Diego Calva Hernández (born 16 March 1992) is a Mexican actor best known for starring in the crime drama television series ''
Narcos: Mexico'' (2021) and the period comedy film ''
Babylon
''Bābili(m)''
* sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠
* arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel''
* syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel''
* grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn''
* he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel''
* peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru''
* elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...
'' (2022). For the latter, he received a nomination for the
.
Biography
Calva was born on 16 March 1992, in Mexico City. He attended the
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica
The Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) is a film school belonging to Mexico's Secretariat of Culture. It was founded in 1975 with the aim of providing technical and artistic training for those entering the film industry. The CCC is pa ...
and studied directing and screenwriting.
During his time in film school, he worked as a caterer, set dresser, boom mic operator, and production assistant. He directed a few short films before fully getting into acting.
Calva landed his first lead role in 2015 in the independent film ''
I Promise You Anarchy
''I Promise You Anarchy'' ( es, Te Prometo Anarquía) is a 2015 Mexican drama film, directed and written by Julio Hernández Cordón. The film stars Diego Calva Hernández and Eduardo Eliseo Martinez as two long-time friends and lovers, who afte ...
'' by filmmaker
Julio Hernández Cordón
Julio Hernández Cordón (born January 17, 1975) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. An active filmmaker since 2003, Hernández Cordón has been involved in six films, including shorts and documentaries. Hernández Cordón attain ...
, which premiered at the
68th Locarno International Film Festival and screened at the
2015 Toronto International Film Festival
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. He won Best Lead Actor with his co-star Eduardo Eliseo Martínez at the 2015
Havana Film Festival
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for his role in this film. In 2021, he joined the cast of the television series ''Narcos: Mexico'', playing
Arturo Beltrán Leyva
Marcos Arturo Beltrán Leyva (September 27, 1961 – December 16, 2009) was a Mexican drug lord who, alongside his brothers, founded and led the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. Prior to founding his own organization, Beltran-Leyva was a longtime high-ra ...
.
In 2022, he played the role of Manny Torres in
Damien Chazelle
Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films ''Whiplash'' (2014), ''La La Land'' (2016), and '' First Man'' (2018).
For ''Whiplash'', he was nominated for the ...
's 2022 film ''Babylon,'' co-starring alongside
Brad Pitt
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and
Margot Robbie
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1992 births
Mexican male film actors
Mexican male television actors
21st-century Mexican male actors