The action and science-fiction television series Andor recently premiered on the streaming service Disney+ and the show has garnered the love and attention of the viewers from the very first day.
The first three episodes of season 1 of the show Andor dropped on September 21, 2022. The rest of the episodes of the show will be released weekly through November 23. Adria Arjona plays the role of Bix Caleen in the show Andor. Keep scrolling further to know more about the actress.
What is the show ‘Andor’ all about?
The Star Wars: Andor is an action and science-fiction series that has been created by Tony Gilroy. It is a prequel series to the Star Wars spin-off film Rogue One (2016). For those of you who are unaware, it revolves around thief-turned-Rebel spy Cassian Andor during the five years leading up to the events of the film.
Along with Adria, the show Andor also stars Kyle Soller, Joplin Sibtain, James McArdle, Rupert Vansittart, Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw, Alex Ferns, Gary Beadle, Genevieve O’Reilly, and Denise Gough.
What did Adria have to say about her character Bix in the show ‘Andor’?
During the latest interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Arjona spilled the beans on the backstory for Bix and Cassian’s relationship and she went on to say that their relationship is still up in the air.
Adria told the media outlet, “They’re childhood friends, and there’s this mystery of, ‘Were they ever really in love? So it really is kind of unknown, but through their long friendship, trust has been built and then broken and then built back up and then broken again. But she always ends up picking him over everything, and it kind of sucks.”
Arjona further added, “The decisions that are made throughout the show — with the writing, the sets, the costumes, and the worlds — are very much Tony [Gilroy], going, ‘I think it’s that, I think it’s that, and I think it’s that.’ And that’s why [Andor] works: because we had a vicious leader.”
Here’s everything you need to know about Adria Arjona
Adria Arjona Torres is a Puerto Rican actress. She was born on April 25, 1992, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She lived in Mexico City till the age of 12. At this point in time, she is based in the United States.
Arjona’s mom Leslie Torres, is Puerto Rican, on the other hand, her dad Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. When she was a kid, her father used to take her along on tours. During her childhood days, she traveled very often.
The Wedding in New York star moved to Miami at the young age of 12 and then she resided there till she was 18. Soon afterward, she shifted to New York City on her own. At that time, she studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute while she worked as a waitress and a hostess.
In a media interaction, Adria said, “I learned the value of money and working hard. It helped me because I got to be on my feet. And I think today I can do 16-hour days thanks to being a waitress.”
Adria Arjona has appeared in many shows and films
One of Adria’s early roles was that of 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).
Later on, Arjona appeared in Emerald City as Dorothy Gale. Then, she played the role of Anathema Device in the mini-series Good Omens. After that, she got a part in the film Triple Frontier which was released in March of 2019. Last year, she starred in Netflix’s Sweet Girl alongside Jason Momoa.
Adria is most known for playing the role of Dorothy Gale in the Oz book adaptation Emerald City (2017) and the role of Anathema Device in the TV adaptation of Good Omens (2019). To date, she has starred in a couple of movies such as films Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Life of the Party (2018), Triple Frontier (2019), 6 Underground (2019), and Morbius (2022).
Along with this, Adria has appeared in the remake of Father of the Bride, and the HBO miniseries Irma Vep. She essayed the role of Sofia Herrera in the American romantic comedy film Father of the Bride.
A little bit about Adria Arjona’s personal life
When we talk about the personal life of Adria Arjona, she has kept her personal life away from the flashing cameras. Let us share with you, she is a happily married woman.
Arjona got married to her heartthrob, attorney Edgardo Canales in the year 2019. The couple tied the knot in the summer of 2019. As of now, it’s not known how the pair met and how their romance started.
As per her social media handle, Edgardo popped the big question to Adria in 2018. He asked Arjona to marry him in August of the same year. At that time, she posted lovely pictures from their special day on social media. She simply captioned the snaps, “A million times yes!”
According to various reports, both Adria and her husband Edgardo are passionate about charity. The two lovebirds asked their guests to not get wedding gifts for them but instead requested them to buy books for needy children.
Does Adria Arjona have a profile on Instagram?
The answer to the above question is a big yes. Like most celebs in the entertainment industry, Adria Arjona also has a profile on the social media platform Instagram. At the moment, she has more than 870k followers on Instagram.
When we scrolled through the Instagram feed of Adria Arjona, we found many stunning pictures of her from her travels all over the world, a couple of snaps of her with the cast and crew of the show Andor and some beautiful photos of her with her husband Edgardo Canales.
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