Eduardo Hernández García Santamarina (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo santamaˈɾina]; born 9 July 1969) is a Mexican film, theater, and television actor[1] who is known for his leading roles in many telenovelas. Beside Televisa telenovelas, Santamarina appeared in some Telemundo telenovelas. He is married with Mexican telenovela actress Mayrín Villanueva.

Eduardo Santamarina
Born
Eduardo Hernández García Santamarina

(1969-07-09) 9 July 1969 (age 55)
OccupationActor
Spouses
(m. 1999; div. 2004)
(m. 2009)
Children3
Websiteeduardosantamarina.net

Acting career

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Santamarina took acting classes at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in Mexico City from 1989 to 1991. He made his acting debut in 1992 on the set of the telenovela De frente al sol, produced by Carla Estrada. His more notable roles to date were in the telenovelas Marisol in 1996 and Rubí in 2004.[2][3] He made his feature film debuts in the Mexican films Baño de Mujeres and Ya No Los Hacen Como Antes, both released in 2002. He will star as the antagonist in Emilio Larrosa's telenovela: Libre para amarte.[4]

Personal life

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Eduardo married actress Itatí Cantoral in 2000. She gave birth to the couple's twin boys José Eduardo and Roberto Miguel in August 2000.[5] Both Santamarina and Cantoral filed for divorce in 2003 and the marriage was formally dissolved in 2004. While still married to Cantoral, he began an on-and-off relationship with actress Susana González until their well-publicized separation in November 2007.[6]

Currently, he is married to his Yo amo a Juan Querendón co-star, actress Mayrín Villanueva. She gave birth to their daughter Julia on 18 July 2009, via Caesarean section.[7]

Filmography

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Year Title
2003 Ladies Room
2002 Ya No Los Hacen Como Antes
2004 La Sombra del Sahuaro
2005 Seguridad Nacional

Telenovelas

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 De frente al sol Luis Enrique Main cast
1993–1994 Más Allá del Puente Luis Enrique Main cast
1994 Prisionera de Amor Rodrigo Miranda Recurring role
1994–1995 El Vuelo del Águila Dr. Ortega Guest star
1995 La Dueña Mauricio Padilla Recurring role
1996 Marisol José Andrés Garcés del Valle Lead role
1996 La antorcha encendida Félix Guest star
1997–1998 Salud, Dinero y Amor Jorge Miguel Fontanot Lead role
1998 Rencor apasionado Mauricio Gallardo Del Campo Lead role
1999 Serafin Miguel Armendariz Lead role
1999–2000 Cuento de Navidad Angel
2000–2001 El Precio de tu Amor Antonio Ríos Lead role
2001 Amigas y rivales José Alcántara Lead role
2003–2004 Velo de novia José Manuel del Alamo/Jorge Robleto Lead role
2004 Rubí Alejandro Cárdenas Ruíz Lead role
2007–2008 Yo amo a Juan Querendón Juan Dominguez Lead role
2010 Triunfo del amor Octavio Iturbide Guest star
2011 Ni contigo ni sin ti Leonardo Cornejo Fernández Lead role
2012 Por ella soy Eva Diego Fonticoda Recurring role
2013 Libre para amarte Ramón Sotomayor Lead role
2015–2016 Antes muerta que Lichita Augusto de Toledo y Mondragón Main cast
2017–2018 Sin tu mirada Luis Ocaranza Main cast
2018–2020 El Señor de los Cielos Balthazar Ojeda Main cast
2018 El secreto de Selena Dr. Ricardo Martinez Main cast
2019 La Reina del Sur Mariano Bravo Recurring role (season 2)
2021 Buscando a Frida Abelardo Pons Lead role
2021 La desalmada Octavio Toscano Main cast
2023 Nadie como tú[8] Raimundo Madrigal Canales Main cast

References

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  1. ^ The World's Best Celebrities by Jonathan Harchick
  2. ^ Marisol at IMDb
  3. ^ "Biografía de Eduardo Santamarina en esmas". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Santamarina será el villano en 'Libre para amarte'". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  5. ^ "SANTAMARINA Eduardo (Eduardo Santamarina), photo, biography".
  6. ^ Aranguez, Teresa (17 January 2020). "Itatí Cantoral cuenta por primera vez cómo fue su encuentro con Susana González tras el divorcio con Eduardo Santamarina". People en español. Meredith Latino Network. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ Biography of Mayrín Villanueva
  8. ^ González, Moisés (28 March 2023). "¡Entrevista! Productor Ignacio Sada nos presenta al elenco de su telenovela Nadie como tú". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2023.