Andor Star Diego Luna on How Being a Latino Helped Him Find His Character Journey

With Andor now streaming on Disney Plus, lead actor Diego Luna stopped by 'This Week in Star Wars!' to talk about the series and why Cassian's journey is so relevant right now. Luna has been one of the biggest champions of the show since the beginning, and has been, along with Tony Gilroy, at the forefront of the entire marketing campaign for the show. The following is a transcript of the highlights of what Luna said that was published on StarWars.com.



When Gilroy took over the show, he laid out a structure that would see through Cassian's evolution from a lone ranger to someone willing to sacrifice his life for the Rebellion. Said Luna:

Luna has been very outspoken over the years about how important it was to him that Lucasfilm allowed him to keep his Mexican accent, as that is very much a part of his identity. The actor also took the opportunity here to discuss why having a Latino leading a Star Wars series is so meaningful to him:

Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.



According to Luna, Andor will tell the story of a migrant:

Going back to the theme of the relationship between the U.S. and Latin America, Diego Luna added the following about how that inspired the show and Cassian's journey:

New episodes of Andor debut on Disney Plus every Wednesday. You can check out our written review of the fourth episode here, and watch The Resistance Broadcast’s live discussion here.



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