Eduardo Casanova

Eduardo Casanova (born 1991) is a Spanish actor and director, popularly known in Spain for his role as Fidel in the sitcom Aída (2005–2014).[1]

Eduardo Casanova
At the 2018 Goya Awards
Born1991
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActor, director, writer

Biography
Together with Ana Polvorosa, in 2010.

Born in Madrid in 1991.[2]

In 2005, when he was 14 years old he joined the cast of Aída, aired on Telecinco and which was a spin-off of 7 vidas. Casanova played the role of Fidel, an openly gay teenager (described as the "first gay boy in Spanish TV"), earning him great popularity in Spain.[3] After ten seasons, Aída ended in 2014 and Casanova then advanced his interest on film direction, while also starring in a number of productions.[4][5] In 2015, he joined the cast of Gym Tony, aired on Cuatro, playing Chencho, a rich customer of the 'Gym Tony'.[6] In 2017, after directing short films, Casanova presented his debut feature film: Skins.[7]

In 2022, he participated in Drag Race España's Season 2 as a guest judge.[8]

Filmography

Actor
Television
Year Title Role NotesRef
2005–2014 Aída Fidel Martínez [3]
2015 Gym Tony Chencho [6]
2020 Alguien tiene que morir (Someone Has to Die) Carlos Miniseries [9]
Film
Year Title Role NotesRef
2011 La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It) Lorenzo [10]
2012 Del lado del verano Tomás [11]
2017 Señor, dame paciencia (Lord, Give Me Patience) Carlos [12]

Director
Year Title NotesRef
2017 Pieles (Skins) [7]

References
  1. "Eduardo Casanova rememora a Fidel de 'Aída' en el 'Chester': "Me veo horrible, soy un bebé"". Ecoteuve.es. 12 February 2018.
  2. Piñón, Manu (9 June 2017). "'Llevo las drogas dentro, un poco de mi sangre sería brutal". Vanity Fair.
  3. Blas, Borja (2 June 2017). "Eduardo Casanova: "Nunca nadie me ha parado"". El País.
  4. "Lágrimas dentro y fuera del plató ante el final de 'Aída'". 20minutos.es. 5 June 2014.
  5. Campillo Puelles, Manuel (6 June 2019). "Eduardo Casanova: «Necesito rodar continuamente. Si no, me deprimo»". ABC.
  6. Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (10 May 2015). "Solo sabía hacer de Fidel". El Comercio.
  7. "Casanova lleva a la Berlinale su obsesión por el rosa y las deformidades". efe. 11 February 2017.
  8. "'Drag Race España' rinde homenaje a Pedro Almodóvar en la pasarela de su tercera entrega, en ATRESplayer PREMIUM" (in European Spanish). Atresplayer Premium. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  9. Inzunza, Francisco (17 October 2020). "¿De qué trata, "Alguien tiene que morir", la nueva serie original de Manolo Caro para Netflix". El Debate.
  10. Venkatesh, Vinodh (2016). "Ethics, spectacle, and violence in Álex de la Iglesia's La Chispa de la Vida". Hispanófila. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (178): 23. JSTOR 90012364.
  11. Ferri, Eneas G. (5 June 2012). "Las relaciones familiares «sin edulcorantes»". Las Provincias.
  12. Zamora, Andrea (21 May 2017). "'Señor, dame paciencia': Jordi Sánchez, Megan Montaner y Eduardo Casanova protagonizan el primer tráiler de la película". Sensacine.
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