Adria Arjona receives WIF Max Mara Face of the Future Award
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The gist
Puerto Rican actress Adria Arjona received the 2026 WIF Max Mara Face of the Future Award on Nov.
The honor marks a career turning point, arriving alongside her first L'Oréal campaign.
Background
Adria Arjona, 34, is a Puerto Rican actress known for Disney+'s "Andor," Richard Linklater's "Hit Man" and Adam Wingard's "Onslaught." The WIF Max Mara Face of the Future Award has been presented every year since 2006 by Women in Film, an organization behind the annual WIF Honors celebrating women in entertainment, to an actress at a turning point in her career who reflects dedication to her art and community. Arjona is the 21st recipient; past honorees include Lili Reinhart, Gemma Chan, Hailee Steinfeld, Zoë Saldaña and Emily Blunt. The award lands in a busy stretch that also includes her first product campaign as L'Oréal Paris Global Ambassador and a new Prime Video series.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026L'Oréal Paris debuts Arjona's first product as Global Ambassador, the new Volume Liberté Mascara, in a campaign with Global Ambassador Eva Longoria.
- Nov 4, 2026Max Mara holds a cocktail event at Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood honoring Arjona, hosted by Maria Giulia Prezioso Maramotti.
- Nov 5, 2026Arjona receives the WIF Max Mara Face of the Future Award at the WIF Honors party at The Beverly Hilton, with boyfriend Jason Momoa in attendance; Prezioso Maramotti presented the award.
- Nov 5, 2026Prime Video releases a teaser for Criminal, starring Arjona and Charlie Hunnam, ahead of a two-part January 2027 release.
- Nov 5, 2026Arjona, 34, says she learned of the honor while in Montana riding motorcycles; she is the 21st recipient of the award.
- Nov 6, 2026Arjona tells WWD beauty is about "knowing who you are" rather than perfection, discussing her L'Oréal Paris role.
Key terms
- Prime Video
- An American subscription video-on-demand streaming service owned by Amazon that distributes films and TV series.
- WWD
- A fashion-industry trade journal covering trends and news in fashion, beauty, and retail.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Max Mara's Maria Giulia Prezioso Maramotti called Arjona "such a powerful voice as a producer and as an actress."
- Support
- Arjona credited the women before her, saying Jane and Salma opened doors that let her "live my dreams."
- Expert
- L'Oréal Paris USA president Laura Branik said welcoming Arjona, "whose heritage is an important part of her perspective," is especially meaningful.