Adria Arjona facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adria Arjona
Arjona in 2022
Born	Adria Arjona Torres (1992-04-25) April 25, 1992 (age 33) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Alma mater	Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Spouse(s)	Edgardo Canales ​ ​ (m. 2019; div. 2023)​
Parent(s)	Ricardo Arjona (father)

Adria Arjona Torres (Spanish: [ˈaðɾja aɾˈxona]; born April 25, 1992) is an American actress from Puerto Rico. She played Dorothy Gale in the Oz book adaptation Emerald City (2017), Anathema Device in Good Omens (2019), and Bix Caleen in Andor (2022). She has starred in Father of the Bride (2022), Hit Man (2023), and Blink Twice (2024) with supporting roles in Pacific Rim Uprising (2018), Life of the Party (2018), Triple Frontier (2019), 6 Underground (2019) and Morbius (2022).

Early life

Arjona was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and lived in Mexico City until she was twelve. Her mother, Leslie Torres, is Puerto Rican, and her father, Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. As a child, her father took her along on his tours, and she traveled often. At age 12, she moved to Miami and lived there until she was 18, when she moved to New York City on her own. There she worked as a waitress and a hostess while studying acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

Arjona's early television roles include Emily in season two of the anthology television series True Detective (2015) and Dani Silva in two episodes of the television series Person of Interest (in 2014 and 2015). She later starred in Emerald City as Dorothy Gale and played Anathema Device in the mini-series Good Omens. She appeared as a minor character in the film Triple Frontier, released in March 2019, and later in a starring role in the movie 6 Underground, released in December 2019.

Arjona in 2022

She had a supporting role alongside Jason Momoa in the film Sweet Girl, which was released on Netflix in October 2021. In December 2018, she entered negotiations in the Sony spinoff Morbius to portray the film's female lead Martine Bancroft, and her involvement was confirmed at the end of January. The director of the film, Daniel Espinosa, felt that Arjona was perfect for the role stating: "It was clear—the part was hers". Upon its release in March 2022, the film received poor reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. In a review of the picture, David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Arjona carries herself with confidence, but her character also gets a little lost in the carnage".

In 2020, she starred in the advertising campaign for Giorgio Armani's fragrance My Way. Later that year, Variety confirmed that Arjona had been cast in the Star Wars series Andor on Disney+. She joined previously announced series lead Diego Luna, who reprised his role from the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In April 2021, Arjona was confirmed as the lead with Andy Garcia in the Warner Bros. remake of Father of the Bride. The remake was told through the lens of a sprawling Cuban American family. In October 2021, Arjona starred in and executive-produce the drama film Los Frikis, written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. Arjona then costarred with Glen Powell in the action comedy Hit Man. She was involved in writing dialogue and storyboarding ideas for scenes. The film received praise from critics after its release in 2023, including regarding the acting.

She starred in Blink Twice, the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz, released in August 2024, and she was cast in a lead role of the series Criminal.

Personal life

Arjona married her longtime boyfriend, Puerto Rican lawyer Edgardo Canales in Guatemala on August 31, 2019. They separated in 2023. As of 2024, she is in a relationship with actor Jason Momoa.

Filmography

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Loss	N/A	Short film
2015	Wedding in New York	Patricia
2015	Eos	Woman	Short film
2016	The Belko Experiment	Leandra Florez
2018	Pacific Rim Uprising	Jules Reyes
2018	Life of the Party	Amanda
2019	Triple Frontier	Yovanna
2019	6 Underground	Amelia / Five
2021	Sweet Girl	Amanda Cooper
2022	Morbius	Martine Bancroft
2022	Father of the Bride	Sofia Herrera
2023	The Absence of Eden	Yadira
2023	Hit Man	Madison Figueroa Masters
2024	Los Frikis	Maria	Also executive producer
2024	Blink Twice	Sarah
TBA	Splitsville	Ashley	Post-production; Also executive producer
	Onslaught	0TBA	Filming

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Adria Arjona para niños