Distinguished Lecture Series on Latin American Arts and Culture - Diego Luna

Nov. 8, 2010: USC Annenberg Distinguished Lecture Series on Latin American Arts and Culture, featuring Diego Luna

The USC Annenberg Distinguished Lecture Series on Latin American Arts and Culture is proud to welcome acclaimed award-winning Mexican actor, producer and activist Diego Luna for a special evening of conversation about film, culture and politics. Considered one of Mexico's most important young stars, Luna has appeared in numerous films, including the iconic Y Tu Mamá También, as well as Todo El Poder, Nicotina, Frida, Before Night Falls, Rudo y Cursi, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and Milk. He made his directorial debut in 2007 with the documentary J.C. Chavez and earlier this year he directed his first feature film, Abel, which opens in the U.S. in November. The production company he co-founded with Gael Garcia Bernal and Pablo Cruz, Canana Productions, is devoted to developing projects based in Mexico and Latin America. In 2005, they launched Ambulante, a traveling documentary festival designed to enable access to documentaries in Mexico, support Mexican documentary filmmaking as a social movement, and promote cinema as "a tool for change" that "promotes basic human rights." This discussion will be moderated by USC Annenberg communication and journalism professor Josh Kun.

For more information on the event: http://www.annenberg.usc.edu/News%20and%20Events/News/101110Luna.aspx

For more information on Josh Kun: http://annenberg.usc.edu/Faculty/Communication%20and%20Journalism/KunJ.aspx

For more information on Ambulante: http://www.ambulante.com.mx/2009/en/historia.php

Category:

Education

Tags:

• USC
• USC Annenberg
• Josh Kun
• Diego Luna
• Latin American Art
• Abel
• Canana Productions
• Mexico
• Latin America
• Ambulante
• film
• culture
• politics
• Y Tu Mamá También
• 'Frida
• Milk
• Gael Garcia Bernal
• Pablo Cruz
• documentary
• filmmaking
• cinema
• human rights

[lorelorim]

WOW! vii toda la entrevistaa, me encanto que Diego hablara de nuestro pais. Muchas cosas de las que dijoo te habren los ojos y dicees.."no manchees, si es cierto" Muy bieeen Diego!

[charlottewful]

Love this, So glad someone recorded this, Was glued to the screen the whole way through, What an amazing man.

[aditi1998]

@thekupolove aw, you don't need to apologize :) And thanks...But I'm from india and it is 9:06 pm here :) Have a good day if it's day where you live <3

[thekupolove]

@aditi1998 i think i misunderstood your last comment....hes mexican and he speak spanish ...mmm soi'm apologize :d have a nice beautiful day and agree with u diego luna is hottt

[aditi1998]

@thekupolove hi! Wow so he is spanish? Hm...He looks alot like a mexican. Sorry, I didn't know what mexico's language is. Thanks take care :)

[thekupolove]

@aditi1998 NENA YOU DONT UNDERSTAND SPANISH...MEXICAN IS NOT A LENGUAGE <3 TAKE CARE

[aditi1998]

I don't understand mexican or anything but Diego Luna is SO hot I might actually die if I won't meet him NOW

[neonfreak52]

@inghugoaceves aww thanks for letting me know. so sweet! :)

[inghugoaceves]

@neonfreak52 he was telling his kid something like "what´s up son, are you ok sweety? it´s time to sleep so we are going to talk lower"

[neonfreak52]

what does he say at 43:00 minutes in? its in spanish and he's looking into the audience when says it. ?? I wish I knew spanish! LOL

[neonfreak52]

I could listen to him talk all day. Love that accent! he's so awesome I love everything he says and everything he stands for.

[simivalley805]

lastima que el y gael garcia se les subio tanto