” – Not to mention that Tony Gilroy-created show is one of Most acclaimed “Star Wars” projects in the history of the franchise.
But that does not mean that Luna is still not allowed to offer roles as a drug dealer. Thankfully, but his year with “Star Wars” which goes back to 2016’s “Rogue one“Has resulted in drug dealers not being The only one Type of role he has offered.
“Before” Star Wars “, the only projects I would be offered would be drug dealers,” Luna told Hollywood Reporteras part of their drama Actors Roundtable. “And then I could be the nice drug dealer and not the evil but still a drug dealer. Because the system did not even send messages about,” yes, you could find a way to be yourself and still work in the projects you are looking at and hope to see yourself reflected in. “But I think it has changed, and the intermediary between the audience. be as far away as you can from the system, and the system will search for you if there is a need to hear your story. ”
But to clarify, Luna then, “Oh, I still get many drug dealers. It’s just that I’m not looking for what they want me to play. I can look for the things I want to do. It’s the freedom that comes with understanding that people today care about specificity.”
Luna played “Head of all managers” and founder of Guadalajara Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo for two seasons of “Narcos: Mexico” from 2018 to 2020. The actor also recalled how often he would hear to lose his Mexican accent to play a broader sort of.
“I remember being asked,” will you clean up your accent? “It’s not part of the conversation anymore. And you go,” Why would I like to do it?
Thankfully, the forces that agreed at Lucasfilm were agreed. To hear a Mexican accent from a member of the Rebel Alliance in “Rogue One” was silent revolutionary in his own way. Sometimes you lean more about how you are can get greater specificity and depth to a character. And Time Magazine really agreed recently, when they appointed Luna to the time 100.
