Eduardo Noriega Biography
Eduardo Noriega Gomez is a Spanish actor. He gained notoriety in Spain for his performance in Thesis, which was followed by roles in Open Your Eyes and The Wolf. In the United States, Noriega is known for his role as Enrique in the political thriller Vantage Point.
How old is Eduardo Noriega? – Age
He is 50 years old as of August 1, 2023. The actor was born on August 1, 1973, in Santander, Spain.
Eduardo Noriega Height
The actor stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Eduardo Noriega Early Life
Gomez was born in Santander, to a Mexican-born father and a Spanish mother. Although he has not yet revealed their names. He is the youngest of seven siblings and the only one who became an actor. As a child, he devoted himself to music. When he grew up he left his law degree and his love for music and moved to Madrid to become an actor.
Is Eduardo Noriega married? – Wife
Eduardo married his girlfriend of ten years, Trinidad Oteros, on February 8, 2011.
Eduardo Noriega Career
He acted in several short films by directors Amenabar, Mateo Gil and Carlos Montero and he appeared in a short role in the well-known Spanish film Stories from the Kronen. With Leornardo Sbaraglia, he appeared in Plata Quemada, an Argentine film directed by Marcelo Pineyro. Noriega went on to a star in another Pineyro film, The Method, reuniting with Plata Quemada co-star Pablo Echarri. He appeared as Jacinto in The Devil’s Backbone, a film directed by Guillermo del Toro and produced by Agustin Almodovar and Pedro Almodovar, about life in an orphanage in the last months of the Spanish Civil War. The film also stars Marisa Paredes and Federico Luppi.
In 2005, the actor played the lead role in the independent film Che Guevara produced and directed by Josh Evans. He appeared as Conde de Guadalmedina in Alatriste. Agustin Diaz Yanes directed the film, starring Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Javier Camara, Ariadna Gil, Blanaca Portillo, and Juan Echanove. He came under spotlight with Vicente Aranda’s drama Lolita’s Club 2007 where he portrayed Raul Fuentes and Valentin Fuentes, twin brothers of opposite characters.
Noriega starred in Vantage Point, playing Enrique, a Spanish police officer assigned to protect the local mayor, and who plays an unintended central role in the investigation of the assassination of the American president. He portrayed an escaped drug lord in The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Eduardo Noriega Net Worth
His net worth is $5 million.
Eduardo Noriega Movie
1996 – Thesis
1998 – Cha-cha-cha
2003 – Nova
2005 – Mon ange
2006 – Souli
2008 – Vantage Point
2010 – Agnosia
2011 – Gigola
2013 – Sweet Vengeance
2017 – Perfect Strangers
2019 – Les traducteurs
2023 – In the Fire