{"id":262281,"date":"2026-06-10T19:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262281\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:42:12","slug":"getting-ready-with-diego-boneta-for-the-killing-castro-premiere-event-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262281\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready With Diego Boneta for the \u2018Killing Castro\u2019 Premiere Event in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diego Boneta\u2019s New York premiere has been a long time in the making.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old actor, originally from Mexico City, attempted to move to the city just as the pandemic was taking hold, and therefore only spent a handful of nights in his apartment over the course of the two years he had the place. But as luck would have it, his next project would have him shooting in New York for months, and the film then found its way to the Tribeca Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More from WWD<\/p>\n

Boneta stars as Fidel Castro in \u201cKilling Castro,\u201d which premiered at Tribeca<\/a> on Monday. The night prior, Tiffany<\/a> hosted Boneta and the rest of the cast \u2014 Al Pacino, KiKi Layne, Kendrick Sampson and more \u2014 for a cocktail party to celebrate the film.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole movie takes place in New York. It\u2019s the week that Fidel travels to New York to give his U.N. speech, and everything that happens during that week and how it changes the course of history,\u201d Boneta says from his room at the Bowery Hotel, clad in a hotel robe as he preps for the Tiffany event. \u201cSo the fact that the actual premiere is in New York feels so full circle. And then Tiffany doing tonight\u2019s event with Pacino, it\u2019s like New York, New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Getting<\/p>\n

Getting Ready with Diego Boneta for \u201cKilling Castro\u201d Event<\/p>\n

After chatting with the director, Eif Rivera, about the role, Boneta realized how much of a challenge it posed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very scared because I would ask Cuban friends, both Cuban American and Cuban friends, \u2018Hey, what do you think?\u2019 And some friends were like, \u2018Dude, you cannot play him. He\u2019s like he\u2019s our Hitler.\u2019 Even actor friends,\u201d Boneta says, as his groomer combs through his hair. \u201cAnd then other people were like, \u2018Oh my God, we worship him.\u2019 Even the research was so hard to do and it was just so polarizing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately the difficulty of the task was what led him to sign on, which involved working with three different dialect coaches and studying with a Cuban professor named Rafael Rojas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that if it scares me, that\u2019s jumping into the unknown, that\u2019s being out of your comfort zone, that\u2019s a big learning experience,\u201d Boneta says.<\/p>\n

\"Al<\/p>\n

Al Pacino, Diego Boneta<\/p>\n

For the event the actor, who works with stylist Warren Alfie Baker, was pairing plenty of Tiffany pieces with a Tiffany blue-inspired suit by Caruso. Boneta included a personal touch underneath, a necklace that belonged to his grandfather.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the only one in my whole family who had something to do with the arts, so this is kind of like my tattoo,\u201d Boneta says.<\/p>\n

After a gametime sunglasses decision and some final photos in the elevator down, it was off to Tiffany\u2019s uptown for Boneta and family.<\/p>\n

\u201cTiffany\u2019s throwing this amazing cocktail. We have a premiere tomorrow, 50 Cent is at the after party,\u201d Boneta says. \u201cIt\u2019s like, guys, we\u2019re in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Getting<\/p>\n

Getting Ready with Diego Boneta for \u201cKilling Castro\u201d Event<\/p>\n

Launch Gallery: Getting Ready with Diego Boneta for \u201cKilling Castro\u201d Event<\/a><\/p>\n

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