Who is Eiza González, Jason Momoa’s new girlfriend? The 32-year-old Mexican actress started her career in a telenovela before Hollywood, advocates diversity and hopes to direct
Sorry, Jason Momoa fans – the actor is officially out of the dating pool once again. Several weeks after he denied rumours of a reconciliation with ex-wife Lisa Bonet, Momoa is confirmed to be dating actress Eiza González, 32.
Here’s what you need to know about the Mexican stunner actress …
She has a star-studded dating history
But the actress doesn’t kiss and tell. “I think that your life as a public person is already so exposed. I focus on my work, that’s what really matters,” she said in an interview with Latina.
She was a soap opera star
González skyrocketed to fame at 16 in the telenovela Lola, Érase Una Vez.
At the height of her soap opera career, she left Mexico to try her luck in Los Angeles. Her first Hollywood project was From Dusk till Dawn: The Series. Since then, she has starred in films such as Baby Driver, Alita: Battle Angel, I Care A Lot, and Godzilla vs Kong.
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González takes pride in her telenovela roots, which she has said shaped her work ethic. “There’s this stigma of doing soap operas and I’m like, soap operas prepped me. I would have never been ready for this,” she told Entertainment Tonight.
She comes from a close-knit family
González’s father died when she was 12 years old. For years, she suffered from a compulsive eating disorder triggered by depression. “My father and I had an amazing relationship. We were very close. I fell into a very dark place and I couldn’t deal with [the] loss,” she confessed to Latina.
She remains close to her brother and their mum, former model Glenda Reyna. González deeply admires Reyna, who raised two children on her own while dealing with grief. “I was raised by a soldier. I adore my mum. She and I are best friends,” she told the publication.
She’s more than just a pretty face
González may have gotten her big break in Hollywood by playing the quintessential Latina bombshell, but she’s ready to move forward.
It’s been an uphill battle, though. “It’s really hard to force the industry to see you in a different way. I’d love to see these massive directors really giving us the opportunity of doing a role that has nothing to do with our ethnicity,” she told Observer.
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Her passion for her roles once landed her in hot water with her Ambulance director, Michael Bay. González had disagreed with Bay’s direction for her character, a paramedic. “I just didn’t want to make a joke or cartoon version of who they were. I was very vocal about certain things that I didn’t feel would be right,” she explained to Screen Rant.
She’s multifaceted
Back home in Mexico, González wasn’t just an actress – she was also a singer with two studio albums under her belt. And after years in the spotlight, she’s comfortable with the idea of taking the back seat and letting others shine. Someday, she plans to become a director, she told V Magazine.
Currently, she’s producing the upcoming biopic Maria Felix. “It’s really exciting because I never believed that I could be a producer. You can open a vessel for other people, and I want to be able to do that for my friends. I have other actress friends of mine that are Latin and don’t get the amount of opportunities that I get,” she told Byrdie.
- She starred in Baby Driver, Paradise Hills, Alita: Battle Angel, Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw and, recently, Ambulance – she’s also producing the biopic Maria Felix
- Before dating the Aquaman star, González has been romantically linked to A-listers from Liam Hemsworth and Timothée Chalamet to Calvin Harris and even Cristiano Ronaldo