Ricardo Arjona is one of the most renowned songwriters in Latin America. Author of songs such as “The Problem”, “It Was You” and “History of a Taxi”, the 57-year-old composer finds himself in a setting where you either love him or hate him.
Although the Guatemalan is discreet when it comes to his private life, he is known to be father of three: Ricardo Jr, 25 years old, little Nicholas of 11 years and Adria, Who is 28 years old and has gradually made his way as one young star in Hollywood. Here’s how all about the actress.
Who is Adria Arjona?
Adria Arjona Torres was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on April 25, 1992, The result of the singer’s first marriage to Puerto Rican model Leslie Torres. His first years of life were spent in the Mexico City next to his family.
However, at the age of 12 he moved to Miami and six years later moved to New York to study at the University of Miami. Lee Strasberg Institute of Theater and Cinema. In order to become independent and not dependent on his father, he decided to adjust his schedules for learn dramatic art in acting school and at the same time work as a waitress.
She always knew she wanted to be an actress
“I remember my dad telling me to try acting because I needed a creative outlet. I was very shy and I still am, but on the first day of acting class, I was suddenly talking and getting up taller and I fell in love, ”she mentioned in the magazine Vanity Fair in 2019.
“All he knew was that he had to study acting, I had this worm stuck and it is still alive to this day. Of course my father helped me; However, the best gift he gave me was not to give it my all. That taught me to fight, to be hardworking, “she said in an interview for Vogue, Also in 2019.
At just 20 years old, he starred in his first short film: Loss of a short film (2012), but her first professionally accredited work as an actress was when in 2014 he appeared in an episode of the police series Unforgettable. He also appeared in two episodes of the fourth season of Person of interest.
meteoric rise
A year later he got his first starring role on the big screen, In comedy Little Galicia. It was here that his began meteoric rise, Since that same year its participation became recurrent in the second season of the series True Detective.
Her first major role, but on the small screen, came thanks to Emerald City, The fantasy fantasy series in which he appeared in all episodes of the single season. The following year he recorded the comedy tape The soul of the party, Starring comedian Melissa McCarthy; in addition to the science fiction film Titans of the Pacific: Insurrection, In the band of John Boyega and Scott Eastwood.
In 2019, Adria Arjona reappeared on the big screen with triple border, Playing Yovanna, a woman who is forced into the world of drug trafficking. In this production he acted alongside Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac and Pedro Pascal, Who recently played Din Djarin in the hit Disney Plus series, The Mandalorian.
In September of this year and after two years of courtship, actress and lawyer Edgardo Canals married in Antigua, Guatemala, Where Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist Gaby Moreno sang in a private ceremony with family and friends of the couple.
That same year he joined the original project of Netflix, June squadron, Directed by Michael Bay and in which he shared credits with Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ben Hardy, Dave Franco and Corey Hawkins.
What follows for Adria Arjona
It is known that the young star’s next projects are two very important productions. The first is the Marvel movie: Morbid, In which he will share credits with Jared Leto’s band. The second is Andor, A prequel series of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), next to the Mexican Diego Luna.
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