Iñaki Godoy Jasso (born 25 August 2003) is a Mexican actor who is known for his role as Juan Ruiz in ''

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'' (2022) and

Monkey D. Luffy , also known as is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Japanese manga series '' One Piece'' created by Eiichiro Oda. Luffy made his debut as a young boy who acquires the properties of rubber after accidentally eating one of the ...

in the

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live-action adaptation of ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' (2023).

Career

In 2016, at the age of thirteen, he landed his first major role in the American Spanish-language

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series ''

La querida del Centauro ''La querida del Centauro'' ( Lit: ''The Dear of the Centaur'' / English: ''Centauro's Woman''), is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Teleset and Sony Pictures Television for Telemundo and distributed by Telemundo Internacional, based on ...

'', where he played Amadeo "El Gato". He continued having small and supporting roles in series such as ''

Blue Demon Alejandro Muñoz Moreno (October 12, 1922 – December 16, 2000), better known by the ring name Blue Demon (''Demonio Azul'' in Spanish), was a Mexican film actor and ''luchador enmascarado'' (Spanish for masked professional wrestler). Blue D ...

'' (2016), ''Por la Máscara: La Serie Web'' (2018), '' No Fear of Truth'' (2019), and '' Los elegidos'' (2019), until at the age of fourteen, he reached his first leading role with his film debut in ''Go Youth!'' released in 2020. The same year, the latter was nominated for best film at the 18th edition of the

Morelia International Film Festival The Morelia International Film Festival (''Spanish'': ''Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia''; FICM) was founded in 2003 in the city of Morelia, Michoacán, México. It is an annual event that takes place during the second week of October. ...

. He was later in '' MexZombies'', presented at the

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, and ''No Abras La Puerta''. Along with the aforementioned releases, on television he appeared in the series '' ¿Quién mató a Sara?'', in its first two seasons, and in his first English-speaking production, ''

'', both produced by Netflix. Godoy was announced as the lead role of

in Netflix's ''One Piece'' live-action adaptation in 2021. The series premiered in 2023.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Godoy, Iñaki 2003 births Living people Mexican male child actors Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Male actors from Mexico City Mexican people of Basque descent