Eduardo Cruz is a Spanish singer, composer, and producer known for contributing to the electronic music subculture and film score composition. He is also recognized as the younger brother to Spanish actresses Mónica Cruz and Penélope Cruz.
Profile Summary
| Full Name | Eduardo Cruz Sánchez |
| Date of Birth | 1985-01-01 |
| Age | 39 years old |
| Place of Birth | Municipality San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain |
| Physical Traits | Dark brown hair, aesthetic dark brown eyes, white skin |
| Father | Eduardo Cruz Sr. (futo mechanic, deceased) |
| Mother | Encarna Sánchez (hairdresser), |
| Siblings | Penélope Cruz, Mónica Cruz (sisters), Salma Cruz (half-sister) |
| Career | Singer, composer, producer, film score composer |
| Relationship Status | In a relationship with Eva De Domini |
| Children | Cairo Cruz |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California State |
| Net Worth | Estimated between $500,000 and $1 million |
| Social Media | Instagram: @educruzcontrol |
Eduardo Cruz Biography
Eduardo Cruz was born Eduardo Cruz Sánchez in 1985 in the Municipality San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain. He is the last child and only son of his parents’ three children. He is 39 years old and grew up in Spain. He has dark brown hair, a pair of aesthetic dark brown eyes, and white skin color.
Cruz Jr’s parents are Encarna Sánchez and Eduardo Cruz Sr. But, his father is dead (born in 1953; aged 62). He died from a heart attack on Thursday morning, June 18, 2015, at his home in Southeast Spain. While he was alive, his father, Cruz Sr., was a local retailer and auto mechanic, whereas his mother, Sánchez, was a local hairdresser.
Eduardo had a rough childhood following the separation of his parents. His parents divorced in 1999 when he was about fourteen years old, so his mother was responsible for raising him and his two sisters. Less than half a decade after his parent’s divorce was concluded, his father married his lover, Carmen Moreno, in 2003. He had a child with Carmen on February 24, 2012, whom they named Salma Cruz.
Eduardo Cruz’ Sisters
Apart from his half-sister, Salma Cruz, who is now 12 years old, Eduardo has two older sisters. His sisters are famous Spanish actresses Penélope Cruz and Mónica Cruz. His oldest sister, Penélope Cruz, is married to Javier Bardem, with whom she has two children, Leo Encinas Cruz and Luna Encinas Cruz. His immediate older sister has an only child, Antonella Cruz Sánchez.
Eduardo Cruz Career
Cruz Jr. became interested in music at a very young age; he started composing in 1999 at 14. He first started in the Latin music genre. Later he decided to explore electronic music and, subsequently, film score composition following his success as a Latin music singer.
Before he ventured into other genres, Cruz Jr. already had to his name two musical albums, Cosas Que Contar and AMARTE MAS. A song titled “Tu Manera” from his 2006 pop album “Cosas Que Contar,” produced by Aureo Baqueiro, made it once to the T4C’s Top 40 Charts, appearing in a total number of seven weeks on charts, accumulating to be 41 days. A little crawl on the web shows that Tu Manera now has thousands of views on Warner Musica’s YouTube channel.
Cruz Jr. is still active in the music industry. So far, he has released more than thirty songs, and these are some of them;
- Quisiera (Graba Tu Rola, 2022)
- El Amor Comienza
- Todo Amor Que Eu Tenho por Ti (2022)
- Camminando Per Sarajevo
- Vou pra Casa do Pai (2020)
- Fontana di Sarajevo
- Un cántico Nuevo (2014)
- Camminando Per Sarajevo
- Protesto em Formar de Trap (2019)
- Donde Estas (2006)
- Cosas Que Contar (2006)
- Ni Tu Ni Yo (2006)
- Assim Como Paulo (2021)
- No Hay Nada Que Hacer (2006)
As a film score composer, Eduardo Cruz debuted with the 2011 film directed by Rob Marshall titled “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He combines his experience in music and interest in movies to produce music for several films, video games, established solo artists, and commercials. With his special skills in composition, Eduardo always gives his best bet in the form of music that subsequently always helps to bring the story the filmmakers are trying to tell to life. These are some of his Film Scores, arranged in no particular order, thus;
- Sergio Castellitto’s Twice Born’ (Venuto al mondo, 2012)
- Jose Zambrano Cassella’s The Moment (2017)
- Rob Marshall’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011, tango ‘Angelica’)
- Brian Harrison’s Hell Follows (2017)
- Adolfo Martínez Pérez’ Rescue Under Fire (additional music) Theme song producer (2017)
- Paolo Jaré’s Le Idi di Marzo (2015)
- Eva Moreno & Juan Carlos Vellido’s Síndrome (2014)
Eduardo has also worked with several popular brands and production companies to improve their songs. And as such, he is credited for composing the song “Decirnos Adios” on Miguel Bose’s album Papitwo (2012). He is also credited for co-composing Expectativas (2017) and for composing and releasing several tracks under the pen name Optimist, including “Sexy Toy,” which now has over 1.5 million plays on Spotify.
Eduardo Cruz has produced and co-produced several commercials and documentaries, including but not limited to these;
- Explosion Mascara commercial (Composer/Producer), 2007
- Damas Jewelry Dubai commercial (Composer/Producer), 2016
- L’Agent Provocateur (Composer/Producer), 2014
- Karmi Beer (Composer/Producer), 2015
- Nintendo Professeur Layton (Composer/Producer), 2012
- Liverpool v2 (Composer/Producer), 2011
- L’Oréal Telescopic Explosion Mascara commercial (Composer/Producer), 2007
- Liverpool v1 (Composer/Producer), 2011
- L’Agent by Agent Provocateur Winter (2013)
- L’oreal Casting Creme Gloss (Composer/Producer), 2011
- Rob Marshall’s Trésor de Lancôme commercial (Composer/Producer), 2013
- EPSON Printer (Composer/Producer), 2014
- Karmi beer campaign (Composer/Producer), 2017
- Penélope Cruz’ Yo soy uno entre cien mil (Composer/Producer), 2017
- Campaign (Composer/Producer), 2013
- Trésor’s Eau de Parfum de Lancôme (Composer/Producer), 2012
Eduardo received a Goya award for his contribution to a song by Rozalén and Ismael Guijarro, En Los Margenes.
Eduardo Cruz’s Family
Eduardo is currently in a romantic relationship with Eva De Domini, an Argentine model and film actress. Eva De Domini was born Eva Carolina Quattrocci on April 21, 1995; 29 years old. She started dating Eduardo in March 2018. Before Cruz, Eva was previously in a romantic relationship with actor Fabián Mazzei (March 2016 – 2018).
Eduardo and Eva are still together; they had a child named Cairo Cruz on October 6, 2019. According to our findings, Eduardo Cruz currently resides in Los Angeles, California State, with his partner, Eva, and daughter, Cairo. Please read all about his daughter, Caira Cruz, here.
Eduardo Cruz Net worth
Eduardo Sánchez has a net worth estimated between $500,000 and $1 million. He makes his money from his career in the entertainment industry. Likewise, his partner, Eva De Domini, has a net worth estimated between $2 million and $5 million.
Eduardo is on Instagram under the username @educruzcontrol. His account is private; however, we can see that he has made 284 posts. On the same note, he has over 34.5k thousand followers.
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