More Than a Friendship: An Intimate Conversation With Actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal
Latino USA
My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Valentine’s Day is not just about romantic love, we celebrate love and friendship in el día del amor y la amistad. So for this episode Maria Hinojosa sits down with award-winning Mexican actors and best friends Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal. They discuss how they foster their lifelong friendship, and how the two create politically powerful art. The duo also talks about Hulu’s first original Spanish-language series "La Máquina" and the documentary, "State of Silence," about the threats and dangers Mexican journalists face while reporting in their country.
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| 0:00.0 | Futuro |
| 0:02.3 | La Braga is back. |
| 0:09.9 | This season, we're spending time with the people and symbols that represent Puerto Rico. |
| 0:14.1 | We're proud Boricuas. |
| 0:15.6 | And what does that mean? |
| 0:17.0 | And we are still in the fight. |
| 0:25.6 | We're telling stories about champions from a place worth fighting for. |
| 0:28.7 | Stories that will inspire you no matter where you're from. |
| 0:33.1 | This is La Braga Campeones. |
| 0:35.7 | Listen early and ad free with Futudo Plus. |
| 0:39.5 | Futuro. |
| 0:45.5 | Who comes to mind when I say, |
| 0:48.8 | think of two actor besties. |
| 0:51.6 | And no, it's not Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. |
| 0:52.4 | No, no, no. |
| 0:54.8 | Think a little bit younger, a little bit less mainstream, and way more Mexican. So yes, I'm talking about Mexican actors and best friends |
| 1:02.2 | Diego Luna and Gail Garcia Bernal. Two acting powerhouses, both here in the U.S. and |
| 1:10.3 | in their home country of Mexico. |
| 1:12.7 | Now, they've performed together a few times, including their starring roles in the 2001 |
| 1:17.3 | coming of age story, and your moma, too. |
| 1:20.3 | Tenoch's disculpo. |
| 1:22.1 | His noviour was her expeg her to be in. |
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