Eduardo Casanova
Eduardo Reina Valdehita (born 24 March 1991), better known as Eduardo Casanova, is a Spanish actor and filmmaker, popularly known for his role as Fidel in the sitcom Aída (2005–2014).
Eduardo Casanova
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- Birth Name
- Eduardo Reina Valdehita
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Spain
- Born
- 24 March 1991
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Full name
- Eduardo Reina Valdehita.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Fields
- transcendence
- Known for
- Skins
- Languages
- Spanish
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Eduardo Reina Valdehita (born 24 March 1991), better known as Eduardo Casanova, is a Spanish actor and filmmaker, popularly known for his role as Fidel in the sitcom Aída (2005–2014).
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Eduardo Casanova (born 1991) is an actor, film director and screenwriter. The actor was born Eduardo Reina Valdehita in Madrid.
Among the works is Skins. The work spans transcendence. Languages used include Spanish.
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• Birth Name — Eduardo Reina Valdehita • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Born — 24 March 1991 • Occupation — * Actor • director • screenwriter • Years Active — 2005–present
Life and career
Life and career
• Illustration — Together with Ana Polvorosa, in 2010. Eduardo Reina Valdehita was born in Madrid on 24 March 1991. Upon attending his first casting call, he reportedly adopted his grandmother's surname Casanova as his artistic name. In 2005, age 14, 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. After ten seasons, Aída ended in 2014 and Casanova then advanced his interest on film direction, while also starring in a number of productions. In 2015, he joined the cast of Gym Tony, aired on Cuatro, playing Chencho, a rich customer of the 'Gym Tony'. In 2017, after directing short films, Casanova presented his debut feature film: Skins. In 2022, he participated in Drag Race Españas Season 2 as a guest judge. His sophomore feature, Piety, premiered at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His miniseries Silence entered the 2025 Locarno Film Festival. In December 2025, he announced that the had HIV in order to break "this unpleasant and painful silence after so many years". He played a version of himself in the metafictional comedy film Aida, the Movie (2026) exploring the shooting of an episode of Aída.
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Actor
• Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes || Ref References • 2005–2014 — Aída — Fidel Martínez • 2015 — Gym Tony — Chencho • 2020 — Alguien tiene que morir (Someone Has to Die) — Carlos — Miniseries • Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes || Ref References • 2011 — La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It) — Lorenzo • 2012 — Del lado del verano — Tomás • 2017 — Señor, dame paciencia (Lord, Give Me Patience) — Carlos • 2023 — My Father's Mexican Wedding — Chema
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Director
• Year — Title — Notes || Ref References • 2017 — Pieles (Skins) • 2022 — La piedad (Piety)
Eduardo Casanova beim Photo Call zu Skin bei der Berlinale 2017
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Eduardo Casanova, director, at the Locarno Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland in August 2025
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1991
Eduardo Casanova born at Madrid.
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- 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. 'Llevo las drogas dentro, un poco de mi sangre sería brutal. Vanity Fair. 9 June 2017.
- 3.Merino, Luis Javier. Mario Casas, Quim Gutiérrez, Joel Bosqued… ¿Quiénes son los 15 actores españoles con más estilo?. ¡Hola!. 19 April 2017.
- 4.Blas, Borja. Eduardo Casanova: "Nunca nadie me ha parado". El País. 2 June 2017.
- 5.Lágrimas dentro y fuera del plató ante el final de 'Aída'. 20minutos.es. 5 June 2014.
- 6.Campillo Puelles, Manuel. Eduardo Casanova: "Necesito rodar continuamente. Si no, me deprimo". ABC. 6 June 2019.
- 7.Alfonso, Miguel Ángel. Solo sabía hacer de Fidel. El Comercio. 10 May 2015.
- 8.Casanova lleva a la Berlinale su obsesión por el rosa y las deformidades. efe. 11 February 2017.
- 9.Atresplayer Premium. 'Drag Race España' rinde homenaje a Pedro Almodóvar en la pasarela de su tercera entrega, en ATRESplayer PREMIUM. April 7, 2022.
- 10.Martínez, Beatriz. Eduardo Casanova: "Ganar en Karlovy Vary ha sido como un abrazo después de exorcizar mis demonios". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 11 July 2022.
- 11.Rivera, Alfonso. Series review: Silence. Cineuropa. 12 August 2025.
- 12.El actor y cineasta Eduardo Casanova anuncia que tiene VIH. EFE. 18 December 2025.
- 13.El guiño a la realidad más emotivo de 'Aída y vuelta': "Cuando te puedes reír de algo es que está curado o curándose". Cinemanía. 31 January 2026.
- 14.Moreno, Merce. Cuando la realidad supera a la ficción: la escena de 'Aída y vuelta' en la que Eduardo Casanova revela que tiene VIH. Bluper. 29 January 2026.
- 15.Inzunza, Francisco. ¿De qué trata, "Alguien tiene que morir", la nueva serie original de Manolo Caro para Netflix. El Debate. 17 October 2020.
- 16.Venkatesh, Vinodh. 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. 2016. 90012364.
- 17.Ferri, Eneas G. Las relaciones familiares "sin edulcorantes". Las Provincias. 5 June 2012.
- 18.Zamora, Andrea. 'Señor, dame paciencia': Jordi Sánchez, Megan Montaner y Eduardo Casanova protagonizan el primer tráiler de la película. Sensacine. 21 May 2017.
- 19.Jones, Holly. 'La Piedad,' A Terrifying Take On Attachment, Heads To Fantasia. Variety. 18 July 2022.
- 20.Crítica de la película la Piedad: Dirigida por Eduardo Casanova. losinterrogantes.com. 17 January 2023.
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