Ecuadorian presence in ‘Star Wars’, who are the actors with Latin American roots in the new series of the franchise?

The set of series and miniseries that Star Wars has launched in recent years and has expanded the thread of its stories towards an upcoming new trilogy. It already has a roster of actors of Latin descent in leading roles, and in the latest of these, the recently concluded Ahsokathis the American of Iranian and Ecuadorian descent Eman Esfandi.

Days before, on his 29th birthday, he was the one who was surprised when he received a birthday greeting from the actor Mark Hamill, i.e. Luke Skywalker.

Of course his Iranian fans are happy about that too Ezra Bridger, the Jedi he stars in Ahsoka, have so much in common with them.

Esfandi has starred in films such as The Williams method (2021), Network 11 (2018) and The inspection (2022). And he directed the short films Pepito (2018) and 120 (2018), among others.

He is also a musician, he raps under the name DragonWulf and a few days ago he presented the official video for his 2021 song What do I want?

The reception of Esfandi’s work as Ezra Bridger was very good, due to his physical resemblance to the character and also for giving him life in an adult version for the first time, despite the fact that in the first four episodes of Ahsoka It was limited to a hologram.

Led by George Lucas and his new project supervisor, animator, director and writer Dave Filoni, these are the actors with a Latin American flag in their family history.

Rosario Dawson

The main character of Ahsoka owes its characteristics to its Puerto Rican origins, Native American/Dominican/Taíno, Cuban and Afro-descendant, through her mother, Isabel Celeste. He started acting in the controversial film children, by Larry Clark (1995). Added to this is the teenage version of the character, created by the young American of Jewish and Puerto Rican descent. Ariana Greenblatt.

Peter Pascal

The Chilean-American not only managed to go viral in his time The last of usbut it came to this Star Wars as Din Djarin, a completely new character The Mandaloriandid three seasons and became a token father by adopting little Grogu.

Diego Luna

In RogueOne (2016), the Mexican Luna is the tragic hero Casian Andor, and in the series Andor (2022) delves into the drama of this thief who became a spy and leader of the Resistance against the Empire.

Oscar Isaac

The American actor, born in Guatemala City to a Guatemalan mother and a Cuban father, starred in the third trilogy of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi And The Rise of Skywalkerin the role ofResistance pilot Poe Dameron.

Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita comes from a Kenyan diplomatic family, so she was born in Mexico City and has Mexican nationality. He has studied Spanish and speaks it fluently. She represented the space pirate Maz Kanata, character of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. Kanata’s face is built in CGI that captures Lupita’s movements.

Jimmy Smith

This American actor was born into a family of immigrants from Suriname and Puerto Rico. He was called to the Senator Bail Organa, adoptive father of Princess Leia in the Episodes II, III, Rogue One and in the miniseries Obi Wan Kenobi (2022).

Adria Arjona

The Puerto Rican-Guatemalan actress started out acting in Spanish-language productions, but also competes True Detective, Pacific Rim: Uprising And Morbius. In star wars, However, it is known as Bix Caleen, a mechanic and friend of Cassian Andor, suddenly involved in her problems with the empire.