Diego Luna

The Wrap are reporting that Jon Stewart has tapped Gael Garcia Bernal (Amores Perros, The Motorcycle Diaries) to star in his feature directorial debut, ‘Rosewater.’ Stewart is taking a 12-week hiatus from hosting Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ in order to make the movie. ‘Daily Show’ correspondent John Oliver will take over hosting duties for eight weeks during Stewart’s absence. Stewart penned the script, which is adapted from Maziar Bahari’s 2011 book ‘Then They Came For Me: A Family’s...Read Full Story

In case you've not yet heard, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart is taking this summer off to make his directorial debut, Rosewater. Stewart recently found his lead actor for the project, the Mexican star Gael Garcia Bernal. Bernal is best known for his work in movies like Y Tu Mama Tambien, Amores Perros, Babel, The Motorcycle Diaries, and more recently in the Will Ferrell Spanish-language comedy, Casa de mi Padre. [...]Read Full Story

Though Jacob and Sophia were the most popular baby names in America in 2012, it is clear the growing Hispanic population is having an impact on the list, as names like Gael and Perla are climbing. This is the fourteenth year in a row Jacob tops the list for boys and the second year for Sophia. There is a new couple in the top 10 this year—Elizabeth and Liam replace Chloe and Daniel. Elizabeth has been here before, but this is the first time Liam breaks into the top 10. Perhaps Liam’s new...Read Full Story

Gael Garcia Bernal has stepped behind the camera to direct Drifting: Part 2, which picks up where friend and Canana co-founder, Diego Luna, left off in this two-part short film. Drifting: Part One, directed by Luna, sets up the story of three friends who reunite after having drifted apart. A prank sees the friends left in a precarious situation, which Bernal has to resolve in the concluding film.The two-part short film is part of a collaboration between Chivas Regal, the original luxury...Read Full Story

During a concert in Mexico City recently, an intoxicated Camila Sodi revealed to the audience that her marriage to Diego Luna may be ending. While on stage, the 26-year-old actress-turned-singer expressed, “My marriage is done … ¡Salud! to this p*nche sadness I have right now!” So what could Thalia possibly have to do with the rumored divorce? It turns out Thalia (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda), who is in the midst of divorce rumors herself, is actually Sodi’s aunt - her mother’s sister...Read Full Story