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Tavi Castro
Born
Octavio Robert Maginnis Castro

February 1990 (age 34)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Other namesTavi Castro
Alma materTU Delft
Occupation(s)Free Diver, Actor, Bodybuilder, Entrepreneur, Music Producer
Known forThe Real Aquaman
SpouseYanita Yancheva
ChildrenAvia Castro

Octavio Robert Maginnis "Tavi" Castro (born February 3, 1990) is a Mexican-born Canadian bodybuilder, entrepreneur and DJ who lives in the Netherlands. Castro has won several Musclemania international bodybuilding titles to date.

Early life and education[edit]

Octavio Maginnis Castro better known as Tavi Castro was born on February 3, 1990, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] At the age of 4 Castro and his family moved to Canada and settled in Edmonton, Alberta. Castro played soccer for the majority of his youth and also played as a midfielder on the Canadian Youth National soccer team.[2] At the age of 17, he moved to Europe to pursue a professional soccer career. In the Netherlands Castro played for the youth team of FC Dordrecht.[3] At age 18, Castro left soccer in order to attend University and focus on his study. Castro has a bachelor's degree in Aerospace engineering from the TU Delft (Technische Universiteit Delft) and is completing his master's degree in Aerospace Engineering.[4][5]

Career[edit]

From his time as a soccer player Castro regularly went to the gym. After leaving soccer he continued to train at the gym to maintain his conditioning. After years of fitness training Castro moved to bodybuilding.[6] He started doing bodybuilding competitions as a way of earning some extra cash. In 2012, Castro won 1st Place in the Musclemania Britain Junior bodybuilding Championship and 1st Place in the Musclemania Europe Junior bodybuilding Championship, as well as 1st Place in the Musclemania World Model Overall Championship USA.

During his Aerospace engineering study in 2012 Castro founded the largely popular online coaching and clothing brand Body Engineers[7][8][9]

In September 2016, Castro also launched his professional career as DJ and music producer after he got signed with Netherlands-based Electronic Dance Music label Spinnin’ Records.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

Tavi Castro – “Survive” signed to the revered Spinnin’ Records in 2016, the track went on to make the Top 30 in Spotify’s Global Viral Top 50, along with gaining major support from Martin Garrix, Tiësto, and Dimitri Vegas[16]

In 2017 Tavi Castro – Moonlight ft ( Jay Fonseca ) broke the iTunes top 40 charts in the Netherlands and took top spot for 2 weeks[17][18]

In a quick rise to popularity Tavi Castro debut at the Tomorrowland Music Festival in Boom Belgium in 2017 closing his set with his own production Tavi Castro – Unity.[19]

Awards[edit]

Castro has won the following bodybuilding titles[20][21][22]

  • 2012 Musclemania Junior Champion Britain 1st Place and 2nd Place in the Category Fitness Modeling
  • 2012 Musclemania Junior Champion Europe 1st Place
  • 2012 Musclemania World Model Overall Champion USA 1st Place

Personal life[edit]

On the morning of January 25, 2016, Castro was involved in a car accident on the A2 highway. His management confirmed that Castro was driving on the A2 highway in his Maserati GranTurismo when his car got offtrack and collided with two other cars then coming to a standstill at the crash barrier. Luckily Castro walked away from it with only a concussion and a few minor injuries.[23]

On August 24, 2017, Tavi Castro and his girlfriend, Bulgarian fitness model and entrepreneur Yanita Yancheva became the parents of their baby daughter Avia Castro.

Popularity & The Real Aquaman[edit]

Tavi Castro has a large following on social media with 10.3 million followers on Facebook, 4.2 million followers on Instagram, and 760k followers on tik tok. Tavi Castro exploded in popularity online since 2022 his free diving achievements and underwater videos went viral earning him the title " The Real Aquaman" which eventually lead to Tavi Castro joining the promotional run of Aquaman and the lost Kingdom starring Jason Momoa and directed by James Wan. He has been recorded holding his breath without any assistance for over 6.5 minutes and diving to depths of 100 meters without scuba apparatus.[24][25][26][27] [28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tavi Castro". lotfi23000.blogspot.nl. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  2. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. ^ Castro, Octavio (2008-12-09). "FC Dordrecht Archief". FC Dordrecht. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  4. ^ "Aesthetic Overload: Tavi Castro Talks With Simplyshredded.com - SimplyShredded.com". www.simplyshredded.com.
  5. ^ "In alles streeft Tavi Castro het hoogste niveau na – FHM". fhm.nl (in Dutch). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  6. ^ "Fitness Interview: Tavi Castro shares his workout routine and diet". The Gym Lifestyle. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  7. ^ "In alles streeft Tavi Castro het hoogste niveau na". FHM (in Dutch). 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  8. ^ "Dit zet de Nederlandse Fitnessbaas Tavi Castro per maand om met Body Engineers". Gewoonvoorhem (in Dutch). 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  9. ^ "Tavi Castro, CEO van Body Engineers | Van nul naar vijf miljoen". www.baaz.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  10. ^ Records, Spinnin' (2016-09-13). "Tavi Castro signs with Spinnin' Records | News | Spinnin' Records". Spinnin' Records. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  11. ^ "Even voorstellen: Spinnin' Records tekent drie nieuwe artiesten | DJ Mag NL – Living & Breathing Dance Music". djmag.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  12. ^ Records, Spinnin' (2016-09-13). "Tavi Castro signs with Spinnin' Records | News | Spinnin' Records". Spinnin' Records. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  13. ^ "Even voorstellen: Spinnin' Records tekent drie nieuwe artiesten | DJ Mag NL – Living & Breathing Dance Music". djmag.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  14. ^ "DJ Mag Japan Special Interview：Tavi Castro". DJ Mag Japan. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  15. ^ "Fitnessgoeroe Tavi Castro gaat voor dj-carrière". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  16. ^ "Amsterdam Based Tavi Castro Drops New Single "Ghost"". RaverRafting | We Are The Scene. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  17. ^ "Forum – iTunes Top 40 (General [nl]) – dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  18. ^ "Amsterdam Based Tavi Castro Drops New Single "Ghost"". RaverRafting | We Are The Scene. 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  19. ^ "Tomorrowland locks full line-up for 2017". DJMag.com. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  20. ^ "Business Building". Musclemania. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  21. ^ "The Grand CU.Next.Thursday Feat Tavi Castro". www.timeout.com. 26 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Tavi Castro's Workout And Diet". www.gymaholic.co. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  23. ^ "Fitness model Tavi Castro overleeft ongeluk met Maserati op A2". FunX.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  24. ^ "Tavi Castro - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  25. ^ "Watch: Viral video of professional freediver reaching depths of 100 feet underwater in single breath". The Indian Express. 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  26. ^ Mincio&Dintorni (2024-04-02). "THE REAL AQUAMAN in Italia per vestire i panni di un moderno e scultoreo vichingo acquatico nel video Vaknan Njord – L'intervista esclusiva". Mincio&Dintorni (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  27. ^ Mammone, Giulia (2024-03-30). "Aquaman: lo stunt di Jason Momoa in Italia per un allenamento speciale". Cinematographe.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  28. ^ "Y-40 The Deep Joy la piscina termale più profonda del mondo a Montegrotto Terme (Pd), diventa un Set per Tavi Castro -" (in Italian). 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
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