José Alejandro Dionisio Luna Ledesma (1 December 1939 – 13 December 2022) was a Mexican

scenic designer Scenic may refer to: * Scenic design * Scenic painting * Scenic overlook * Scenic railroad (disambiguation) * Scenic route * Scenic, South Dakota, United States * Scenic (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse Aviation *Airwave Scenic, an Austrian pa ...

and

lighting technician Electrical lighting technicians (ELT), or simply lighting tech, are involved with rigging stage and location sets and controlling artificial, electric lights for art and entertainment venues (theatre or live music venues) or in video, television, o ...

Life and career

Luna was born in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, where he passed his studies of architecture. He has worked in theater, opera and for TV and cinema productions. He also was director of the ''Centro Universitario de Teatro'' of the

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

(UNAM) and taught at several Mexican universities from 1968 to 2007. He participated at the

Prague Quadriennale Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oc ...

from 1967 to 1975 three times in a row, as well as in 2003 and 2007. In 2003 he was a member of the Prague Quadriennale.''Alejandro Luna''
Prague Quadriennale. He was the father of actor

Diego Luna Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He is known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and the Disney+ series ''Andor''. Following an early car ...

. Luna died on 13 December 2022, at the age of 83.

Awards

Premio Nacional de las Artes The National Prize for Arts and Sciences ( es, Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes) is awarded annually by the Government of Mexico in six categories. It is part of the Mexican Honours System and was established in 1945. The prize is a gold medal a ...

, 2001 * ''Distinguished Artist Award'' of the International Society of Performing Arts, 2004 * Doctor Honoris Causa of the

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California The Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) ( es, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California) is a public institution of higher education in Baja California. Established in 1957, UABC has its headquarters located in the city of Mexicali. T ...

(UABC)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luna, Alejandro 1939 births 2022 deaths People from Mexico City Mexican architects Mexican scenic designers Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico)