Diego Boneta
Boneta in 2019
Born
Diego Andrés González Boneta

(1990-11-29) 29 November 1990
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • actor
Years active2002–present
Musical career
GenresLatin pop
LabelsEMI
Websitediegoboneta.com

Diego Andrés González Boneta[1] (born 29 November 1990)[2] is a Mexican actor, producer and singer. He gained wider recognition after starring in Rock of Ages (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and in the Netflix biographical series Luis Miguel: The Series (2018). He also starred in the romantic comedy films Father of the Bride (2022), and At Midnight (2023).

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, 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.[3] He has two siblings. Although he never knew his maternal grandfather, Otto Boneta, a songwriter and psychiatrist, Diego credits him with his musical talents.[4][5][6] Boneta grew up in Los Angeles, California and Mexico City.

Boneta speaks Spanish and English fluently.[4] Boneta has triple citizenship, the other two being from the United States and Spain.[7]

Acting career

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: Alegrijes y rebujos and Misión S.O.S with Allison Lozz which were shown on Univision. He was also in the teenage-oriented telenovela Rebelde.[4] In 2010, at the age of 20 years, he appeared in the TV series Pretty Little Liars as Alex Santiago 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.[4][8] His first film came in 2011 as Tyler Adams in the teen flick Mean Girls 2 opposite Meaghan Martin and Jennifer Stone. Martin was the only actor he knew at that time, he recalled it was really easy to work with her because they were friends. The film also gave him the opportunity to experience high school for the first time, as he was tutored while working.[4]

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".[9] His big Hollywood break came when he starred in Adam Shankman's film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages alongside Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough. 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, and Liam Hemsworth.[8]

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. In 2015, Boneta played warrior Amram in the mini-series The Dovekeepers,[10] and recorded the song "The Warrior" which was used as the series' opening theme. Between September and December 2015, he starred in Ryan Murphy's comedy-horror series Scream Queens for the Fox network. The show featured an all-star cast including Ariana Grande, Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas, Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lea Michele.[11]

Boneta played Luis Miguel, the Grammy award-winning artist in the TV bio-musical series, Luis Miguel: The Series.[12][13] The show is based on the early career of the famous Mexican artist. The series officially premiered on April 22, 2018 on Telemundo and Netflix, with its second season premiering in April 2021.[14]

In 2022 he starred in the romantic comedy remake Father of the Bride (2022) portraying the romantic interest opposite Adria Arjona. The film also starred Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan. The film was released on HBO Max and received positive reviews. The following year he starred in the Paramount+ romantic comedy At Midnight (2023) alongside Monica Barbaro. The film received mixed reviews for its story but also earned praise for the chemistry between the two leads.[15] Boneta produced the film and received a story credit for writing the original draft of the film.[16]

Music career

Diego

During his stint in Rebelde, he released his debut album, titled Diego,[4] 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.[17] 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 as a guest. "It was a really cool experience, because in countries like Brazil or Romania everybody sang my songs in Spanish," he said.[4]

When promoting his first album in Mexico he opened three concerts (in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey) for Hilary Duff in 2006.[4]

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 and written by Allan and Kara DioGuardi. On 5 May 2008, "Losing Me" and "Perdido En Ti" became iTunes Free Single of the Week.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Rock of Ages Drew Boley
2014 City of Dead Men Michael
2015 Eden Arnie
Summer Camp Will
2016 Pelé: Birth of a Legend José Altafini
2017 Before I Fall Mr. Daimler
The Reason You Haven't Had Sex in So Long Gary Short film
Another You Marcus Also associate producer
The Titan Íker Hernández
Starbright Joshua
Blood Ride Brian
A Bend in the Road
2018 The Reason Nobody Likes You Isaac Short film
Monster Party Ollie
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate Diego Ramos
2020 Revenge Ride Brian
New Order Daniel
Love, Weddings & Other Disasters Mack
Monster Hunter Marshall
2021 Die in a Gunfight Ben Gibbon
2022 Father of the Bride Adan
2023 At Midnight Alejandro Also co-writer and producer
TBA Starbrigth Joshua

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Código F.A.M.A. Himself Reality show/Contest
2004 Misión S.O.S Christian Martínez
Alegrijes y rebujos Ricardo Sánchez
2005–06 Rebelde Rocco Bezauri Season 2-3
2005 La energía de Sonric'slandia Himself Episode: "Ele"
2010 Zeke and Luther Tiki Delgado Episode: "Kojo's BFF"
2010 90210 Javier Luna 5 episodes
Pretty Little Liars Alex Santiago 5 episodes
2011 Mean Girls 2 Tyler Adams Television film
2012 Made in Hollywood Himself Archive footage
2012–13 Underemployed Miles 12 episodes
2015 The Dovekeepers Amram 2 episodes
Scream Queens Pete Martinez Main role (season 1): 10 episodes
2016 Jane the Virgin Dax Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Two"
2017 Latin American Music Awards Host Award show
2018–21 Luis Miguel: The Series Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri Main role; also executive producer[12][13]

Discography

Diego discography
Studio albums3
Music videos5
Singles7

Studio albums

Title Album details
Diego
Diego (Portuguese edition)
  • Released: July 10, 2006 (Brazil)
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: EMI Music
  • Language: Portuguese & Spanish
Indigo
  • Released: March 25, 2008 (Mexico)
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: EMI Music
  • Language: Spanish & English

Video albums

Title Album details Notes
Diego - En Vivo En El Maracanã
  • Released: December 2006
  • Formats: DVD

Tracklist:

  • Solo Existes Tú
  • La Solución
  • Mais
  • Responde


Bonus:

  • Responde (studio version)
  • Más (studio version)


Extras:

  • Bastidores
  • Diego en Brasil
  • Galeria de Fotos

Singles

Title Year Album
"Aquí Voy" 2005 Non-album single
"Responde" 2006 Diego
"Más"
"Solo Existes Tú" 2007
"Perdido En Ti" 2008 Indigo
"Millón De Años"
"Siempre Tú" 2010 Non-album single
"The Warrior" 2015
"The Hurt"
"Éramos Algo" 2016
"Ur Love"

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s)
"Responde" 2006 —
"Más" —
"Solo Existes Tú" 2007 —
"Perdido En Ti" 2008 —
"Millón De Años" —
"About You Now" Miranda Cosgrove
"The Warrior" 2015 —
"The Hurt" —

Soundtrack

Year Title Song Notes
201090210"One More Time"Uncredited
90210"Fade Away"Writer/Acoustic; Uncredited
90210"Siempre Tu"Writer; Uncredited
Pretty Little Liars"Siempre Tu"Uncredited
2012Rock of AgesVarious
2018Luis MiguelVariousLuis Miguel: La Serie — Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2012 ALMA Awards Favorite Movie Actor Rock of Ages Won
CinemaCon Rising Star Won
Teen Choice Awards Chemistry Nominated
2018 5th Fénix Awards Best Acting Ensemble in Series Luis Miguel: The Series Nominated
2019 Platino Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series Nominated
2020 Seguso Best Young Actor New Order Won

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Boneta". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 29, 2019". United Press International. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020. …actor Diego Boneta in 1990 (age 29)
  3. ↑ Kaufman, Amy; Gettell, Oliver (27 December 2013). "Faces to Watch 2014: Movies | Ansel Elgort, Gia Coppola and more". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 García, Julio (8 February 2011). "Diego Boneta, un galán mexicano en 'Mean Girls 2' / Diego Boneta, a Mexican heartthrob in 'Mean Girls 2'" (in Spanish). Univision. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  5. ↑ Williams, Alex (5 April 2008). "Is Diego Boneta Mexico's Next Big Hollywood Star?". The New York Times. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Diego Boneta - Biografía de Diego Boneta". Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Boneta, Diego (3 July 2010). Diego Boneta - Pretty Little Liars EXCLUSIVE ZAP2it (YouTube). DiegoBonetaOfficial. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  8. 1 2 Malkin, Marc (4 April 2011). "Julianne Hough Lands Herself a Rock Star, Plus Tom Cruise Channels Axl Rose and Keith Richards". E! Online. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  9. ↑ Longman, Haley (8 March 2011). "Diego Boneta is an Animal Lover. And Us? A Diego Boneta Lover". Teen.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  10. ↑ Weinstein, Shelli (15 August 2014). "CBS' 'The Dovekeepers' Miniseries Taps 'Pele' Star Diego Boneta". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (25 February 2015). "Diego Boneta To Co-Star In Fox Series 'Scream Queens'; Glen Powell Also Cast". Deadline. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Luis Miguel y Diego Boneta, juntos por primera vez". milenio.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  13. 1 2 "[FOTOS] Por primera vez juntos: Luis Miguel se reúne con quien lo interpretará en la TV". t13.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "La serie de Luis Miguel para Netflix se estrena el 22 de abril". Expansión (in Spanish). 7 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  15. ↑ "At Midnight - Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Diego Boneta Interview: At Midnight". Screen Rant. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Billboard Bits: LL Cool J, Joe Jackson, Diego Gonzalez". billboard.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
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