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 black comedy drama film ''

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'' (2022). For the latter, he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy.

Biography

Calva was born on 16 March 1992, in Mexico City. He attended the

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and studied directing and screenwriting. 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. Calva landed his first lead role in 2015 in the independent film '' I Promise You Anarchy'' by filmmaker

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, which premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival and screened at the

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. He won Best Lead Actor with his co-star Eduardo Eliseo Martínez at the 2015

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for his role in this film. In 2021, he joined the cast of the television series ''Narcos: Mexico'', playing

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. In 2022, he played the role of Manny Torres in

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's 2022 film ''

'', co-starring alongside

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calva, Diego Living people 1992 births Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors 21st-century Mexican male actors