Diego Andrés González Boneta (born November 29, 1990) is an American actor, producer and singer.
He gained wider recognition after starring in ''
Rock of Ages'' (2012) alongside
Tom Cruise
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and the ''
Netflix
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'' biographical series ''
Luis Miguel: The Series'' (2018).
He recorded his
self-titled debut album with his first single, "Responde" in 2005. A Brazilian version of the album with songs in Portuguese was recorded in 2006. In 2008, he released his second album titled ''Indigo''.
Early life
Boneta was born in
Mexico City
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, the son of two engineers, Lauro González, born in Mexico City, and Astrid Boneta, born in the United States of Puerto Rican and Spanish origin. His father is
Mexican. He has two siblings. Although he never knew his maternal grandfather, Otto Boneta, a songwriter and psychiatrist, Diego credits him with his musical talents.
Boneta grew up in
Los Angeles, California
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and
Mexico City
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.
Boneta speaks Spanish and English fluently.
Boneta has triple citizenship, the other two being from the United States and Spain.
Music career
''Diego''
During his stint in ''
Rebelde
''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...
'', he released his debut album, titled ''Diego'',
in Mexico, Chile and Brazil in 2005. The album was available for digital sale on April 3, 2006 and released in the United States on April 24. The first single, "Responde", became a top ten single in various countries including Argentina and Brazil. His songs were
synchronized in the telenovela ''Rebelde'' and, once finished, he went on an international tour with Mexican pop group
RBD
RBD is a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's telenovela ''Rebelde''. The group achieved international success from 2004 until their separation in 2009 and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making them one of ...
as a guest. "It was a really cool experience, because in countries like Brazil or Romania everybody sang my songs in Spanish," he said.
When promoting his first album in Mexico he opened three concerts (in
Mexico City
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,
Guadalajara and
Monterrey) for
Hilary Duff
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in 2006.
''Indigo''
His second album, titled ''Indigo'', was released on 25 March 2008. It features the single "Perdido en Ti" and "Losing Me", and is produced by
Mitch Allan
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and written by Mitch Allan and
Kara DioGuardi
Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (; born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, and singer. She writes music primarily in the pop rock genre. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; sales o ...
. On 5 May 2008, "Losing Me" and "Perdido En Ti" became iTunes Free Single of the Week.
Acting career
2003-2010: Early work
He started his career in Mexico singing and acting. He worked extensively in television and appeared in the
reality show ''
Código F.A.M.A.''. He did two children's
telenovelas
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include ''teleserye'' (P ...
: ''
Alegrijes y rebujos'' and ''
Misión S.O.S'' with Allison lozz which were shown on
Univision
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. He was also in the teenage-oriented telenovela ''
Rebelde
''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...
''.
In 2010, at the age of 20 years, he appeared in the TV series ''
Pretty Little Liars
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'' as
Alex Santiago
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and in ''
90210'' as Javier Luna which was "practically me with a different name" where he could sing and compose, mainly "Siempre tú" which came out at the end of the second season and the beginning of the third.
His first film came in 2011 as Tyler Adams in the teen flick ''
Mean Girls 2
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'' opposite
Meaghan Martin
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and
Jennifer Stone
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. Martin was the only actor he knew at that time, he recalled it was really easy to work with her because they were friends. Also the film gave him the opportunity to experience
high school
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since he didn't get to, because he was tutored and working.
2011-2012: Breakthrough
As he shot into the spotlight he became the cover model of ''TROIX'' magazine's 'March Men Madness' 2011 issue, introducing him as "Prince Charming".
His big Hollywood break came when he starred in
Adam Shankman's movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical ''
Rock of Ages'' alongside
Tom Cruise
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and
Julianne Hough
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. He played Drew Boley, a young upstart in Los Angeles in the late 1980s with dreams of becoming a rock star. Of Boneta's audition, Shankman called him the "next big thing" and compared him to
Zac Efron,
Channing Tatum
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, and
Liam Hemsworth
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.
2012-2014: ''Underemployed'' and ''Abercrombie & Fitch's Campaign''
In 2012, Diego starred in the ''
MTV'' series ''
Underemployed''. In this 12-episode series, Boneta played Miles González, a hilarious stripper. In 2014, Boneta was featured in
Abercrombie & Fitch's "Making of a Star" campaign. As a result, photos of Boneta shot by
Bruce Weber were featured in A&F stores worldwide.
2015: ''Scream Queens'' and ''The Dovekeepers''
In 2015, Boneta played warrior Amram in the mini-series ''
The Dovekeepers
''The Dovekeepers'' is a two-part television adaptation based on the book of the same name by Alice Hoffman from executive producers Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. It features the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of th ...
'', and recorded the song "The Warrior" that aired in the opening of the series. Between September and December 2015, he starred in
Ryan Murphy's comedy and horror series ''
Scream Queens'' for the
Fox network. The show featured an all star cast including
Ariana Grande,
Keke Palmer
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,
Nick Jonas
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,
Emma Roberts
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,
Jamie Lee Curtis
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and
Lea Michele.
2018: ''Luis Miguel - La Serie''
Boneta plays
Luis Miguel, the Grammy award-winning artist in the TV bio-musical series, ''
Luis Miguel: The Series''.
The show is based on the early career of the famous Mexican artist that became an icon around the world. The series officially premiered on April 22, 2018 on
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is owned by Comcast. It provides content nationally with pr ...
and
Netflix
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, with its second season premiering in April 2021.
Filmography
Film
Television
Discography
Studio albums
Video albums
Singles
Music videos
Soundtrack
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boneta, Diego
1990 births
Hispanic and Latino American male actors
Living people
Mexican male film actors
Mexican male child actors
Mexican child singers
Portuguese-language singers of Mexico
Mexican male telenovela actors
Mexican male television actors
Male actors from Mexico City
Singers from Mexico City
21st-century Mexican male actors
Mexican emigrants to the United States
21st-century Mexican singers
21st-century Mexican male singers
Mexican people of Puerto Rican descent
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Mexican expatriate actors in the United States