Eduardo Casanova

Eduardo Casanova
Casanova in 2025
Born
Eduardo Reina Valdehita

(1991-03-24) 24 March 1991
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2005–present

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).[1]

Life and career

Eduardo Reina Valdehita was born in Madrid on 24 March 1991.[2][3] Upon attending his first casting call, he reportedly adopted his grandmother's surname Casanova as his artistic name.[2]

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.[4] After ten seasons, Aída ended in 2014 and Casanova then advanced his interest on film direction, while also starring in a number of productions.[5][6] In 2015, he joined the cast of Gym Tony, aired on Cuatro, playing Chencho, a rich customer of the 'Gym Tony'.[7] In 2017, after directing short films, Casanova presented his debut feature film: Skins.[8]

In 2022, he participated in Drag Race España's Season 2 as a guest judge.[9]

His sophomore feature, Piety, premiered at the 2022 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[10] His miniseries Silence entered the 2025 Locarno Film Festival.[11] In December 2025, he announced that the had HIV in order to break "this unpleasant and painful silence after so many years".[12]

He played a version of himself in the metafictional comedy film Aida, the Movie (2026) exploring the shooting of an episode of Aída.[13][14]

Filmography

Actor

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2005–2014 Aída Fidel Martínez [4]
2015 Gym Tony Chencho 2007 el internado la laguna azul como Nacho Gomez
2020 Alguien tiene que morir (Someone Has to Die) Carlos Miniseries [15]
Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2011 La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It) Lorenzo [16]
2012 Del lado del verano Tomás [17]
2017 Señor, dame paciencia (Lord, Give Me Patience) Carlos [18]
2023 My Father's Mexican Wedding Chema

Director

Year Title Notes Ref
2017 Pieles (Skins) [8]
2022 La piedad (Piety) [19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Eduardo Casanova rememora a Fidel de 'Aída' en el 'Chester': "Me veo horrible, soy un bebé"". Ecoteuve.es. 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Piñón, Manu (9 June 2017). "'Llevo las drogas dentro, un poco de mi sangre sería brutal". Vanity Fair.
  3. ^ Merino, Luis Javier (19 April 2017). "Mario Casas, Quim Gutiérrez, Joel Bosqued… ¿Quiénes son los 15 actores españoles con más estilo?". ¡Hola!.
  4. ^ a b Blas, Borja (2 June 2017). "Eduardo Casanova: "Nunca nadie me ha parado"". El País.
  5. ^ "Lágrimas dentro y fuera del plató ante el final de 'Aída'". 20minutos.es. 5 June 2014.
  6. ^ Campillo Puelles, Manuel (6 June 2019). "Eduardo Casanova: "Necesito rodar continuamente. Si no, me deprimo"". ABC.
  7. ^ Alfonso, Miguel Ángel (10 May 2015). "Solo sabía hacer de Fidel". El Comercio.
  8. ^ a b "Casanova lleva a la Berlinale su obsesión por el rosa y las deformidades". efe. 11 February 2017.
  9. ^ "'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.
  10. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (11 July 2022). "Eduardo Casanova: "Ganar en Karlovy Vary ha sido como un abrazo después de exorcizar mis demonios"". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
  11. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (12 August 2025). "Series review: Silence". Cineuropa.
  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 – via 20minutos.es.
  14. ^ Moreno, Merce (29 January 2026). "Cuando la realidad supera a la ficción: la escena de 'Aída y vuelta' en la que Eduardo Casanova revela que tiene VIH". Bluper – via El Español.
  15. ^ Inzunza, Francisco (17 October 2020). "¿De qué trata, "Alguien tiene que morir", la nueva serie original de Manolo Caro para Netflix". El Debate.
  16. ^ Venkatesh, Vinodh (2016). "Ethics, spectacle, and violence in Álex de la Iglesia's La Chispa de la Vida". Hispanófila (178). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 23. JSTOR 90012364.
  17. ^ Ferri, Eneas G. (5 June 2012). "Las relaciones familiares "sin edulcorantes"". Las Provincias.
  18. ^ Zamora, Andrea (21 May 2017). "'Señor, dame paciencia': Jordi Sánchez, Megan Montaner y Eduardo Casanova protagonizan el primer tráiler de la película". Sensacine.
  19. ^ Jones, Holly (18 July 2022). "'La Piedad,' A Terrifying Take On Attachment, Heads To Fantasia". Variety.
  20. ^ "Crítica de la película la Piedad: Dirigida por Eduardo Casanova". losinterrogantes.com. 17 January 2023.
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