Eiza González

Eiza González Reyna is a Mexican actress and singer, was born on January 30, 1990 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Carlos González and Glenda Reyna. Her mother is a yesteryear Mexican model. She has one elder brother, Yulen. She lost her father in a motorcycle accident when she was just 12. Later in September 2015, she revealed that due to this trauma, she suffered from compulsive overeating and depression from 15 to 20 years of age.

Career
Eiza studied at the 'American School Foundation' and at the 'Edron Academy', both in Mexico City.In 2003, Eiza joined Mexico City based acting school 'M & M Studio', run by renowned actress Patricia Reyes Spíndola. She attended the school till 2004.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 14. It was there that she got noticed by producer-director Pedro Damián. . Her real breakthrough came with an adaptation of Flinderella (2004) titled Lola: Érase una vez (2007), a Televisa produced teen-oriented Mexican melodrama telenovela. Lola: Érase una vez (2007), 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.

Early life
As a result of the huge popularity of the show, it was shown in many other countries across Latin America and the US. In spring 2008, she went to New York City with her mother to take up a three months acting course at the 'Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute' and returned to Mexico City upon its completion. That year, cosmetic brand, Avon in Mexico, selected her as the new face of 'Color Trend de Avon'. 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.

Legacy
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 Mujeres asesinas: Tere, desconfiada (2009) from the popular Mexican drama and psychological thriller television series Mujeres asesinas (2008). She essayed the role of Gaby, a teenage antagonist.

Activism
She then landed up with dual roles in the musical tween telenovela Sueña conmigo (2010), as the lead protagonist Clara and her alter-ego Roxy Pop. For filming of the series, she had to stay in Buenos Aires for a year since April 2010, visiting Mexico only during breaks.Produced by Televisa, Illusion Studios and Nickelodeon Latin America, Sueña conmigo (2010) 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.

Other works
Her second album 'Te Acordarás de Mí' released digitally on June 5, 2012. It debuted at # 66 on the México Top 100 Albums charts and peaked at #14 on the US Billboard Latin Pop Album chart. The comedy drama flick Almost Thirty (2014) that premiered at different film festivals in 2013 marked her debut on big-screen. The film however released in Mexico much later on 22 August 2014. Her next big role on TV was that of Nikki Brizz Balvanera, a female protagonist, in the Mexican telenovela True Love (2012) that aired on Canal de las Estrellas from September 3, 2012 to May 12, 2013. She then went on to play Sheila "Jetta" Burns in the 2015 film Jem and the Holograms (2015).Since 2014 she features in the American horror TV series From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014) essaying the character of Santanico Pandemonium played by Salma Hayek in the original flick.

Personal life
The series that airs on the El Rey network marks her first English-speaking part.In February 2015, Neutrogena announced her as the newest ambassador of their skincare line.She can be seen playing the role of Darling in the action film Baby Driver (2017) that released in June 2017.

Filmography
2018 Welcome to Marwen Carlala (as Eliza Gonzalez)

2017 Baby Driver Darling

2014-2016 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (TV Series) Santánico Pandemonium / Kisa

- Dark Side of the Sun (2016) ... Santánico Pandemonium

- Matanzas (2016) ... Santánico Pandemonium

- Rio Sangre (2016) ... Santánico Pandemonium

- La Llorona (2016) ... Santánico Pandemonium (credit only)

- Straitjacket (2016) ... Santánico Pandemonium (credit only)

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2015 Jem and the Holograms Jetta (as Eiza Gonzalez)

2014 Almost Thirty Cristina

2013 Romeo Santos: Propuesta Indecente (Video short) Rich Girl

2012-2013 True Love (TV Series) Nikki Brizz Balvanera

- Gran final: Part 3 (2013) ... Nikki Brizz Balvanera

- Gran final: Part 1 (2013) ... Nikki Brizz Balvanera

- Gran final: Part 2 (2013) ... Nikki Brizz Balvanera

- La advertencia de Salsero (2013) ... Nikki Brizz Balvanera

- Dolor de padre (2013) ... Nikki Brizz Balvanera

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2010-2011 Sueña conmigo (TV Series) Clara Molina / Roxy-Pop

- ¡Sigue tus sueños y Sueña Conmigo! (2011) ... Clara Molina / Roxy-Pop

- ¡Fiesta de fin de curso y la verdad a Octavio! (2011) ... Clara Molina / Roxy-Pop

- La Despedida de Cec (2011) ... Clara Molina / Roxy-Pop

- La Promesa de Luca (2011) ... Clara Molina / Roxy-Pop

- ¿Renunciar es lo Mejor Esta Vez? (2011) ... Clara Molina / Roxy-Pop

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2009 Mujeres asesinas (TV Series) Gabriela Ortega

- Tere, desconfiada (2009) ... Gabriela Ortega

2008 Plaza Sésamo (TV Series) Lola

- Amigas para siempre (2008) ... Lola

2007 Lola: Érase una vez (TV Series) Dolores 'Lola' Valente

- Episode #1.223 (2007) ... Dolores 'Lola' Valente

- Episode #1.216 (2007) ... Dolores 'Lola' Valente

- Episode #1.214 (2007) ... Dolores 'Lola' Valente

- Episode #1.207 (2007) ... Dolores 'Lola' Valente

- Episode #1.204 (2007) ... Dolores 'Lola' Valente

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