Eiza González Reyna, (born January 30, 1990 in Caborca, Sonora, México,[1]) is a Mexican actress and singer, and the daughter of former model Glenda Reyna.[3] She came to professional prominence at the age of 16 with her portrayal of Lola the title character of the adolescent targeted Mexican telenovela Lola...Érase una vez (Lola...Once Upon A Time)

Eiza is the middle daughter of former Mexican model, Glenda Reyna. When she was 12 years old, González's father was killed in a car accident. Eiza's cites her father's death as an influence in her career.[4] She attended Edron Academy and the American School Foundation in Mexico City.[5][6] González was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder as a child and received treatment throughout her childhood to manage the disorder.[7] At 14, she was accepted to Televisa's acting school, Centro de Educación Artística, in Mexico City. She completed two years of a three year course before being cast as the protagonist, Lola, in the teen telenovela, Lola...Érase una vez at 16. She currently lives in Mexico City with her mother and has an older brother. Eiza is fluent in Spanish and English, and speaks some Italian.

2007-2008

From 2003 through 2004, Eiza studied acting at the M & M Studio, an acting school in Mexico City run by famed actress, Patricia Reyes has a sister name karen and kary and two brothers keny and ronal with a baby named kenner Spíndola.[9] At age 14, she was accepted into Televisa's famous acting school, Centro de Educación Artística in Mexico City. While attending school, she was first spotted by producer and director, Pedro Damian, best known for his success with Latin pop band, RBD. Two years later, Damian cast González in a remake of Argentina's famous children's telenovela, Floricienta. Eiza portrayed "Lola", the lead female protagonist in Lola...Érase una vez. The show began filming in late 2006 and debuted in Mexico on February 26, 2007. It was later shown in various countries throughout Latin America and the US. To promote the show, González went on a national tour throughout Mexico to perform songs that she sang on the show. Lola...Érase una vez ran for two seasons before ending in early 2008. Following the completion of Lola...Érase una vez, Eiza, accomplained by her mother, moved to New York City briefly to attend a three month course of acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in the spring of 2008. She returned to Mexico City in early fall of that same year.[10]
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2009-2011

In April 2009, González was cast in the popular crime drama television series Mujeres Asesinas as a supporting lead role character for the second season. She starred alongside Mexican actress Susana González in the episode Tere, Desconfiada, playing the teenage antagonist, "Gaby". González commented that she received the casting call while she was preparing to release her first solo album Contracorriente.[11]

In early 2010, following the US release of González's debut album, Contracorriente, Eiza announced to fans via Twitter that she had been cast as the lead protagonist in an upcoming musical tween telenovela called Sueña conmigo.[12] Eiza played dual roles of "Clara" and Clara's alter-ego "Roxy Pop". For the role, González travelled to Buenos Aires to film in April 2010. Eiza lived in Buenos Aires for a year, travelling back to Mexico City on breaks to visit friends and family during the production of Sueña conmigo. When filming ended in February 2011, Gonzalez returned to Mexico City. The show was produced by Televisa and Nickelodeon Latin America, and aired on July 20, 2010 in Argentina, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. In June and July 2011, Eiza attended castings for Televisa's newest television series, Miss XV in Mexico City. She auditioned for one of two lead roles and was considered for the lead role. However, producers felt she was too old for the part and she lost the role.[13]
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2012-present

On April 4, 2012, Eiza was announced as the possible female protagonist in a Nicandro Díaz's remake of the telenovela, Amor en Custodia.[14] In May 2012, Eiza was officially confirmed as the female protagonist, 'Nicole Brizz Balvanera' for Televisa's newest telenovela, Amores verdaderos.[15] Amores verdaderos is a telenovela remake of the TV Azteca television series Amor en custodia, based on the Argentine telenovela of the same name. Amores verdaderos marks González's transition to her first mature role in a telenovela.[16] Filming began on July 23, 2012 and the show premiered on September 3, 2012 for Canal de las Estrellas in Mexico.[17][18]

Originally, Mexican producer Pedro Torres offered González the lead role of "Sofía López-Haro" (Serena Van Der Woodsen in the original television show) in his upcoming television show, Gossip Girl: Acapulco, the Mexican remake of the hit American television series, Gossip Girl. González considered accepting the role, but declined, do to her rigorous filming schedule for Amores verdaderos. [19]
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Musical career
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Debut album: Contracorriente (2008–2010)

Following the success of her debut performance in Lola...Érase una vez, Eiza signed a deal with EMI Televisa to record her own album as a solo artist in late 2008. Pre-production and recording for González's debut album, Contracorriente (Counter-current in English) began in fall 2008; the album was recorded in Texas, Los Angeles, and Mexico City. The album was released in Mexico on November 24, 2009. It was released in the US on January 26, 2010. The album's only single, Mi Destino Soy Yo, was released in Mexico on October 20, 2009.[20] To promote the single, Eiza performed at televised music festivals and concerts across Mexico.[21]
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Sophomore album: Te Acordarás de Mí (2011–present)

In June 2011, Eiza stated that she wished to focus on the production and recording of her second solo album. She also revealed that she planned to spend the remainder of the year working on new music and announced that she would not return to film or television projects until the album was completed.[22] Eiza completed production on her second album during the first months of 2012. The album was recorded in Mexico City, Texas, and the Dominican Republic.[23]

Her first single, Te Acordarás de Mí, was released for digital download on iTunes for Mexico on April 16, 2012 and May 22, 2012 for the U.S. The song was co-written by Eiza, and singer-songwriter, Alejandra Alberti and Carlos Lara in Mexico City.[24] González's second album, Te Acordarás de Mí was released on June 12, 2012 in Mexico for physical and digital format; it was released digitally on iTunes the U.S. on the same day.[2][15] The album contains 12 songs; González co-wrote three songs.[25] Te Acordarás de Mí debuted at number 66 on the Mexican Charts.[26] Invisible was announced as the second single; it was released on the radio in Mexico on August 1, 2012