{"id":338226,"date":"2025-06-18T01:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=387231"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:22:11","slug":"before-star-wars-they-only-wanted-diego-luna-to-play-a-very-specific-type-of-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/before-star-wars-they-only-wanted-diego-luna-to-play-a-very-specific-type-of-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Before Star Wars, they only wanted Diego Luna to play a very specific type of role"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Diego Luna, the renowned Mexican actor, has shared his experiences about the typecasting he faced in Hollywood before his participation in the successful Star Wars franchise.<strong> In a recent roundtable of actors organized by The Hollywood Reporter, Luna confessed that before arriving in a galaxy far, far away, the only offers he received were to play drug traffickers<\/strong>. &#8220;Before Star Wars, the only projects that were offered to me were about drug traffickers,&#8221; he revealed. Although he was allowed to be a &#8216;good&#8217; drug trafficker, the lack of diversity in roles represented a significant limitation in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The actor wanted a different type of role<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Luna emphasized that the industry has changed; it is now more accessible for actors without the need for intermediaries to determine their success. <strong>&#8220;There isn&#8217;t a guy with a cigar saying &#8216;You, will be a star,&#8217; people just click and suddenly, they are watching a Mexican show,&#8221; he explained<\/strong>. This new environment has given him the freedom to choose projects that truly interest him, rather than being limited to the stereotypes associated with his background.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andor | Official Trailer | Disney+\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cKOegEuCcfw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The actor also commented on the acceptance of his accent, noting that he had previously been advised to &#8216;clean up&#8217; his accent, something that is no longer discussed. <strong>&#8220;That is no longer part of the conversation,&#8221; he said, emphasizing the importance of celebrating his uniqueness. Luna has diversified his career with recent projects such as the Hulu miniseries La M\u00e1quina and the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/strong>, in addition to continuing to play roles of drug traffickers, as he admits he still receives many proposals in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Diego Luna made his debut in the Star Wars universe in 2016 with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and has reprised his role in the acclaimed series Andor,<strong> which explores the formative years of his character Cassian Andor and the formation of the Rebellion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Luna, the renowned Mexican actor, has shared his experiences about the typecasting he faced in Hollywood before his participation in the successful Star Wars franchise. 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