Building a Monster: How Gabriel Luna Became the New Terminator

Austin actor on creating "the Ted Bundy of Terminators"

"...the only actor under the green skull extension. Now Gabriel Luna has to fill the role of the Terminator..."

Nov. 2, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gabriel Luna for the Gooooooaaaaaal!

Soccer and Spy games collide in El Rey's 'Matador'

"...Gabriel Luna is taking a break to watch the World..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Watching the Detectives

Austin native Gabriel Luna spills (a little) on season 2 of HBO's True Detective

"...Another up-and-comer in the mix is native Austinite Gabriel Luna. Luna was on an upward trajectory with El..."

June 19, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Terminator: Dark Fate

Sarah Connor and the T-800 remain the best components of SF franchise

"...Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes and Gabriel Luna...."

Nov. 1, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hot Summer, High Stakes

A pot dealer comes of age in Dance With the One

"...really lucky with all of the cast," says Dolan. "Gabriel Luna is from Austin, so he was a killer..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Cesar Chavez

The United Farm Workers leader and civil rights activist who managed to get housewives to stop buying grapes is the subject of this biopic.

"...Directed by: Diego Luna. Starring: Michael Peña, America Ferrara, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich,..."

March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roberto Orci Grabs the Bull by the Horns for 'Matador'

Taking Robert Rodriguez from his comfort zone with soccer'n'spies

"...as the Latino James Bond, it features Austin actor Gabriel Luna as Tony Bravo, an undercover DEA agent shanghai'd..."

July 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Endgame

Palindrome Theatre's debut squeezes all the meaning it can from Beckett's bleakness

"...squalor, reflects on their situation with a near-total bitterness. Gabriel Luna's Clov is beleaguered, world-weary, cynical. In Palindrome's production,..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

c/o the grove

In c / o the grove, director J. Ed Araiza has moved Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard to modern Central Texas, where pecans take the part of cherry trees and pop culture references abound, not always to the play's benefit, but the strong storytelling and focused performances of the young cast make this another success in big, collaborative, ensemble theatre for the St. Edward's University theatre department.

"...that might save her homestead from the auction block. Gabriel Luna's Villa -- the made-good Latino who grew up..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Transpecos

Border-patrol officers get in way over their heads

"...Directed by: Greg Kwedar. Starring: Gabriel Luna, Clifton Collins Jr., Johnny Simmons, Oscar Avila, David..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sundown for the El Rey Network

Robert Rodriguez's cable network ends broadcasting

"...native (and True Detective and Terminator: Dark fate star) Gabriel Luna as a CIA agent who has to go..."

Jan. 5, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Filmmaker Greg Kwedar On His Acclaimed Thriller Transpecos

Blood on the border

"...who has seen every trick. Flores (Kwedar's fellow Austinite Gabriel Luna, recently announced as the new Ghost Rider in..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reeling in the Hill Country

Escape from the city with the Hill Country Film Festival

"...Feature, the thriller Transpecos will screen, starring former Austinite Gabriel Luna, about border patrol agents uncovering a plot within..."

April 29, 2016 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Baal

Assessing Paper Chairs' excavation of young Brecht is, put simply, difficult

"...by the story of a wastrel poet named Baal (Gabriel Luna) who spurns the support of the literary world..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Black Snow

Tutto Theatre and Bulgakov's satire are a wonderful marriage of zany energy and deep meaning

"...weird, wild ones that accost him in his journey. Gabriel Luna does an excellent job of giving a likable,..."

July 10, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Ophelia

This Hamlet seen through the eyes of Ophelia – rather, five Ophelias – is astounding

"...with Hamlet and Polonius (both played by the talented Gabriel Luna), then work through their trapped, tricky situations with..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Of Strip Clubs and Hash Stashes

On location: Dance With the One

"...The lead actor, Gabriel Luna, plays Nate, whose mother died of a heroin..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Romeo and Juliet

St. Edward's University's lavish production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is, for the most part, an enjoyable, educational -- albeit long -- night of romance and comedic and dramatic irony, with some intense swashbuckling.

"...both endearing and gratifyingly realistic of the smitten girl. Gabriel Luna makes a gentle, brooding Romeo; he connects clearly..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...the OneNarrative Feature, Narrative Competition D: Mike Dolan; with Gabriel Luna, Xochitl Romero..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Fall to Grace

Shot in Austin with a mostly local cast and buoyed by a fine, evocative score, Fall to Grace is a quiet little ensemble film that pulses with its own unique heartbeat.

"...Directed by: Mari Marchbanks. Starring: Kira Pozehl, Jessica Roque, Gabriel Luna, Bhagirit Crow, Julia Polozova, David Stokey, Bill Johnson,..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Orestes

Cambiare's Orestes is refreshingly fast but, tragically, a bit loose

"...still moves forward with a frantic energy, propelled by Gabriel Luna as Orestes. Luna brings a great deal of..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

How UT’s Tom Schatz Shaped Austin’s Film Scene

Austin’s film community looks back at the 45-year legacy of a guiding force at UT RTF

"...films with actors like Edie Falco, Mary Steenburgen, and Gabriel Luna, and where students worked side by side with..."

Aug. 13, 2021 Screens Feature by Paul Stekler

2019-20 Austin Music Awards

"...Actor Gabriel Luna presents the awards for Best Pop and Best..."

March 12, 2020 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film Review: Transpecos

Border patrol officers get in over their heads in this tense thriller

"...who pictures himself the epitome of law and order. Gabriel Luna plays Lance Flores, a young jack-of-all-trades, trying unsuccessfully..."

March 14, 2016 Screens Post by Kahron Spearman

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...hours may cost them their lives. Cast: Johnny Simmons, Gabriel Luna, Clifton Collins, Jr. (World Premiere) DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Freeheld

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama

"...Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell, Josh Charles, Luke Grimes, Gabriel Luna, Kelly Deadmon, Mary Birdsong and Dennis Boutsikaris...."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

El Rey Move Lights Up Austin Film Scene

Robert Rodriguez's network to use Austin as corporate HQ

"...second season, and the network's second original drama, Matador, starring Gabriel Luna as Tony "Matador" Bravo (soccer star by day,..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam: El Rey Shines on Austin

Robert Rodriguez's TV channel to become permanent production fixture

"...From Dusk, and the network's second drama, Matador, starring Gabriel Luna as Tony "Matador" Bravo, soccer star by day,..."

June 10, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Film news, SXSW edition

"...El Rey Network, Matador, announced yesterday that Austin local Gabriel Luna will play the show's lead. Look for Matador..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Top 10 Instances in 2010 in Which I Hit My Word Count

Toasting 2010's most memorable performances, set designs, and directors

"...4) GABRIEL LUNA AS THE LOVER IN 'MACHINAL' (PAPER CHAIRS)..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

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