Q&A: Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal's 'La Máquina' explores masculinity and aging in boxing story
Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal embark on another on-screen project co-starring in Hulu’s first Spanish language production “La Máquina” now streaming
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Separately, Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal are highly regarded actors. Together, they are a force to be reckoned with since starring in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 cult classic “Y tu mamá también.”
They have embarked on another on-screen project, co-starring in Hulu’s first Spanish-language production, “La Máquina,” now streaming. That's 12 years after working together on the 2012 film “Casa de Mi Padre.”
“Working with Gael is that. It’s returning to the familiar, to what has always been there,” Luna said at the series’ Los Angeles premiere. “We’ve continued this connection and maintained it very easily.”
“La Máquina” tells the story of an aging boxer (García Bernal) whose manager and close friend (Luna) secures him one last chance at a comeback. Their final shot at victory is challenged when mysterious forces threaten the fight and life itself. The show is produced by Searchlight Television, along with Luna and García Bernal's production company El Corriente de Golfo.
