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Eduardo Verástegui

エドゥアルド・ヴェラステーギ　/　えどぅあるど・ゔぇらすてーぎ

Singer from Mexico

May 21, 1974 (age 52)　・　Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Tamaulipas
singer
film actor
actor

My Take

What strikes me about Eduardo Verastegui is the sheer arc of his career. Plenty of telenovela heartthrobs are happy to coast on looks, but he kept reinventing himself, from the band Kairo to a solo singer to an actor and finally a producer who built his own company, Metanoia, to make the films he believed in like Bella and Little Boy. That kind of restlessness interests me far more than raw talent. Whatever you make of his later activism, I respect anyone who refuses to stay in the lane the industry handed him and insists on becoming the author of his own work.

Overview

José Eduardo Verastegui (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈðwaɾðo βeˈɾasteɣi]; born May 21, 1974) is a Mexican actor, activist, singer, and producer. He was part of the band Kairo and later embarked on a solo music career before he started appearing in Mexican telenovelas and eventually feature films like Chasing Papi, Bella, and Little Boy, the latter two produced by his own production company, Metanoia.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Eduardo Verástegui
Name (Japanese): エドゥアルド・ヴェラステーギ
Reading: えどぅあるど・ゔぇらすてーぎ
Born: May 21, 1974 (age 52)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Tiger
Origin: Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: singer / film actor / actor / philanthropist / businessperson

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
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3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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