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My Take
Diego Boneta is a genuine triple threat, and the Luis Miguel series is where it all clicked for me. Playing one of Latin America's most scrutinized icons across multiple eras, aging, voice, swagger, is a brutal assignment, and he pulled it off well enough to win over fans who knew Luismi's every gesture. He started young on Mexican telenovelas and musical competitions, so the singing isn't a gimmick. I like that he moves between Hollywood and Spanish-language work without treating either as a stepping stone. There's real ambition there, and the discipline to back it up.
Overview
Diego Boneta is a Mexican actor and singer born November 29, 1990, in Mexico City. He works in both Spanish- and English-language productions across television and film and is also active as a singer-songwriter. He is internationally known for portraying Luis Miguel in the Netflix biographical series about the singer, and for film roles including Rock of Ages.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Diego Boneta
- Name (Japanese)
- ディエゴ・ボネータ
- Reading
- でぃえご・ぼねーた
- Born
- November 29, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Horse
- Origin
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Singer / Television actor / Film actor / Singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from Mexico →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.