Eduardo Hernández García Santamarina (; born 9 July 1969) is a Mexican film, theater, and television actor who is known for his leading roles in many telenovelas. Beside

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telenovelas, Santamarina appeared in some

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telenovelas. He is married with Mexican telenovela actress

Mayrín Villanueva Mayrín Villanueva Ulloa (born 8 October 1970) is a Mexican actress and model. Villanueva has also posed for multiple magazines. She was considered for the role of Julia Montaño in the 2004 telenovela ''Apuesta por un Amor''; the role was eve ...

Acting career

Santamarina took acting classes at the

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(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 ''De frente al sol'', is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1992. María Sorté, Alfredo Adame and Angélica Aragón star as the main protagonists. Cast *María Sorté as Alicia Sandoval *Alfredo Adame as Eduardo ...

'', produced by

Carla Estrada Carla Estrada (born Carla Patricia Estrada Guitrón on March 11, 1956 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico) is a Mexican television producer, one of the foremost telenovela producers of Latin America. Biography In 2005, the Mexican government decided t ...

. His more notable roles to date were in the telenovelas '' Marisol'' in 1996 and '' Rubí'' in 2004. 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 Emilio Larrosa (born Emilio Larrosa Irigoyen in Mexico) is a Mexican producer who has produced telenovelas and soap operas for Televisa. Filmography Awards and nominations Premios TVyNovelas The Premios TVyNovelas are presented annually b ...

's telenovela: ''

Libre para amarte ''Libre para amarte'' (Free to Love You) is a 2013 Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa. It is based on Colombian telenovela '' Los canarios''. Gabriel Soto, Eduardo Santamarina star as the protagonists, with the stellar p ...

''.

Personal life

Eduardo married actress

Itatí Cantoral Itatí Guadalupe Cantoral Zucchi (born May 13, 1975) is a Mexican actress, singer, dancer, and producer, She is of Spanish and Italian descent. She is best known for her roles as Soraya Montenegro in Televisa's telenovela ''María la del Barri ...

in 2000. She gave birth to the couple's twin boys José Eduardo and Roberto Miguel in August 2000. 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 Susana González (; born Susana Alejandra González del Río on October 2, 1973 in Calera de Víctor Rosales, Zacatecas, Mexico) is a Mexican actress and model. Biography González was born October 2, 1973 in Calera de Víctor Rosales, Zacat ...

until their well-publicized separation in November 2007. Currently, he is married to his ''

Yo amo a Juan Querendón ''Yo Amo a Juan Querendón'' (English title: ''I Love Irresistible Juan'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa in 2007. The telenovela was a remake of '' Pedro El Escamoso'', a Colombian telenovela. On February ...

'' co-star, actress

. She gave birth to their daughter Julia on 18 July 2009, via

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.Biography of Mayrín Villanueva
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Filmography

Telenovelas

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santamarina, Eduardo 1969 births People from Veracruz (city) Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Living people Mexican restaurateurs Male actors from Veracruz 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors