Eduardo Yáñez

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Eduardo Yáñez
Born Eduardo Yáñez
(1960-09-25) September 25, 1960 (age 52)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Norma Adriana Garcia (1987-1990), Francesca Cruz (1996-2003)

Eduardo Yáñez (Spanish pronunciation: [eðˈwaɾðo ˈjaɲeθ]) (born September 25, 1960) is a Mexican television and film actor.

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[edit] Biography

Yáñez was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He lived with his mother and half brothers. He never met his father. Eduardo had a hard and sad childhood alongside his stepfather.

[edit] Career

As a child, his dream was to become a professional football player, but one day he witnessed a play rehearsal from Vocacional No.1 and he liked it. He asked for an opportunity and they gave it to him. At first he saw it as a possibility to make more money, but little by little he liked it more and more and decided to go to Televisa for a greater opportunity. Producer Ernesto Alonso saw his potential and gave him his first role in the soap opera "Quiereme Mucho". Yáñez played the role of "Carlos" alongside the actress Victoria Ruffo. His natural style and strong physical appearance won the hearts of the audience.

Yáñez married his first wife, Norma Adriana Garcia, in 1987. They had a son named Eduardo Yáñez Jr. They were divorced three years later.

In 1991, Yáñez moved to the United States where he worked on two soap operas for Capital Vision, "Marielena" and "Guadalupe".

Later he worked in Hollywood, on movies such as Striptease, Wild Things, and Megiddo. His most recent American movie was The Punisher. He has also worked in television series such as Savannah and Soldier of Fortune. He most recently worked in Sleeper Cell and Cold Case.

In 1996, Yáñez married Francesca Cruz, a Cuban-American, he met in Miami. They lived between Los Angeles and Miami. In January 2003 they filed for divorce. The case was ultimately settled for an undisclosed amount.

In 2005, after a long absence, Yáñez returned to Mexico and appeared in a soap opera named "La Verdad Oculta".

The following year, in 2007, led Destilando Amor embody a successful entrepreneur in the production of tequila, faithful and avid lover of Gaviota in the new version of Café con Aroma de Mujer.

In 2008, he starred in Fuego En La Sangr, a new version of the Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, in which he plays the role of Juan Reyes Franco's older brother (Pablo Montero) and Oscar (Jorge Salinas).

In 2009 she starred in the soap opera Corazon Salvaje with Aracely Arambula produced by Salvador Mejia to Televisa which proved a complete failure.

In 2011 he appeared as a Venezuelan politician in an episode of the second season of NCIS: Los Angeles.

In 2012, Eduardo came back to Televisa to star in the telenovela Amores verdaderos (telenovela), in which he plays the role of Jose Angel Arriaga, along with Erika Buenfil, protagonist's youth Eiza Gonzalez and Sebastian Rulli.

He has appeared in 8 theatrical plays, 13 soap operas, 31 movies (of which 8 are in English) and is still working on projects in Hollywood.

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