Eiza González, the 3 Body Problem star ‘too pretty’ for Hollywood: the Mexican actress dated Timothée Chalamet, was linked to Cristiano Ronaldo, and appears to be Guy Ritchie’s new muse

Apr 3 , 2024

Who is 3 Body Star, Eiza González? The 34-year-old Mexican actress started her career in a telenovela before Hollywood, and released two albums of pop music. Photo @eizagonzalez/Instagram

Eiza González plays Auggie Salazar in Netflix’s smash 3 Body Problem; she’s previously been romantically linked to Liam Hemsworth, Calvin Harris and Cristiano Ronaldo, and briefly dated Dune co-stars Timothée Chalamet and Jason Momoa

The former pop singer is starring in 3 upcoming Guy Ritchie films, opposite Henry Cavill in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and alongside Natalie Portman in Apple’s The Fountain of Youth

Mexican actress Eiza González is a veteran telenovela actress recognised in Hollywood for portraying the femme fatale in shows like From Dusk till Dawn: The Series and the 2017 movie Baby Driver. But her most recent role in Netflix’s hit new sci-fi series 3 Body Problem may be the one that cements her as an internationally recognised star.

Eliza González is on everybody’s lips thanks to Netflix series 3 Body Problem. Photo: @eizagonzalez/Instagram

Netflix’s eight-part adaptation on Liu Cixin’s wildly popular sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem has been ruling Netflix ratings since its March 21 release, which sees Gonzalez taking on the role of nanotech scientist Auggie Salazar.

Here’s what you need to know about the actress on everyone’s lips right now …

She has a star-studded dating history

Eliza González has a storied dating history. Photo: @eizagonzalez/Instagram

González is no stranger to high-profile relationships. She’s been linked to actors Liam Hemsworth and Josh Duhamel, musician Calvin Harris and football star Cristiano Ronaldo. She also briefly dated Dune co-stars Timothée Chalamet and Jason Momoa.

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

Poster of the telenovela Lola, érase una vez. Photo: Handout

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.