Eugenio Gonzalez Debrez

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, every school day The Cardinal will feature a prominent and historical Hispanic American, living or dead, who has worked toward change, advancement, and/or world peace. Some of them are heroes, and some are unsung heroes, who deserve recognition, and have made a contribution to society.

Cynthia Navarro, Staff Writer

October 10, 2023

Eugenio Gonzalez Debrez is a Mexican actor, comedian, producer, writer, and a director. He was born on September 2, 1961, in Villa Milpa Alta, Mexico.

Euegnio comes from a prominent entertainment family. His father, Eugenio Gonzalez Salas, was a publicist and as for his mother, Silvia Debrez, a renowned actress. He has four children Aislinn, Vadhir, Jose, and Aitana Debrez, as well as a husband to his wife Alessandra Rosaldao. Eugenio is the leading character in favorites all throughout Mexico and is loved by many in the entertainment industry for his talent, charisma and the memorable characters he has taken roles of. Many teens of the Hispanic community grew up watching his movies and shows on tv at home.

He first gained recognition back in the 1990’s on Anabel, a Mexican television show along with another called, Debrez en cuando. La Familia P. Luche is a 3 season sitcom that aired back in 2003 on the channel Canal De Estrellas. Not only did he work on set for the sitcom, he also worked behind the scenes for La Familia P. Luche and Al Derecho y Al Derbez, he was a writer, producer and directed both these shows. Eugenio has been featured in movies such as How To Be A Latin Lover, Instructions Not Included which became a major hit in 2013, making the figure a household name in the United States.

In addition to his acting career Eugenio has been actively involved in charitable work which focuses on projects that provide medical assistance, education and scholarships to children in need through The Sandra and Eugenio Foundation, whose focus is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children. He has also taken part in supporting cancer research and awareness, He has raised money for the American Cancer Society to encourage the importance of early recognition and prevention.

About the Contributor

Cynthia Navarro, Staff Writer

Cynthia Navarro is a student currently attending her junior year at Hoover highschool and was born on April 9th, to her Salvadoran parents Evelyn and Carlos Navarro who immigrated to San Diego, California in the late 90’s bringing their dreams of giving their children a life full of opportunities with them.

Cynthia loves putting her creativity to work by using most if not all of her free time doing anything art or music related. She spends lots of her time playing the violin, piano, and guitar because it gives her a sense of solitude. If she could pick a place to spend the rest of her life at, it would definitely be the beach. She loves diving into the crashing waves and the feeling of the sand against her feet while on walks full of sunsets.

Cynthia's goals for the 2023-24 school year are to stay on top of all of her classes to the best of her abilities and get more involved at school. She also wishes to try and come out of her shell more and make the effort to talk to new people outside of the circle she's currency in. Around new people she may not say much or even look up at them but around her friends she's the complete opposite, she goes from being the quietest one in the room to being more than loud especially when around her best friend Alejandra.