Eduardo Verástegui

Charming by the Gods

Intelligent, elegant, and bold, the Mexican actor has an ace of triumph on his sleeve. One of the most seen faces of the year 2001, was without a doubt the face of the mexican actor and singer Eduardo Verástegui. All the doors of the showbusiness rolled out the red carpet towards him. On all the TV channels of the USA, of Latin America, Eduardo Verástegui is echoed. This allows him to step up his ambition to become a world-wide mega-star. The crown is put on top of 10 years hard working for Verástegui, with his first solo CD.

""It has been a tremendous year, and very hard working. But I love it very much. I am succeeding bit by bit in achieving the things I love to get accomplished."" confirmed Verástegui with eloquence and sensitivity, while talking exclusively, just hours before leaving to Mexico, to launch his CD there, bearing his name.

""We would like to launch the CD in Mexico to conclude, however I am identified there too much as an actor instead of being a singer. It's important to get the CD on the shelves there, it's one of the biggest markets of the American continent, and meanwhile promoting it at other places as well"", Eduardo commented, sitting in front a magnificent panoramic view of the skyline Miami. This splendid view can be enjoyed from the living room of his luxurious apartment.

Since 2 years I live in Miami, a city I like very much, and it was here where the success arrived for me. Because it's here where you can find all the music-industry and other show business at the same spot.

Eduardo admitted he has no time to enjoy the nightclubs of this exciting Sun City, neither the other attractions of this city. But Eduardo told he enjoys the sunshine very much. I enjoy being in the sun and being outdoors, it's good for my health.

Now Eduardo appears with a cropped hairdo, stylish and unconventional. The beauty of his chiselled face is even more impressive.

I shaved it off my own with my own shaving-apparatus, while my stylist was on holidays. I didn't like the way it was, so I decided once more to sport a cropped hairdo."", Eduardo smiled.

After acting in 5 telenovelas, and singing in the band Kairo, doing performances throughout Mexico and other countries in Latin America, Verástegui commented he now enters a critical stage in his career.

""I am so happy to have returned to the music. This was my huge dream since when I was in Mexico City at the age of 17. Looking at his burning emerald green eyes makes you feel melt like snow in the heat of a blazing sun....

""it was not easy, but right now I am on track with my career"" It's reminded those days of the past, the father of Eduardo, was opposed to the plans of his son to make a careerr in the show business. Eduardo his father runs a huge sugar-cane farm, and is agricultural engineer.

In those days Eduardo worked as bartender while having the huge dream of becoming a star.

""I did various auditions as model, and received a scholarship at the Mexican CEA (Academy for television)""

During a photo-session Verástegui met the producer Francisco Zorilla, who stimulated Eduardo to take part in the band Kairo. This sparked the huge success Eduardo would soon make in the industry.

He did so, taking part in the band Kairo, did acting in the telenovela Mi querida Isabel, his first Telenovela.

""It was the producer Angeli Nesman who had the idea, and it was presented as being starred by ourselves as persons, rather than our figurative characters of the Telenovela"", emphasized Eduardo

Eduardo further explained, how things went, and after completing the project, he went to New York to continue study. Followed by his return to Mexico.

Despite the success with his second Telenovela ""Una luz en el Camino"" (= A light upon the Path"") it took a year of doing auditions for different productions to get a role. He did so without success, until Eduardo met Emilio Larossa, who offered him a role on Sonadoras (=Dreamers)

I keep on enjoying the art of acting, and I have the best of contacts with Televisa, the production company I am so very grateful.

It's just that I am in another phase of my career and they understand so very well""

It's a fact that this influential production company was a great help to Eduardo on his solo-career. The second part of the promotion of Eduardo his CD ""Vivo la Locura"" is selected as theme of one of the Telenovelas produced by Televisa at the moment.

""They have all the infrastructure , e.g. radio, press and television for the process of the promotion"", Eduardo told.

The fact the first solo-CD is well received, leaves Verástegui happy, but he's well aware of the fact the music industry currently is in deep trouble, and the music industry is entering these days a critical stage in it's history.

He expressed he will not give live concerts until the day his second album is released. ""No, I am yet solidifying my presence in the music industry. At the moment I am only doing presentations for television, or for promotional purposes"".

Verástegui is well aware of the fact being a musician demands a lot of dedication as well as financial resources.

As supposed Verástegui has to make the ""Cross-over"", similar to the other young pop stars. Verástegui is preparing for this too, stating ""I am speaking english, not perfect, but it's ok. This being said to defend myself!"".

Surrounding himself with artworks, presents given him by well known artists for those of which he modelled, or other artworks he purchased for a bargain, the gorgeous young man and singer told about his frustration.

""I am from a family of artists. I have uncles who sing, family members who compose. ""One of my three sisters is painting and I would love to do painting as well as my grand daddy did, but I do not know how to start!"".

A beautiful painting is decorating his bedroom, with colours matching the warm yellows and ochre’s of the ceilings, walls and floors. Verástegui painted them so, with some help of family and friends, to create the warm atmosphere of his cosy new home.

""My parents are very happy with my achievements"" he confirmed with a warm smile, emphasizing his love and respect for his parents, who visited his nice home in Miami, to celebrate New Years eve.

""This profession has no end, no limit, and the work is never completed. There is a lot of work to do, working working working, this is the only way to succeed and realize your dreams. There is no alternative"".

Nuevo Herald 10-01-02