Diego Luna

Casa de mi Padre

Will Ferrell's Spanish-language comedy is at once unfunny and too silly to take seriously

11 May 2012

Funnyman Will Ferrell as a tough rancher in a violent Spanish-language Western? It could only be a joke, and that’s exactly what Case de mi Padre is, a ragged, silly spoof in the Airplane/Naked Gun mode. Unfortunately, as jokes go, it’s a not…

Diego Luna's Abel addresses issues surrounding absent mother during childhood - interview

30-year-old actor from Y Tu Mama Tambien tunrns director for debut feature

12 Jan 2011

Having made the jump behind the camera, Diego Luna is in apologetic mood: ‘Making Abel I learned a lot about directors and I think I respect them much more now and so I want to apologise to them all.’ He does not go into any detail about which of the…

Abel

3 Jan 2011

(15) 82min Mexican actor Diego Luna’s first fictional feature film (he previously directed a documentary on the legendary Latino boxer Chavez) is a curious mix of poignant and bizarre. Nine-year-old Abel (Christopher Ruíz-Esparza) returns home after…

Rudo Y Cursi

25 Jun 2009

Latin American superstars Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna reunite on screen for the first time since 2001’s Y Tu Mamá También in this likeable and engrossing tale of brotherly rivalry, professional football and celebrity culture. When Mexican…

Lights, camera, action - Edinburgh International Film Festival launches programme

14 May 2009

The Edinburgh International Film Festival has launched its much-anticipated line-up boasting 135 features from 33 countries and 23 world premieres. Recent Oscar-winner Kate Winslet is expected to inject some glamour to the proceedings, work schedule…

Edinburgh International Film Festival announces programme

6 May 2009

The Edinburgh International Film Festival was announced today. The programme Includes 135 features from 33 countries and includes 23 World Premieres. Highlights from the programme include opening film Away We Go from British director Sam Mendes on 17…

Harmony Korine

13 Mar 2008

Harmony Korine was thrust into the limelight aged 22, when his sensational script for Kids garnered him the status of overnight sensation. Then came Gummo, a film made in the best traditions of German maverick Werner Herzog, which established the young…

Mister Lonely - on-set feature

Glasgow Film Festival

14 Feb 2008

When news broke that Harmony Korine had cast Y tu mamá también star Diego Luna as a Michael Jackson impersonator it seemed a typical act of provocation from the Gummo and Julien Donkey Boy director. How many other directors would be brave enough to cast…