Eduardo Antonio is a Cuban singer, songwriter, actor, and producer, who became a Mexican citizen. He was born in Placetas, Villa Clara, Cuba, on December 10, 1967.
He started young, achieving success in his hometown and carving out a place for himself in the Cuban pop scene. His first public appearances were as a child, and later, while still very young, he performed at the Tropicana cabaret. In 1996, he participated in and won the OTI Song Festival 96. With his original song "Me queda la canción," he represented Cuba at the 25th edition of the festival held in Quito.
A regular on Mexican television programs, where he has showcased his talent, which is the reason for his success and recognition: La Movida, El Ritmo de la Noche, Al Fin De Semana, Otro Rollo, Cristina, Sábado Gigante, and Don Francisco Presenta, of which he was co-host for three years.
His themes have served as the soundtrack, opening, and closing themes for telenovelas: Preciosa (Mexico, 1998), Alma Rebelde (Mexico, 1999), Yo Amo a Juan Querendón (Mexico, 2007-2008), Pecadora (United States, 2009-2010), among others. He has also composed music for two Mexican films: La Segunda Noche (1999) and Ya No Los Hacen Como Antes (2003).
He made a stellar appearance alongside Celia Cruz in the video “La Negra Tiene Tumbao”.
He has participated in numerous international festivals such as: Despierta América, the Acapulco Festivals, La Oreja, La Botana, Vida TV, Sábado Sensacional, Al Derecho y al Derbez, Hoy, Viva la Mañana, Escándalo, among others.
He has performed, in addition to his homeland Cuba and his host country Mexico, on stages in Venezuela, the United States, Sweden, Germany, Honduras, Norway, Egypt, Finland, among others. He has shared the stage with: Marco Antonio Muñiz, Olga Guillot, Lucero, Daniela Romo, Yuri, among other international artists. He has acknowledged Juan Gabriel as his idol.
A controversial figure, he garnered the cover stories of shows and celebrity magazines due to his romance with Niurka Marcos and for some statements he made regarding his sexual orientation.
In June 2020, he resumed the romantic relationship he had with his ex-girlfriend, the Cuban Arahis Retureta, whom he had dated for just over a year. This occurred seven months after he proposed to a Colombian woman named Patricia
In December 2019, he was one of the guest artists at the New Year's concert in Bayfront Park, organized by the Cuban-American singer Pitbull. That same year, along with the Cubans Jeikel Acosta and Abel Bosmenier, one of the vocalists from the former group SBS, he presented the collaborative musical piece "La cuenta no da." The music video features the participation of the Cuban backup singer Haniset Rodríguez and the Cuban comedian Boncó Quiñongo.
In 2019, he released the reggaeton track "Yo quisiera," in collaboration with the guys from the group LKM.
