Acclaimed Mexican director Diego Luna will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo tonight at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema.
In recognition of his outstanding career and ineffaceable contribution to cinema, the acclaimed Mexican actor, director and producer Diego Luna will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo tonight at 8.30 pm, at the Coca-Cola Open Air Cinema. After the ceremony, Luna’s film Ashes will be screened in Open Air programme.
This morning at the Festival Centre, Luna held a Masterclass during which he shared his experiences and his thoughts on contemporary cinema with young talents, film professionals and the Festival’s audience.
Luna first captured international attention with his breakout performance in Alfonso Cuarón’s Y tu mamá también (2001), a role that established him as one of Mexico’s most compelling screen talents. This led to further collaborations across Mexico, Spain, the United States, England and Germany, working with directors such as Steven Spielberg, David Trueba, Gus Van Sant, Harmony Korine and Agustín Díaz Yanes.
Most recently, he starred in and executive-produced the Disney+ series Andor (2022), earning two Golden Globe® nomination and two Critics’ Choice Award nominations for Best Actor for his work in both seasons. The series received widespread critical acclaim, including eight Emmy® Award nominations for its first season and fourteen for its second season in 2025, including Outstanding Drama Series. He also received two Normal Felton Award nominations (2023 and 2026) alongside the team in the PGA’s Awards for his work as a producer in Andor.
In 2025, he starred opposite Jennifer Lopez and Tonatiuh in Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Womanand was nominated for a Golden Globe® Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Hulu’s La Máquina (2024), which he also produced and starred in alongside Gael García Bernal.
Earlier credits include the Netflix series Narcos: México(2018), which earned him a Critics’ Choice Award nomination, Star Wars: Rogue One (2016), a role that introduced him to an even wider English-speaking audience, and Bread & Circus (2020), which won two Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Daytime Talent in a Spanish Language Program and Best Entertainment Program in Spanish.
As a director, Luna made his debut with the documentary J.C. Chávez (2007). His first narrative feature, Abel (2010), earned the Horizontes Latinos Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and a Mexican Academy Award for Best Screenplay, which he co-wrote. He later directed Mr. Pig (2016), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
He recently stared in Netflix’s México 86 on which he also serves as executive producer and will next appear in the thriller Eleven Days and Disney’s live-action adaption of Tangled.
