How to be a Movie Star with Gabriel Luna

Gabriel Luna Show Notes

How to be a Movie Star with Gabriel Luna  (Alternate Title: How to be the Terminator!)

Gabriel Luna is an Austin born movie star and award winning actor who joins “I Love Theatre Now What” from his home in Los Angeles, fresh off his worldwide press tour of Terminator: Dark Fate.  Playing Terminator Rev-9 is just one of his exciting roles: he has also starred as Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider on ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony Bravo on Matador, and Paco Contreras on Wicked City.  On the big screen, you have seen Gabriel Luna in Bernie, Hala, Transpecos, Balls Out and more. Full of great approaches to acting – and life!- Gabriel shares insights on Hollywood, pursuing your passion and the steps that lead to success.

Hear from Gabriel Luna about:

·         His path toward becoming an actor

·         The training at St. Edward’s University (in Austin)

·         The techniques that cross over from theatre training to film/screen acting

·         Landing Romeo in Romeo & Juliet

·         The physical training involved with action movies

·         Collaborating with industry greats like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Cruise and so many others

·         His face on a mural in Austin (what?!)

·         Meeting his wife, actress Smaranda Luna

·         How he approaches roles and his work

·         What projects he would like in the future

·         The physical training to be in action movies

·         And so much more

You can follow Gabriel Luna on Facebook and Instagram.  We are SO PUMPED he joined us; please thank him for sharing his time!

A special shout-out to Jason Newman, playing in the hilarious true-crime comedy Arden of Faversham at The Hidden Room Theatre in Austin, Texas  http://hiddenroomtheatre.com/what-will-be/   Thank you, Jason; break all the legs.

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