Adria Arjona Torres (born April 25, 1992) is an actress based in the United States. She played

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in the Oz book adaptation ''

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'' (2017), Anathema Device in the TV adaptation of ''

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'' (2019), and Bix Caleen in '' Andor'' (2022). She has had supporting roles in the films '' Pacific Rim: Uprising'' (2018), '' Life of the Party'' (2018), ''Triple Frontier'' (2019), ''6 Underground'' (2019) and '' Morbius'' (2022).

Early life

Arjona was born in San Juan,

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, and lived in

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until she was twelve. Her mother, Leslie Torres, is Puerto Rican, and her father,

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records so ...

, is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. When she was a child, her father took her along on his tours, and she traveled often. At age 12, she moved to Miami and lived there until she was 18, when she moved to New York City on her own. There she worked as a waitress and hostess while studying acting at the

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Career

Arjona's early TV roles include Emily in season two of the anthology television series ''

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'' (2015) and Dani Silva in two episodes of the television series ''

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'' (in 2014 and 2015). She later starred in ''

'' as

and played Anathema Device in the mini-series ''

''. She appeared as a minor character in the film ''

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'', released in March 2019, and later in a starring role in the movie '' 6 Underground'', released in December 2019. In 2021 she starred in Netflix's '' Sweet Girl'' alongside

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. In December 2018, she entered negotiations in the

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spinoff '' Morbius'' to portray the film's female lead

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; her involvement was confirmed at the end of January. In 2020, she starred in the advertising campaign for Giorgio Armani's fragrance My Way. In April 2021, Arjona was confirmed as the lead with

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in the

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remake of ''

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''. The latest take is told through the relationships in a sprawling Cuban American family. In August 2020, ''Variety'' confirmed that Arjona had been cast in the

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series '' Andor'' on

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. She joined previously announced series lead

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, who reprises his role from the 2016 film '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story''.

Upcoming projects

In October 2021, Arjona was set to star in and executive-produce the drama film ''Los Frikis'', written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. She will also star in ''

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'', the directorial debut of

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arjona, Adria 1992 births Living people Actresses from Mexico City Actresses from Miami Actresses from New York City Actresses from San Juan, Puerto Rico American people of Guatemalan descent American people of Spanish descent Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Puerto Rican film actresses Puerto Rican television actresses 21st-century American actresses