Calva studied filmmaking at el Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica(CCC), in Mexico City and worked as assistant director, and in the camera and electrical department on a few films. He also appeared in several independent films such as Te Prometo Anaquía, directed by Julio Hernandez. So the leap to starring in his first lead in a major Hollywood film was stunning.

Babylon is a tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess; it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood. In Babylon, Calva plays a young man who is working his way up the Hollywood latter, starting out as an assistant. He meets Nellie and together they navigate the ascend into Hollywood stardom.

Chazelle has high praise for Calva, stating in interviews that he felt “lucky” to have met Diego who he believes is a “true movie star”.

On the other hand, Calva, who has talked about the opportunity being in Babylon signifies, has not only expressed his wish to keep working in Latin America but also his fear of not being able to work with Latin-American directors again after his breakthrough in Hollywood.

Earlier this month Calva, Robbie, and Brad Pitt joined director Chazelle at the red-carpet world premiere for Babylon at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Also in attendance were Jovan Adepo, Olivia Wilde, Jean Smart, Jimmy Ortega and Tobey Maguire and .

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After testing positive for COVID-19, actor and comedian George Lopez was forced to drop out of announcing the list of nominees along with his daughter Mayan Lopez.

Among the nominees are Cuban-Spanish actress Ana de Armas, Mexican actor Diego Luna, Mexican-Puerto Rican Jenna Ortega, for her performance in Wednesday. Luna is the fourth Latino actor to be nominated for best male performance in a television series. Aubrey Plaza was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio has also been nominated for Best Animated Movie.

The 2023 edition of the Golden Globes will return to NBC in January after last year’s controversy over the lack of diversity in the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

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