Early life and citizenship

Boneta was born in Mexico City, the son of Astrid Boneta and Lauro González, who are engineers. His father is Mexican, while his mother was born in the United States, to a Puerto Rican father and Spanish mother. Although he never knew his grandfather, Diego credits him for his musical talents.

Boneta speaks Spanish and English fluently. Boneta has triple citizenship, the other two being from the United States and Spain.

Singing career

Diego

During his stint in Rebelde, he released his debut album, titled Diego, in Mexico, Chile and Brazil in 2005. The album was available for digital sale from April 3 2005 and was then released in the United States on April 24. The first single, "Responde", which was loosely inspired on the 2000 hit single "A Mil Por Hora" by Lynda Thomas, made it to #13 on the Mexican charts, but in 2006, "Responde", became a big success in other countries such as Argentina and Brazil. His songs were synchronized in the telenovela Rebelde and, once finished, he went on an international tour with Mexican pop group RBD as a guest. "It was a really cool experience, because in countries like Brazil or Romania everybody sang my songs in Spanish," he said.

When promoting his first album in Mexico he opened three concerts (in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey) for Hilary Duff in 2006.

Indigo

His second album, titled Indigo, was released on 25 March 2008. It features the single "Perdido en Ti" and "Losing Me", and is produced by Mitch Allan and written by Mitch Allan and Kara DioGuardi. On 5 May 2008, "Losing Me" and "Perdido En Ti" became iTunes Free Single of the Week.

Acting career

2003-2010: Early work

He started his career in Mexico singing and acting. He worked extensively in television and appeared in the reality show Código F.A.M.A.. He did two children's telenovelas: Alegrijes y rebujos and Misión S.O.S which were shown on Univision. He was also in the teenage-oriented telenovela Rebelde.

In 2010, at the age of 20 years, he appeared in the TV series Pretty Little Liars as Alex Santiago and in 90210 as Javier Luna which was "practically me with a different name" where he could sing and compose, mainly "Siempre tú" which came out at the end of the second season and the beginning of the third. His first film came in 2011 as the starring heartthrob Tyler Adams in the teen flick Mean Girls 2 opposite Meaghan Martin. Martin was the only actor he knew at that time, he recalled it was really easy to work with her because they were friends. Also the film gave him the opportunity to experience high school since he didn't get to, being that he was tutored and working.

2011-2013: Breakthrough

His big Hollywood break came when he was cast in the lead role in Adam Shankman's movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages. He played Drew Boley, a young upstart in Los Angeles in the late 1980s with dreams of becoming a rock star. Of Boneta's audition, Shankman called him the "next big thing" and compared him to Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, and Liam Hemsworth. As he shot into the spotlight he became the cover model of TROIX magazine’s 'March Men Madness' 2011 issue, introducing him as "Prince Charming". In 2014, Boneta was featured in Abercrombie & Fitch's "Making of a Star" campaign. As a result, Photography of Boneta shot by Bruce Weber was featured in A&F stores worldwide. In May 2013 Boneta began filming in West Virginia for an upcoming independent film entitled Another You co-starring Ksenia Solo.

2014: City of Dead Men, The Dovekeepers and third album

In 2014 it was announced that Boneta would star in the film City of Dead Men in the role of Michael, soon afterwards was confirmed by the director himself. The film was released on March 31, 2015, the same year production began on "Eden" which features Boneta and Jessica Lowndes in the main roles, with its release slated for the second half of 2015.

In 2015 Boneta began recording the Mini TV series "The Dovekeepers" what goes on years of Trojan Diego interpret Amram that appears only in 2 episodes as a strong and courageous warrior, also recorded the song "The Warrior" that will be the opening of the series and will also be included in its third studio album which is expected to launch in December 2015 by Sony Music Latin. In February of that year, it was announced that director Ryan Murphy cast him in FOX Scream Queens a comedy and horror anthology series. The show features an all star cast including Ariana Grande, Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas, Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lea Michele of the hit TV series Glee. The series premiered on September 22, 2015 .

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Mean Girls 2	Tyler	Television film
2012	Rock of Ages	Drew Boley	ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor
2015	Another You	Marcus	Lead Role
2015	City of Dead Men	Michael	Lead Role
2015	Eden	Arnie	Lead Role
2016	Before I Fall		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Código F.A.M.A.	Himself	Reality show/Contest
2003	Alegrijes y Rebujos	Ricardo Sánchez	Main cast
2004	Misión S.O.S	Christian Martinez	Main role
2005 - 2006	Rebelde	Rocco Bezauri	(225 episodes)
2010	Zeke & Luther	Tiki Delgado	Guest star (Episode: "Kojo BFF")
2010	Pretty Little Liars	Alex Santiago	(5 episodes)
2010	90210	Javier Luna	(5 episodes)
2012	Underemployed	Miles Gonzalez	(12 episodes)
2015	The Dovekeepers	Amram	(2 episodes) TV Mini-Series
2015	Scream Queens	Pete Martinez	Main role
2016	Jane the Virgin	Dax	Guest role
2016	Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016	Himself	Musical guest

Discography

Diego discography
Studio albums	2
Music videos	5
Singles	7

Studio albums

Year	Album details
2005	Diego Label: EMI Music Released: 2005 July 10, 2006 August, 2006 April 24, 2007 Formats: CD Spanish language
2006	Diego Label: EMI Music Released: July 10, 2006 Formats: CD Portuguese & Spanish language
2008	Indigo Label: EMI Music Released: March 25, 2008 Formats: CD Spanish & English language

Video albums

Year	Album details	Notes
2006	Diego - En Vivo En El Maracanã Formats: DVD	Tracklist: Solo Existes Tú La Solución Mais Responde Bonus Responde (studio version) Más (studio version) Extras Bastidores Diego en Brasil Galeria de Fotos

Singles

Year	Single	Album
2005	Aquí Voy	non-album single
2006	Responde	Diego
	Más
2007	Solo Existes Tú
2008	Perdido En Ti	Indigo
	Millón De Años
2010	Siempre Tú	non-album single
2015	The Warrior	TBA
	The Hurt
	Éramos Algo
2016	Ur Love

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)	Note
2006	"Responde"	unknown	Lead Single
	"Más"	unknown	Lead Single
2007	"Solo Existes Tú"	unknown	Lead Single
2008	"Perdido En Ti"	unknown	Lead Single
	"Millón De Años"	unknown	Lead Single
	"About You Now	Miranda Cosgrove	Cameo Apparence
2015	The Warrior	Unknown	Lead Single
	"The Hurt"	unknown	Lead Single

Soundtrack

Year	Title	Song	Notes
2010	90210	One More Time	Uncredited
	90210	Fade Away	Writer/Acoustic; Uncredited
	90210	Siempre Tu	Writer; Uncredited
	Pretty Little Liars	Siempre Tu	Uncredited
2012	Rock of Ages	Several Songs

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Work
2012	ALMA Awards	Won	Favorite Movie Actor	Rock of Ages
2012	Teen Choice Awards	Nominated	Film - Choice Chemistry	Rock of Ages

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