Who is Cassian Andor, the hero played by Diego Luna in the new Star Wars series

It is close to the premiere of Andorthe new Lucasfilm series that emerges from the Star Wars universe and what the Mexican has diego luna as the protagonist. The first three episodes out of a total of twelve I know premiered this Wednesday on Disney +.

This prequel is set five years earlier of the events of the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) – the first spin off of the franchise created by George Lucas- e accompanies Cassian Andor on the path that leads him to the events that unfold in that film.

The series focuses on the circumstances that lead Andor to become that rebellious hero who comes to give his life for the cause. From his childhood on planet Fest and his development in a context of constant and growing rebellion against the Empire.

Luna, who plays the main character of the series six years after becoming the first Mexican actor to be a part Star Warsis accompanied by a cast with a majority of new faces, such as those of Adriana Arjona -the daughter of the Guatemalan singer-, Denise Gough and Kyle Soller.

Y It is completed with more experienced actors as Fiona Shaw, Stellan Skarsgård and Forest Whitaker and Genevieve O’Reilly, who as Luna, repeat characters who have already appeared in a rogue: I saw Guerrera and Mon Mothma respectively.

A few days after the debut on the streaming from Disney, It is worth understanding who Cassian Andor is, what is known about him so far and what can be expected of his actions in the new series.

The unknown past of the rebel soldier

Cassian Andor is a soldier, pilot and intelligence officer of the Rebel Alliance who has been introduced a roguethe film that is established chronologically between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Y Episode IV: A New Hope.

The character had already shown his strength and his skills as a spy in that first spin-off film in the franchise, where he earned the respect of rebel troops with his vast experience in the field of armed struggle, his ability to remain calm under pressure, and his ability to complete missions with minimal resources.

In a rogue, Cassian is paired with Jyn Erso, the character of Felicity Jones, rescued from a concentration camp. At a certain point in the plot, reference is made to the adverse circumstances in which she grows up and how that education forges her character. But little is explained about her origins. There she dives Andor.

Another of the mysteries the series unravels is why Cassian speaks with a different accent. to the rest of his rebellious colleagues, something that is not explained in a rogue. The new series delves into his past, his roots and the circumstances that led to the character being the way he is.

“With the series, we have the opportunity to be very specific in telling the story of how a revolutionary was born, what triggers that clarity, that belief. There is room for the nuances and for the different layers that give richness to what you see, ”said Diego Luna.

A hero fueled by trauma

Tony Gilroy, the creator and showrunner from Andorrevealed that the initial idea of ​​placing the series five years before the events of a rogue it involved the exploration of a particularly dark period in Cassian’s life, a time when the Empire is consolidating its power in the Galaxy.

Gilroy has announced that in the first chapters we will see the family and community environment in which the character develops, and the specific point in which he is emotionally, when he has not yet developed his potential.

And he was also encouraged to detail that Andor begins when the soldier and the spy go through the worst day of his life. This is the starting point of an odyssey that will transform him into that martyr who will give his life for the Galaxy.

“There is a trauma, an anger and a bitterness inside him. You have many reasons to be angry. It’s an unfortunate combination of circumstances that leads him to the moment he finds himself in the first episode of the series. ” Andor and co-author of a rogue.

Praise for Luna from the creator and director

According to the production of the series, Luna and Gilroy formed a very special creative bond that allowed them to address the various nuances and complexities of the younger version of the character.

“Diego is a gem. He is a brilliant actor, a great collaborator, a gentleman. He is the ideal collaborator, ”says Gilroy, who also worked as a screenwriter Andor.

Toby Haynes, co-director of Andor along with Susanna White and Benjamin Caron, he also praised the Mexican actor’s work from And your mother too Y Rude & Corny.

“He is a very intelligent and nuanced actor. He recites every line of dialogue, no matter how small. “

“What was particularly interesting about seeing him play the role of Cassian was that he played this man who is younger, who knows less and who he is not the fully formed hero we know in a rogue. He is reckless and more impulsive. It was a real pleasure to see how Diego approached all of this, ”concluded Haynes.