Diego Calva
Calva in 2023
Born
Diego Calva Hernández

(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

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 (2022).[1] For the latter, he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[2]

Biography

Calva was born on 16 March 1992, in Mexico City. He attended the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica and studied directing and screenwriting.[3][4] 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.[5][4]

Calva landed his first lead role in 2015 in the independent film I Promise You Anarchy by filmmaker Julio Hernández Cordón, which premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival and screened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. He won Best Lead Actor with his co-star Eduardo Eliseo Martínez at the 2015 Havana Film Festival for his role in this film.[6] In 2021, he joined the cast of the television series Narcos: Mexico, playing Arturo Beltrán Leyva.[7]

In 2022, he played the role of Manny Torres in Damien Chazelle's 2022 film Babylon, co-starring alongside Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 I Promise You Anarchy Miguel
2022 Babylon Manuel "Manny" Torres
2023 Bird Box Barcelona Octavio [9][10]
2024 City of Dreams Carlitos
TBA On Swift Horses Henry Filming[11]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Inmate El Rubio 12 episodes
2020 Unstoppable Joshua 8 episodes
2021 Narcos: Mexico Arturo Beltrán Leyva 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2015 Havana Film Festival Best Actor (shared with Eduardo Eliseo Martinez) I Promise You Anarchy Won [12]
2022 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Best Lead Actor Babylon Nominated [13]
2023 Golden Globe Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nominated [14]
Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nominated [15]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ "Mexico's Diego Calva stars in latest movie by Damien Chazelle". Al Día News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Golden Globes 2023: Nominations List". Variety. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "¿Quién es Diego Calva, el mexicano que protagoniza Babylon junto a Margot Robbie y Brad Pitt?". Cine PREMIERE (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b CARTTER, EILEEN (29 November 2022). "The Very Big Hollywood Debut of Diego Calva, Who Was Hand-Picked for Movie Stardom". GQ. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  5. ^ Fuente, Anna Marie de la (16 April 2021). "Diego Calva Talks Damian Chazelle's 'Babylon,' Netflix's 'Narcos'". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ Dalton, Stephen (11 September 2015). "'I Promise You Anarchy' ('Te prometo anarquia'): TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  7. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (29 November 2022). "Diego Calva Criticizes 'Narcos: Mexico' for Glorifying Drug Culture: 'There's a Lot of Lies'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ Danoff, Owen (5 December 2022). "Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie & Diego Calva Interview: Babylon". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Harriet (9 May 2023). "Netflix confirms new Bird Box movie release date with intense teaser". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  10. ^ Hibbs, James (9 May 2023). "Bird Box Barcelona spin-off coming to Netflix – watch the teaser". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Diego Calva to Star in Historical Drama 'On Swift Horses'". The Wrap. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Diego Calva". IMDb. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  13. ^ "THE 2022 GWNYFCA FILM AWARDS NOMINEES" (Press release). Greater Western New York Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Golden Globes 2023: Nominations for the 80th Golden Globes Have Been Announced" (Press release). Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Nominees" (Press release). International Press Academy. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  16. ^ "NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 29TH ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS®" (Press release). Screen Actors Guild. 11 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

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