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Quick facts for kids Eiza González
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Born	Eiza González Reyna (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 35) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2007–present

Eiza González Reyna, born on January 30, 1990, is a talented actress and singer from Mexico. She became well-known for her role in the Nickelodeon teen show Sueña conmigo (2010–2011). As a singer, she released two albums: Contracorriente in 2009 and Te Acordarás de Mí in 2012.

Eiza has also starred in many American TV shows and movies. These include the horror series From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–2016) and action films like Baby Driver (2017), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Bloodshot (2020), and Ambulance (2022). More recently, in 2024, she appeared in the science fiction series 3 Body Problem and the action-comedy movie The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

Early Life and Education

Eiza González was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on January 30, 1990. Her mother was a model. Eiza's father passed away in a motorcycle accident when she was 12 years old. She has mentioned that this event greatly influenced her career choices. She also has an older brother.

She went to two private schools in Mexico City that taught in both Spanish and English. When she was about 10, she spent some time in Trento, Italy, with relatives to learn Italian.

From 2003 to 2004, Eiza studied acting at M&M Studio in Mexico City. This acting school was run by the famous actress Patricia Reyes Spíndola. She then attended Televisa's acting school, Centro de Educación Artística. She completed two years of a three-year program. At just 16, she was chosen to play the main character in the 2007 teen TV show Lola...Érase una vez.

Acting and Music Career

Eiza González as Lola in Lola...Érase una vez. Later, she starred in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series.

While still in school, Eiza was noticed by producer Pedro Damián. He is known for creating the Latin pop band RBD. Two years later, Damián cast Eiza in a new version of a popular Argentine children's TV show. She played Lola Valente, the main character in Lola, érase una vez. Filming started in late 2006, and the show first aired in Mexico on February 26, 2007. It was later shown in many countries across Latin America and the United States.

After Lola, érase una vez finished, Eiza and her mother moved to New York City for a short time in 2008. Eiza took a three-month acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She returned to Mexico City later that year.

In April 2009, she appeared in an episode of the crime drama Mujeres Asesinas. She played Gaby, a teenage character, in the episode "Tere, Desconfiada". Eiza said she heard about the role while getting ready to release her first solo album, Contracorriente.

In 2010, Nickelodeon announced that Eiza would star in the teen sitcom Sueña conmigo. She played two characters, Clara Molina and Roxy Pop. To film the show, Eiza moved to Buenos Aires in April 2010. She lived there for a year, returning to Mexico City during breaks. The show was produced by Nickelodeon and Televisa. It aired on July 20, 2010, in Latin America and Europe. Because the show was so popular in Argentina, the cast performed concerts there from March to July 2011.

In 2012, Eiza filmed Casi 30, a comedy-drama. She played Cristina, an 18-year-old ballet student. This was Eiza's first movie role. The film was shown at festivals in Mexico in 2013 and released nationwide on August 22, 2014.

Also in 2012, Eiza starred in the Televisa series Amores verdaderos. This show was a new version of Amor en custodia. It premiered on September 3, 2012. Eiza was offered another lead role in Gossip Girl: Acapulco, but she turned it down because she was too busy filming Amores verdaderos.

In late August 2013, Eiza moved to Los Angeles to continue her acting career. In November 2013, she was cast in Robert Rodriguez's TV series, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series. Eiza played Santanico Pandemonium, a role that Salma Hayek played in the original movie. This was Eiza's first role where she spoke English. She moved to Austin, Texas, to film the first season. The show was available on Netflix in many countries. In March 2015, Eiza and the cast returned to Austin to film the second season.

Since 2015, Eiza has taken on many important roles in movies. She played Darling in Baby Driver (2017) and Madame M in Hobbs & Shaw (2019). She was also Nyssiana in the cyberpunk film Alita: Battle Angel (2019). Other roles include Fran in I Care a Lot (2020), KT in Bloodshot (2020), and Maia Simmons in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). She played paramedic Cam Thompson in Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay. In 2023, Eiza appeared in the Apple TV+ series Extrapolations, which is about climate change.

Eiza was also cast in the Netflix series based on The Three-Body Problem. In 2024, she starred in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, directed by Guy Ritchie.

Other Projects and Music

Eiza has been a spokesperson for several brands. In 2008, she became the new face of Color Trend for Avon in Mexico. In 2009, she filmed commercials for the skincare brand Asepxia. In February 2015, she became a brand ambassador for Neutrogena, filming ads in both Spanish and English.

After her success in Lola, érase una vez, Eiza signed a deal with EMI Televisa in late 2008. This allowed her to record her own music as a solo artist. Her first album, Contracorriente, was recorded in Los Angeles, Texas, and Mexico City. It was released in Mexico on November 24, 2009, and in the US on January 26, 2010. The only single from the album, "Mi destino soy yo," was released in Mexico on October 20, 2009. She performed at music festivals to promote it. Because of her Sueña conmigo musical tour, she couldn't do a longer tour for the album.

In June 2011, Eiza announced she wanted to focus on her second solo album. She spent the rest of the year working on new music. She finished her second album in early 2012. It was recorded in Mexico City, Texas, and the Dominican Republic.

The first song from her second album, "Te Acordarás de Mí", was available for download in Mexico on April 16, 2012, and in the U.S. on May 22, 2012. Eiza helped write the song. The album, also called Te Acordarás de Mí, was released on June 12, 2012. It has 12 songs, and Eiza co-wrote three of them. The album reached number 66 on the Mexican Charts. "Invisible" was the second single, released on radio in Mexico on August 1, 2012.

Personal Life

Besides her native Spanish, Eiza speaks English and Italian very well. She also knows some French. As of April 2025, Eiza González has been in a relationship with Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	The Croods	Eep	Voice; Latin Spanish dub
2014	Casi treinta	Cristina
2015	Jem and the Holograms	Sheila "Jetta" Burns
2017	Baby Driver	Monica "Darling" Costello
2018	Welcome to Marwen	Caralala
2019	Paradise Hills	Amarna
	Alita: Battle Angel	Nyssiana
	She's Missing	Jane
	Hobbs & Shaw	Margarita / Madame M
2020	Bloodshot	Katie/KT
	Cut Throat City	Lucinda Valencia
	I Care a Lot	Fran
2021	Godzilla vs. Kong	Maia Simmons
	Spirit Untamed	Milagro Navarro-Prescott	Voice
	Love Spreads	Patricia
2022	Ambulance	Cam Thompson
2024	The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare	Marjorie Stewart
2025	Ash	Riya
	Fountain of Youth	Esme
TBA	In the Grey	Sophia	Post-production
	Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice		Post-production
	I Love Boosters	0TBA	Filming

Television Shows

Theatre Performances

Music Videos

Discography

Studio Albums

Singles

Awards and Nominations

Eiza González has received many awards and nominations throughout her career. Here are some of them:

TVyNovelas Award

Kids' Choice Awards Mexico

Kids' Choice Awards Argentina

Premios Juventud

Lo Nuestro Awards

Other Awards

See also

In Spanish: Eiza González para niños