Eduardo Casanova
Spanish actor
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Life and career
Eduardo Reina Valdehita was born in Madrid on 24 March 1991.[2][3] Upon attending his first casting call, he reportedly adopted his grandmother's surname Casanova as his artistic name.[2]
In 2005, age 14, he joined the cast of Aída, aired on Telecinco and which was a spin-off of 7 vidas. Casanova played the role of Fidel, an openly gay teenager (described as the "first gay boy in Spanish TV"), earning him great popularity in Spain.[4] After ten seasons, Aída ended in 2014 and Casanova then advanced his interest on film direction, while also starring in a number of productions.[5][6] In 2015, he joined the cast of Gym Tony, aired on Cuatro, playing Chencho, a rich customer of the 'Gym Tony'.[7] In 2017, after directing short films, Casanova presented his debut feature film: Skins.[8]
In 2022, he participated in Drag Race España's Season 2 as a guest judge.[9]
His sophomore feature, Piety, premiered at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[10] His miniseries Silence entered the 2025 Locarno Film Festival.[11] In December 2025, he announced that the had HIV in order to break "this unpleasant and painful silence after so many years".[12]
He played a version of himself in the metafictional comedy film Aida, the Movie (2026) exploring the shooting of an episode of Aída.[13][14]
Filmography
Actor
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2014 | Aída | Fidel Martínez | [4] | |
| 2015 | Gym Tony | Chencho | 2007 el internado la laguna azul como Nacho Gomez | |
| 2020 | Alguien tiene que morir (Someone Has to Die) | Carlos | Miniseries | [15] |
- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It) | Lorenzo | [16] | |
| 2012 | Del lado del verano | Tomás | [17] | |
| 2017 | Señor, dame paciencia (Lord, Give Me Patience) | Carlos | [18] | |
| 2023 | My Father's Mexican Wedding | Chema |