Mexican actress and singer Eiza González Reyna rose to fame after her breakout performance as Dolores “Lola” Valente in the popular Mexican musical telenovela Lola…Érase una vez (2007–2008). She continued to achieve success with her role as Santanico Pandemonium in the American horror series From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014–2016).
Eiza Gonzalez Bio Summary
Full name: Eiza Gonzalez Reyna
Place of birth: Caborca, Sonora, Mexico
Date of birth: 30 January 1990
Age: 33 years old
Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Father: Carlos Gonzalez
Mother: Glenda Reyna
Siblings: Yulen Gonzalez Reyna
School: Edron Academy and American School Foundation
College: Centro de Educación Artistica
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Mexican
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Gender: Female
Profession: Actress and musician
Early Life
Eiza González Reyna, born on January 30, 1990, in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, is the daughter of Carlos González and Glenda Reyna. Her mother was a well-known Mexican model.
She has an older brother named Yulen. When she was twelve years old, she was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and received treatment for it.
At the age of twelve, she experienced the tragic loss of her father in a motorcycle accident. In September 2015, she disclosed that this event led her to struggle with compulsive overeating and depression from the ages of fifteen to twenty. Eiza attended both the ‘American School Foundation’ and the ‘Edron Academy’ in Mexico City.
At 16, she landed the lead role in the teen telenovela Lola…Érase una vez after completing two out of three years at Televisa’s Centro de Educación Artística acting school.
Career
In 2003, Eiza joined ‘M & M Studio’ in Mexico City. The acting school is run by famous actress Patricia Reyes Spíndola. She studied there until 2004.
At age fourteen, she enrolled in a three-year course at the prestigious entertainment school ‘Centro de Educación Artística’ in Mexico City. There, she caught the attention of producer-director Pedro Damian.
A few years later, Damian gave her the opportunity she needed by casting her in a remake of the well-known Argentine children’s telenovela, ‘Floricienta’.
She achieved true success when she starred in the Mexican soap opera ‘Lola…Érase una vez’, an adaptation of ‘Floricienta’ produced by Televisa. The show premiered on February 26, 2007, and ran for two seasons until January 11, 2008, with her playing the main character of Dolores “Lola” Valente.
Due to the immense success of the series, it was aired in numerous Latin American countries and the United States. Additionally, she sang the opening songs “Si me besas” and “Masoquismo” for the show.
Eiza González joined the cast of Mujeres Asesinas, a well-known crime drama series, in April 2009 for a guest appearance in the second season.
She acted alongside Susana González, a Mexican actress, in the episode titled Tere, Desconfiada, portraying the role of “Gaby,” a teenage antagonist. González shared that she received the opportunity to join the show while she was busy promoting her debut solo album, Contracorriente.
Eiza González relocated to Los Angeles, California in late August 2013 to advance her acting aspirations. She was then chosen for a role in director Adrian Cervantes’ movie, All Hail the Squash Blossom Queen, in September of the same year.
Bonnie Wright from the popular Harry Potter series was initially set to lead the film, with González set to portray the character “Brittany”. However, in 2015, she was replaced in the role and dropped from the project.
In November 2013, it was revealed that she had joined the cast of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, a television show produced by Robert Rodriguez. González was cast as Santanico Pandemonium, a character previously played by Salma Hayek in the original film.
Net Worth
Eiza Gonzalez’s estimated net worth is $7 million as of 2024. Her main sources of income are primarily derived from her acting career and singing endeavors. She has accumulated a considerable sum of money from her roles in television shows and movies.
