‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Cast: Meet Adán Canto, Mexican Actor Playing Sunspot In Upcoming Film

This May 23 we have a major reason to be excited as it’s the premiere of “X-Men: Days Of Future Past.” Directed by Bryan Singer, this film is the seventh from the X-Men series. The A-List cast includes Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page and so many more big names. However, we’re actually super excited to see an actor that’s making his way through Hollywood while making Latinos proud.

We’re talking about Mexican Adán Canto. He is a native of Acuña, a small border town of just over 100,000 located north of Coahuila, across from Del Rio, Texas. That explains that he speaks English with complete fluency, and that those who have seen him playing a key role in the first season of the hit series "The Following," didn’t suspect that he was Latino (although his character was named Paul Torres).

Canto began his career at age 9 in the awarded film “Like Water For Chocolate.” As an adult, he developed a solid career in his country that included appearances in the series “Estado de Gracia” and in the films “Sin Memoria,” “Te Presento a Laura” and “Amar no es Querer,” followed by his American debut in “The Following.” Adán also has a role in “Mixology” on ABC.

Now we will see Canto in a whole other level, as he will be playing Roberto da Costa in “X-Men: Days Of Future Past.” He is a Brazilian mutant who becomes Sunspot. His power consists in absoring and channeling solar energy.

A revered figure for fans of Marvel, Sunspot first appeared in the comic in 1982 and has enjoyed a strong presence in the Marvel Universe, which has made ​​him travel on different alignments of superheroes and supervillains, and even joined the team “The Avengers,” in which Sunspot appeared in the comics published in 2012. In the Marvel Universe, Sunspot is known for playing football like the gods, have an extraordinary fortune, speaking many languages, including Portuguese and Spanish, and be able to transform into pure energy.