Adria Arjona

Adria Arjona is having one of the biggest years of her career. After returning to Andor in 2025, the Puerto Rican and Guatemalan actress entered 2026 with increasingly ambitious roles, including an A24 action thriller and a place in the DC universe.

This September, Arjona returned to theaters in Onslaught, playing an Army sniper in what she described as the most physically taxing shoot of her career. Filmed during freezing nights in New Mexico, the role pushed her through demanding action sequences and required her to perform much of the movie’s second half with one eye covered. It showed a tougher, more physical side of an actress who continues to challenge herself with each project.

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That project followed another important chapter for Arjona. In 2025, she returned as Bix Caleen for the second season of Andor, continuing a character that became particularly meaningful to her. Arjona even marked the experience permanently by tattooing an “X” on her arm in honor of Bix.

Her connection to the people behind one of her earliest opportunities is now coming full circle. James Gunn and Peter Safran, who worked with Arjona on her first film, The Belko Experiment in 2016, have brought her into Man of Tomorrow, the 2027 follow-up to Superman. Recently, she was already training two to three hours a day for the role. That same month came another major project: Copperhead, an ensemble film that will place her alongside Jason Momoa and Miles Teller.

Behind those increasingly high-profile roles is an actress who has always been clear about where she comes from. Born in San Juan to Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona and Puerto Rican mother Leslie Torres, she spent part of her childhood in Mexico City. She has spoken openly about being equally proud of her Puerto Rican and Guatemalan heritage, even as people have debated her identity online. More importantly, she carries that awareness and passion into her work, considering how her culture is represented when choosing roles.

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A decade after her breakout role, Arjona has reached a very different place in her career. What once began with the chance to prove herself has grown into something more lasting: a name audiences recognize and filmmakers continue to call on.

At this point, Adria Arjona no longer needs much introduction. The exciting part is seeing where she goes from here.