Diego Luna

Were you merely suggesting ...

• Jun 7, 2006 04:00 AM ET
• by Michael Ausiello

Question: Were you merely suggesting Diego Luna for the role of the Latino hunk on Lost, or is there some actual negotiating going on (Ask Ausiello 5/31)? That would be just plain awesome!

Answer: It was only a suggestion, but I suppose it could turn into something more. After all,  Damon Lindelof does read Ask Ausiello. (OMG!)

What do you think about this ...

• May 31, 2006 04:00 AM ET
• by Michael Ausiello

Question: What do you think about this for the three new characters they are looking for on Lost: Famke Janssen as the "leader," Elisha Cuthbert as the girl in her "early twenties" and Matt Cedeno (Days of Our Lives) as the "Latino hunk."

Answer: I've got three better ideas: Roberta Weiss (Santa Barbara), Emily VanCamp and Y Tu Mama Tambien's Diego Luna.

Why Dirty Star Almost Quit

• Mar 2, 2004 03:00 AM ET
• by Angel Cohn

Mexican actor Diego Luna — who gained indie film fame in Y Tu Mama Tambien — was all set to be this generation's Patrick Swayze. The 24-year-old hottie was sure he could play a mysterious Cuban who woos a young American girl and teaches her Latin rhythm in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Just one small problem: He had two left feet!

"I didn't know how to dance at all," Luna admits to TV Guide Online. "I was really bad at dancing." Jokingly, he adds: "We Mexicans, we know how to drink. We know how to sing. But you try on a mariachi outfit and try to move, and you'll see how stiff the mariachi outfit is!

"And Cubans, they all dance beautifully," he continues. "It is amazing how good they are, because when they are, like, 4 years old, they are dancing."

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