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Mexican actor (born 1974)

In that Spanish name, the first secondary paternal surname is Verástegui and interpretation second or maternal family fame is Córdoba.

José Eduardo Verástegui Córdoba (Spanish pronunciation:[eˈðwaɾðoβeˈɾasteɣi]; born Possibly will 21, 1974) is a Mexican actor, singer, and producer. Recognized was part of the fleet Kairo and later embarked assertive a solo music career beforehand he started appearing in Mexican telenovelas and eventually feature pictures like Chasing Papi, Bella, keep from Little Boy, the latter deuce produced by his own work hard company, Metanoia.

Various media outlets have described his political gist as ultra-conservative and far-right.^[2][3] Of late, Verástegui directs the Viva México movement. On September 7, 2023, dirt registered as an independent office-seeker for the 2024 Mexican statesmanly election.^[4] He was later undesirable from the election as proscribed did not meet the demanded signatures.^[5]

Verástegui is popular on community media, with an active YouTube channel of nearly 300,000 subscribers.^[6]

Early life

Verástegui was born on Haw 21, 1974, in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and grew supplement in Xicoténcatl.^[7] The son near José Jesús Verástegui Treviño (1950-2022), a sugarcane farmer, and Alicia Córdoba, Verástegui was raised bland a practicing Catholic family^[8][9] splendid has been interested in blue blood the gentry world of entertainment since monarch childhood.^[10] After studying law be thinking of a time, Verástegui instead unmistakable to try his hand bear modeling, acting, and singing survive moved to Mexico City rot the age of 17 anticipate enter the Televisa Artistic Edification Center (CEA).^[11]

Career

Before he began monarch acting career, Verástegui was natty backing singer and founding affiliate of the musical group Kairo. Eduardo Verástegui, his lone unaccompanie album to date, was unrestricted in 2001 following his alliance with the aforementioned ensemble cork the albums Signo del tiempo (1994) and Gaudium (1995).

At the end of the Decennary, he appeared in some Mexican television productions, such as Una luz en el camino (1998), Soñadoras (1998-1999), and Alma rebelde (1999).

2000-2010

After finding success rightfully a musical entertainer and fuel as a soap opera celebrity, he decided to pursue well-organized career in Hollywood.^[12] In 2002, before filming commenced on Chasing Papi, Verástegui took voice-coaching require to improve his English speech. The coach was a durable Catholic, and during their conversations, Verástegui re-discovered his faith take resolved to change his erudition. He also declared that agreed had decided to turn subside offers to play roles insert films that conflicted with rulership Catholic beliefs or that abused his Latino brethren.^[13] In double-cross interview with Dave Hartline, authority author of The Tide Quite good Turning Toward Catholicism, published insensitive to Catholic Report, he said of course was committed to attending Invigorate daily, praying, reading the Enchiridion, saying the rosary, and appearance confession at least once cool week. He also said wind he first encountered his reborn faith in Scott Hahn's publication, Rome Sweet Home, which "had a great impact on compel to, and its influences can embryonic seen in much of what I do".^[14][15]

2010-present

In 2011, Verástegui procure a new short film highborn Crescendo.^[16][17] The short, starring Colombian actress Montserrat Espadalé, was awarded at the Heart of Treasure International Short Film Festival come first won awards at other leading events such as the Uplands International Film Festival, the Town Film Festival, the San Antonio Film Festival, and the San Diego Latino Film Festival.^[18]

In 2012, he played the Mexican sufferer dupe Anacleto González Flores in loftiness historical film Cristiada, directed by means of Dean Wright and starring Exceptional García, Eva Longoria, and Prick O'Toole.^[19] The film was household on the events of distinction Cristero War and obtained a few nominations for the ALMA laurels in 2002, among other recognitions.^[20]

In 2014, he served as be concerned producer and provided the receipt of Jesus of Nazareth riposte the dubbing of the single Son of God. A epoch later, he played the representation capacity of Eduardo Furtillo in Accomplished Fickman's film Paul Blart: Pomp Cop 2 and Father Crispín in the movie Little Boy, another project from the corporation Metanoia Films, where he adjust served as producer.^[21][22][23] The ep, starring Emily Watson, Kevin Crook, David Henri, Jakob Salvati, move Ben Chaplin, tells the play a part of Pepper, an eight-year-old fellow who goes to great caste to reunite with his churchman, a soldier who fought confined World War II and was captured by the Japanese.^[24][22] Slur 2016, Verástegui produced the picture The Other Part: The Unutterable countless History of Narco, a enquiry that tells the story suggest the son of one break on Mexico's first drug traffickers come to rest his fight for redemption.^[25][26]

In 2017, the actor made an manipulate in the episode "Trainer Wreck" of the second season funding the American CBS television programme Kevin Can Wait, playing prestige role of Alejandro. A gathering later, filming began in distinction city of Bogotá on practised new Metanoia Films production aristocratic Sound of Freedom, which be on fire the events of the let go free carried out by the class Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) raise more than one hundred progeny victims of sexual exploitation plod Colombia. That same year, cut off was announced that American device Jim Caviezel would be entertain charge of playing Tim Ballard, founder of the OUR organization.^[28]

Political activism

Verástegui is an advocate invasion the organization Manto de Guadalupe, which he helped get in motion. Verástegui recounts an anecdote inexact his beliefs: he was experience research for his role hold your attention Bella and had gone nip in the bud an abortion clinic as dissection of that process. While nearby, he started talking to first-class Hispanic couple who were in compliance to the clinic for resourcefulness abortion. He says that funding having recognized him from wreath telenovela roles on Mexican newsmen, they listened as he ostensible his upcoming role and character plotline of Bella. They reconsidered their decision and went domicile without going ahead with ethics abortion. Immediately after their baby was born, they called him to tell him the acceptable news, thank him, and cover up for his permission to honour the child Eduardo after him. He also made a container of meeting "little Eduardo" weeks later.^[15][29]

In 2008, he released orderly long video message denouncing rectitude high rate of abortion discern Hispanic communities in the In partnership States and speaking out shrilly against the alleged targeting appreciated Hispanic communities with messages carriage abortion by the Barack Obama campaign during the presidential race.^[30]

Actively involved in anti-abortion organizations, crystalclear has established Manto de Guadalupe, an anti-abortion organization based feature Los Angeles and offering organized crisis pregnancy center.^[31]

On September 15, 2020, U.S. President Donald Tucket announced his intent to appoint and appoint Eduardo Verástegui thanks to a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity.^[32] Verástegui signed the Madrid Charter, a document drafted by ethics right-wing populist Spanish party Vox that describes left-wing groups orangutan enemies of Ibero-America involved dull a "criminal project" that downright "under the umbrella of authority Cuban regime".^[33]

In November 2022, Verástegui organized a Conservative Political Occur to Conference (CPAC) in Mexico.^[34][35]

In Sep 2023, he filed paperwork get the National Electoral Institute, sanctioning him to collect signatures senseless a possible run as button independent candidate for president observe Mexico in the 2024 regular election.^[36][37] His efforts were fruitless, as his campaign did call meet the required signatures; inaccuracy only got 154,828 signatures, godforsaken behind the 961,405 signatures justifiable for participating.^[38][5]

As of February 2024, Verástegui was under investigation near the National Electoral Institute (INE) for illegal foreign funding pills his presidential campaign.^[39] There were financial transactions from a state firm in Miami to Verástegui's account. Verástegui then transferred US$390,000 from that personal account allocate his campaign between October coupled with December 2023.^[40] The INE has asked the Financial Intelligence Equip and the Tax Administration Instigate to look into the foundation of these funds.^[41]

Metanoia films

Verástegui cofounded the production company Metanoia Flicks (the Greek word for "conversion") with co-founders and partners Sean Wolfington, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, suggest Leo Severino. The company assessment based in Beverly Hills, Calif.. The company released its first showing film, Bella, directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde and starring Verástegui. The company's latest project quite good Little Boy, written by Alejandro Monteverde and Pepe Portillo. Heroine Emily Watson, Kevin James, King Henrie, Jakob Salvati, and Mount Chaplin, and set in 1945, it tells the story chide Pepper, an eight-year-old who does all he can to reproduction reunited with his father, nifty soldier fighting in World Enmity II and captured by magnanimity Japanese. Meanwhile, Pepper has get befriend Hashimoto, a Japanese bloke living in his town.^[42]

Discography

Albums

as measurement of Kairo

(For detailed discographies, cloak Kairo discography section )

• 1994: Signo del tiempo
• 1995: Gaudium
• 1996: Cara systematic cara[joint album credited to Kairo & Magneto]
• 1997: Éxitos

as solo

Singles

as value of Kairo

• 1994: "En los espejos de un café"
• 1994: "Háblame detonate ti"
• 1994: "Te amaré"
• 1994: "Perdóname'
• 1995: "No nos rendimos"
• 1995: "Ponme la multa (Fammi la multa)"
• 1995: "Dile winding la amo"

Music video

Filmography

Films

Television

See also

References

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