Eduardo Verástegui

Biography

Eduardo Verástegui is a Mexican actor and producer who first worked as a singer, born in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, and raised in Xicoténcatl. He sang backing vocals and helped found the group Kairo, then released the solo album Eduardo Verástegui in 2001. In the late 1990s he appeared in Mexican television productions including Una luz en el camino, Soñadoras, and Alma rebelde, before moving into Hollywood films with Chasing Papi (2003). He co-founded Metanoia Films, whose first release was Bella (2006), in which he also starred. He played Anacleto González Flores in For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012), took the role of Eduardo Furtillo in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015), and appeared as Father Crispín in Little Boy (2015), a Metanoia project he also produced. Other credits include producing the award-winning short Crescendo, voicing Jesus in the dubbing of Son of God, and the Metanoia Films production Sound of Freedom (2023).

52years old

Turns 53 on May 21in 192 days

Born May 21, 1974Ciudad Mante
Star sign: GeminiFirst day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp
Also credited as Eduardo Verastegui and José Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 20 years2003 to 2023

Genres

Drama67%, 4 films
Action33%, 2 films
Comedy33%, 2 films
Romance33%, 2 films
War33%, 2 films

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A change of course
Before he started acting, Verástegui was a founding member of the musical group Kairo, where he worked as a backing singer.
Getting ready for a role
In 2002, Verástegui prepared for Chasing Papi by taking voice-coaching lessons. The purpose was to make his English pronunciation better before filming started.
Early training
Verástegui gave law a try, then turned to modeling, acting and singing. At 17 he went to Mexico City to enroll at the Televisa Artistic Education Center (CEA).
Behind the camera
In 2014, Verástegui was an executive producer of the film Son of God and dubbed the voice of Jesus of Nazareth.