# Eduardo Yáñez

Eduardo Yáñez Luévano (Spanish pronunciation:; 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Falsa identidad | Mateo Corona | Main role (seasons 1-2) |
| 2019–2022 | La Reina del Sur | Antonio Alcalá | Recurring role (seasons 2-3) |
| 2019–2020 | Sin 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 |

## Awards and nominations
### Premios ACE (New York)

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 1991 | Male Figure of the Year | Yo compro esa mujer | Won |
| 2008 | Best Actor in Television Stage | Destilando Amor | Won |
| 2009 | Best Actor in Television Stage | Fuego en la sangre | Won |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 1993 | Best Actor in Television | Guadalupe | Won |

### Premios Bravo

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2008 | Best Lead Actor | Destilando Amor | Won |

### Premios Juventud

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2013 | ¡Está buenísimo! | Amores Verdaderos | Nominated |

### TVyNovelas Awards

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 1984 | Best Male Revelation | El maleficio | Nominated |
| 1988 | Best Lead Actor | Senda de gloria | Won |
| 1990 | Best Young Lead Actor | Dulce desafío | Won |
| 1991 | Best Lead Actor | Yo compro esa mujer | Won |
| 2007 | Best Lead Actor | La Verdad Oculta | Won |
| 2008 | Best Lead Actor | Destilando Amor | Won |
| 2009 | Best Lead Actor | Fuego en la sangre | Nominated |

### Favoritos del público

| Year | Category | Telenovela | Result |
| 2014 | Favorite Couple with Erika Buenfil | Amores Verdaderos | Won |
| 2014 | Favorite Kiss with Erika Buenfil | Amores Verdaderos | Nominated |