Eiza González Biography

Eiza González Reyna was born on January 30, 1990, in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, to Carlos González and Glenda Reyna. Her mother is a yesteryear Mexican model. She has one elder brother, Yulen.

At the age of twelve, she was detected with Attention Deficit Disorder for which she underwent treatment.

She lost her father in a motorcycle accident when she was just twelve. Later in September 2015, she revealed that due to this trauma, she suffered from compulsive overeating and depression from fifteen to twenty years of age.

She was then allowed to take up a three years course at the renowned entertainment educational institution of Televisa, ‘Centro de Educación Artística’, in Mexico City, when she was fourteen. It was there that she got noticed by producer-director Pedro Damian.

‘Lola...Érase una vez’, that premiered in Mexico on February 26, 2007, and ran for two seasons till January 11, 2008, saw her essaying the starring role of Dolores "Lola" Valente, the lead female protagonist. As a result of the huge popularity of the show, it was shown in many other countries across Latin America and the US. She also performed two opening themes of the show ‘Si me besas’ and ‘Masoquismo’.

EMI Televisa signed a deal with her in late 2008, that led her to release her debut album ‘Contracorriente’ on November 24, 2009, in Mexico/Latin America through EMI Televisa Music and on January 26, 2010, in the US through Capitol Latin. The album climbed at #13 on the Mexico Top 100 Albums chart.

Meanwhile, she shared screen space with Mexican actress Susana González in April 2009, in the episode ‘Tere, Desconfiada’ from the popular Mexican drama and psychological thriller television series ‘Mujeres Asesinas’. She essayed the role of Gaby, a teenage antagonist.

Produced by Televisa, Illusion Studios and Nickelodeon Latin America, ‘Sueña conmigo’ aired on Nickelodeon Latin America from July 20, 2010, to April 1, 2011, covering Mexico, Argentina and other Latin American nations. The popularity of the series led the cast perform concerts across Argentina between March and July 2011.

The comedy drama flick ‘Casi 30’ that premiered at different film festivals in 2013, marked her debut on big-screen. The film however released in Mexico much later on August 22, 2014.

Her next big role on TV was that of Nikki Brizz Balvanera, a female protagonist, in the Mexican telenovela ‘Amores verdaderos’ that aired on Canal de las Estrellas from September 3, 2012, to May 12, 2013.

From 2014 to 2016, she featured in the American horror TV series ‘From Dusk till Dawn: The Series’ essaying the character of Santanico Pandemonium played by Salma Hayek in the original flick. The series that aired on the El Rey network marked her first English-speaking part.

She also starred in the action film ‘Baby Driver’ that released in June 2017. In 2019, Eiza González also appeared in the American science fiction film ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ playing Nyssiana. 

She dated Mexican businessman Pepe Diazc from June 2011, to summer of 2013. From 2014 till June 2016, she was seeing American actor D.J. Cotrona. She was also romantically linked to Josh Duhamel and Timothee Chalamet. In 2022, she started dating Jason Momoa, however, in June 2022, the couple announced their separation.