Eduardo Antonio is a Cuban singer, songwriter, actor, and producer who became a Mexican national. He was born in Placetas, Villa Clara, Cuba on December 10, 1967.
He started from a young age, achieving success in his homeland and carving out a place in the Cuban pop scene. His first public appearances were as a child and later, still very young, 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 in the 25th edition of the festival, held in Quito.
A regular on Mexican television programs, where she showcased her talent, which contributed to her 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 she was a co-host for three years.
His songs have served as the soundtrack, opening, and closing themes for telenovelas such as Preciosa (Mexico, 1998), Alma Rebelde (Mexico, 1999), Yo Amo a Juan Querendón (Mexico, 2007-2008), and 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 not only in his native Cuba and his host country, Mexico, but also 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 dominated the covers of programs and gossip 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 former girlfriend, the Cuban Arahis Retureta, after more than a year together. This happened seven months after he had 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 Cuban-American singer Pitbull. That same year, along with Cubans Jeikel Acosta and Abel Bosmenier, one of the vocalists from the former group SBS, he presented the musical piece in collaboration titled La cuenta no da. The music video features Cuban backing vocalist Haniset Rodríguez and Cuban comedian Boncó Quiñongo.
In 2019, he released the reggaeton track "Yo quisiera," in collaboration with the members of the group LKM.
