Eduardo Yáñez Luévano (; born September 25, 1960) is a Mexican actor.
Early life Yáñez was born in Mexico City. He lived with his mother, and has never met his father.
Career Producer Ernesto Alonso saw Yáñez's potential and gave him his first role in the 1981 soap opera Quiéreme siempre. He played the role of "Carlos" alongside the actress Victoria Ruffo.
In 1991, Yáñez moved to the United States where he worked on two soap operas for Capital Vision, Marielena and Guadalupe. Later, he worked in Hollywood, on movies such as Striptease, Wild Things, and Megiddo. His most recent American movie was The Punisher. He has also worked in television series such as Savannah and Soldier of Fortune. He also worked in Sleeper Cell and Cold Case.
In 2005, after a long absence, Yáñez returned to Mexico and appeared in the soap opera La Verdad Oculta. In 2007, he starred in Destilando Amor, "La Mejor Telenovela del Año", "Best Telenovela of the Year" (Premios TVyNovelas 2008). He played Rodrigo Montalvo Santos and Angélica Rivera played his love interest and portraited Teresa Hernández, also known as "La Gaviota" and Mariana Franco. In 2008, he starred in Fuego En La Sangre, a new version of the Colombian telenovela Pasión de Gavilanes, in which he played the role of Juan Reyes, Franco's older brother (Pablo Montero) and Oscar (Jorge Salinas). In 2009, he starred in the soap opera Corazón salvaje with Aracely Arambula, produced by Salvador Mejía for Televisa. In 2011, he appeared as a Venezuelan politician in an episode of the second season of NCIS: Los Angeles. In 2012, Yáñez appeared in another telenovela for Televisa starring in Amores Verdaderos, in which he played the role of José Ángel Arriaga. In 2015, Yáñez came back to star in the telenovela Amores con trampa, in which he played the role of Facundo Carmona. In 2019, he starred in the motion picture comedy ¡He matado a mi marido! next to Maria Conchita Alonso.
Yáñez has appeared in 8 theatrical plays, 13 soap operas, 33 movies (of which 8 are in English).
Personal life Yáñez married his first wife, Norma Adriana Garcia, in 1987. They had a son named Eduardo Yáñez Jr. They were divorced three years later.
In 1996, Yáñez married Francesca Cruz, a Cuban-American he met in Miami. They lived in Los Angeles and Miami. In January 2003, they filed for divorce.
Filmography Film Year Project Role Notes 1984 La muerte cruzó el río Bravo Fernando 1985 Contrato con la muerte Fernando 1985 Narco terror Roca 1985 Enemigos a muerte Jorge 1986 El maleficio 2: Los enviados del infierno Profesor Andrés 1986 Yako, cazador de malditos José Luis / Yako 1990 Carrera contra la muerte Fabián Albarrán 1994 Wreckage Camillio 1996 Striptease Chico 1996 Robin Goodfellow Diego 1998 Wild Things Frankie Condo 1999 Held Up Rodrigo 2000 Knockout Mario Rodrigues 2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 General García 2004 The Punisher Mike Toro 2004 Man on Fire Bodyguard 2A 2006 Hot Tamale Cousin Sammy 2006 All You've Got Javier Espinoza 2015 Don Quixote Mounted Brother 2015 Ladrones Santiago Guzmán 2017 A Change of Heart Cousin David 2019 I Killed My Husband! Pepe
Television Year Project Role Notes 1981 Quiéreme siempre Carlos 1982 El amor nunca muere Alfonso 1983 El maleficio Diego Rosales 1984 Tú eres mi destino Fabián 1987 Senda de gloria Manuel Fortuna 1988–1989 Dulce desafío Enrique Toledo 1990 Yo compro esa mujer Aldama 160 episodes 1990 En carne propia Leonardo Rivadeneira 1993 Guadalupe Alfredo Robinson 209 episodes 1992 Marielena Luis Felipe Sandoval 1996 Miami Hustlers José Television film 1996–1997 Savannah Benny Serna 4 episodes 1997 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Miguel Peralta Episode: "Collateral Damage" 1999 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie Valdez Television film 2001 18 Wheels of Justice Amado Episode: "Old Wives' Tale" 2002 CSI: Miami Colombian Interrogator Episode: "A Horrible Mind" 2003 Te amaré en silencio Camilo 101 episodes 2005 Sleeper Cell Felix Ortiz Episode: "Money" 2005 Cold Case Felix Darosa Episode: "Frank's Best" 2006 La verdad oculta Juan José Victoria Ocampo 20 episodes 2007 Destilando Amor Rodrigo Montalvo Main role; 168 episodes 2008 Fuego en la sangre Juan Reyes Main role 2009–2010 Corazón salvaje Juan del Diablo / Juan de Dios San Román Montes de Oca / Juan Aldama de la Cruz Main role; 135 episodes 2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Antonio Medina Episode: "Enemy Within" 2012–2013 Amores verdaderos José Ángel Arriaga Main role; 183 episodes 2015 Amores con trampa Facundo Carmona Main role; 128 episodes2018–2021 Falsa identidad Mateo Corona Main role (seasons 1-2)2019–2022La Reina del Sur Antonio Alcalá Recurring role (seasons 2-3)2019–2020Sin miedo a la verdad Presidente Guest (season 2); Main role (season 3) 2022 Corazón guerrero Octavio Sanchez Guest 2023 Juego de mentiras Pascual del Río Main role 2023 Golpe de suerte Nacho Pérez Main role 2026 Lobo, morir matando El Azufrero
Awards and nominations
Premios ACE (New York) Year Category TelenovelaResult 1991 Male Figure of the Year Yo compro esa mujer rowspan=3 2008 Best Actor in Television Stage Destilando Amor 2009 Fuego en la sangre
Emmy Awards Year Category TelenovelaResult 1993 Best Actor in Television Guadalupe
Premios Bravo Year Category TelenovelaResult 2008 Best Lead Actor Destilando Amor
Premios Juventud Year Category TelenovelaResult 2013 ¡Está buenísimo! Amores Verdaderos
TVyNovelas Awards Year Category TelenovelaResult 1984 Best Male Revelation El maleficio 1988 Best Lead Actor Senda de gloria rowspan=5 1990 Best Young Lead Actor Dulce desafío 1991 Best Lead Actor Yo compro esa mujer 2007 La Verdad Oculta 2008 Destilando Amor 2009 Fuego en la sangre
Favoritos del público Year Category TelenovelaResult2014 Favorite Couple with Erika BuenfilAmores Verdaderos Favorite Kiss with Erika Buenfil
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External links Biography