‘Heartbroken’ Diego Luna misses Jennifer Lopez movie premiere at Sundance due to ‘family emergency’

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Sundance Film Festival over the weekend — but one of her co-stars was noticeably missing.Diego Luna, who stars opposite Lopez, 55, in the musical drama, had to miss the premiere due to a “family emergency.”Director Bill Condon elaborated on Luna’s absence on Sunday at a Los Angeles Timespanel about the film. “[Diego] sends his love.

I know he had a family emergency that kept him in Madrid, but he’s heartbroken not to be here,” said Condon, according to People.The Post has reached out to Luna’s rep for comment.Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is adapted from the Tony Award-winning musical, which is based on Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel.Luna plays a political prisoner during Argentina’s civil war whose cellmate (played by newcomer Tonatiuh Elizarraraz) recounts an old movie starring his favorite classic screen actress, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).A Sundance synopsis of the movie reads, “Jennifer Lopez is an astonishing scene-stealer in a career-highlight performance as Luna/Aurora, with showstopping musical numbers that underscore the exuberant prowess of her dancing and voice.

Diego Luna delivers unrelenting revolutionary conviction as Valentín, and Tonatiuh gives his Molina a tenderhearted power and theatrical flair.”The film’s director and stars, minus Luna, were at the premiere on Sunday, where Lopez was brought to tears after receiving a standing ovation from the audience at Park City’s Eccles Theatre.“I’ve been waiting for this moment my whole life,” the superstar told the crowd, per Variety. “The reason I even wanted to be in this business is because my mom would sit me in front of the TV and [‘West Side Story’] would come on once a year.