Diego Boneta

born on 29/11/1990 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Diego Boneta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Diego Boneta

Diego Andrés González Boneta (born November 29, 1990) is a Mexican singer and actor. He is best known for playing Rocco in the Mexican soap opera Rebelde and Javier on CW's 90210. He recorded his self-titled debut album with his first single, Responde in 2005 and a Brazilian version for the album, with songs in Portuguese was recorded in 2006. At the moment, the album was released in Mexico, Brazil and Chile. He appeared as Alex Santiago in the ABC Family series of Pretty Little Liars. Boneta played Drew Boley in Adam Shankman's big screen production of Rock of Ages, released in June 2012.

Early life and citizenship

Boneta was born in Mexico City, the son of Astrid Boneta and Lauro González, who are engineers.[1][2] His father is Mexican, while his mother was born in the United States, to a Puerto Rican father and Spanish mother. Although he never knew his grandfather, Diego credits him for his musical talents.[3]

Boneta speaks Spanish and English fluently.[3] Boneta has triple citizenship, the other two being from the U.S. and Spain.[4]

Singing career

Diego

During his stint in Rebelde, he released his debut album, titled Diego,[3] in Mexico, Chile and Brazil in 2005. The album will be released in the United States on April 24. The album will be available for digital sale on April 3.[5] The first single, "Responde", which was loosely inspired on the 2000 hit single "A Mil Por Hora" by Lynda Thomas, has already made it to #13 on the Mexican charts, but in 2006, "Responde", became a big success in other countries such as 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.[3]

When promoting his first album in Mexico he opened three concerts (in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey) for Hilary Duff in 2006.[3]

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

New English-language album

Boneta has been working on a new album in English with Maroon 5's vocalist Adam Levine on his own label. It was scheduled for release in late 2012 or early 2013.[6]

Acting career

2003-2010: Early work

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 which were shown on Univision. He was also in the teenage-oriented telenovela Rebelde.[3]

In 2010, at 20 years-old, 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.[3][7] His first film came in 2011 as the starring heartthrob Tyler Adams in the teen flick Mean Girls 2 opposite Meaghan Martin. Martin was the only actor he knew at that time, he recalled it was really easy to work with her because they were friends. Also the film gave him the opportunity to experience high school since he didn't get to, being that he was tutored and working.[3]

2011-present: Breakthrough

His big Hollywood break came when he was cast in the lead role in Adam Shankman's movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages. He played Drew Boley, a young upstart in Los Angeles in the late '80s 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.[7] As he shot into the spotlight he became the cover model of TROIX magazines 'March Men Madness' 2011 issue, introducing him as "Prince Charming".[8] In 2014, Boneta was featured in Abercrombie & Fitch's "Making of a Star" campaign. As a result, Photography of Boneta shot by Bruce Weber was featured in A&F stores worldwide. He speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In May 2013 Boneta began filming in West Virginia for an upcoming independent film entitled Another You co-starring Ksenia Solo.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Mean Girls 2 Tyler Television film
2012 Rock of Ages Drew Boley ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor
2014 Another You Marcus
The Dead Man Michael
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Código F.A.M.A. Himself Reality show/Contest
Alegrijes y Rebujos Ricardo Sánchez Main cast
2004 Misión S.O.S Christian Martinez Main role
2005 Rebelde Rocco Bezauri 2005-2006 (225 episodes)
2010 Zeke & Luther Tiki Delgado Guest star (Episode: "Kojo BFF")
Pretty Little Liars Alex Santiago 2010-2011 (5 episodes)
90210 Javier Luna 2010-2011 (5 episodes)
2012 Underemployed Miles Gonzalez 2012present (12 episodes)

Music videos

Discography

Diego discography
Releases
Studio albums 2
Singles 7
Music videos 5

Studio albums

Spanish

Year Album details
2005 Diego
  • Label: EMI Music
  • Released: 2005 (Mexico)
    10 July 2006 (Brazil)
    August, 2006 (Chile)
    24 April 2007 (U.S.)
  • Formats: CD
2008 Indigo
  • Label: EMI Music
  • Released: 25 March 2008 (Mexico)
  • Formats: CD

Portuguese

Year Album details
2005 Diego (Edição Brasil)
  • Label: EMI Music
  • Released: 10 July 2006 (Brazil)
  • Formats: CD

Video albums

Year Album details Notes
2006 Diego - En Vivo En El Maracanã
  • 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

Year Single Album
2005 Aquí Voy non-album single
2006 Responde Diego
Más
2007 Solo Existes Tú
2008 Perdido En Ti Indigo
Millón De Años
2010 Siempre Tu non-album single

Music Videos

Year Title Director(s)
2006 "Responde" unknown
"Más" unknown
2007 "Solo Existes Tú" unknown
2008 "Perdido En Ti" unknown
"Millón De Años" unknown

Soundtrack

Year Title Song Notes
2010 90210 One More Time Uncredited
90210 Fade Away Writer/Acoustic; Uncredited
90210 Siempre Tu Writer; Uncredited
Pretty Little Liars Siempre Tu Uncredited
2012 Rock of Ages Several Songs Singer in lots of them

References

  1. http://www.diegobonetafans.com/biografia.html
  2. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-movies-faces-to-watch-2014-2013-1229,0,861525,full.story
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
  4. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
  5. [1]
  6. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
  7. 7.0 7.1 {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}
  8. {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}

External links

This page was last modified 03.05.2014 01:51:02

This article uses material from the article Diego Boneta from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and it is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.