Diego Luna on the absence that shaped his career
Q with Tom Power

Diego Luna on the absence that shaped his career

B1IntermediateOctober 21, 202623 min
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Diego Luna (Rogue One, Y Tu Mamá También) has been acting since he was a child, starting out in Mexican cinema before taking on Hollywood blockbusters and some of television’s biggest shows. This year, he returned to the Toronto International Film Festival as a director with his latest film, Ashes. Diego sits down with Tom Power in the Q studio to talk about the choices that have shaped his career, what it was like coming face-to-face with Darth Vader on the set of Rogue One, and what he’s still searching for as a storyteller.

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This October celebrates spooky season with CBC podcasts. On Satanic Panic, hear how a tiny Saskatchewan town was engulfed by false accusations of ritual abuse. On The Devil You Know, listen as host Sarah Marshall traces the story of how that moral panic swept North America and embedded itself in pop culture. Or if you prefer some laughs with your

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