Diego Calva

Born in March ‘92, smack dab in the chaos of Mexico City. This guy dipped his toes into filmmaking at the CCC, chasing a degree in directing—though, true to form, he didn’t just stick to the classroom. He’s been behind and in front of the camera for a bunch of short films, juggling roles as director and actor like it’s no big deal. Then 2015 rolls around, and suddenly, he’s the lead in “Te Prometo Anarquía,” Julio Hernández Cordón’s wild ride of a film. That project? Yeah, it didn’t just make noise—it straight-up dominated the festival scene. We’re talking Mix Brasil, Sao Paulo, Lisbon, Costa Rica… dude racked up awards like they were Pokémon cards. He even nabbed best actor at Havana’s Festival of New Latin American Cinema. Not too shabby, right? But he didn’t stop there. He jumped into “3x2” over in Argentina (also 2015), showing he’s not afraid to wander outside his home turf. A year later, he landed a gig in “Help Me to Spend the Night,” José Ramón Chávez’s debut feature. That flick premiered at the Guadalajara Film Festival and totally won the audience over—literally, it won the public prize. So, between the international buzz, the homegrown accolades, and a knack for picking gutsy projects, this guy’s carving out a pretty wild path in Latin American cinema. You can tell he’s not the type to just coast—he’s out there, mixing it up, chasing the next story, ready to shake things up again.