El Babo’s incredible transformation over the years

• El Babo’s remarkable transformation.
• Cartel de Santa celebrates their 30th anniversary in 2026.
• He’s a fitness nut.

In addition to his controversial video that went viral on social media, the vocalist for Cartel de Santa has been making headlines for other reasons.

Those who are following El Babo’s career have witnessed his incredible physical transformation over the years.

In 2026, his group will celebrate their 30th anniversary, so surely the rapper has several surprises planned.

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What better place to look than on his official Instagram account to see El Babo’s transformation over the years?

Right now, Eduardo Dávalos de Luna has just over 9 million followers.

Looking through all of his posts we can see some photos and videos from his youth and the beginning of his career.

When the Cartel de Santa began their journey in the world of music, the rapper was only 20 years old.

El Babo with his daughter Barbarela

To start this look back at El Babo’s transformation over the years, it is worth noting this photo with his daughter.

Bárbara Dávalos was born on April 30, 1997, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Barbarela, as she is better known, followed in her father’s footsteps in the music world.

In this photo, the Cartel de Santa rapper was only 21 years old.

‘Here looking ‘young’

On the other hand, if there’s one thing that stands out about El Babo, it’s that he has always been a fitness nut.

In mid-2014, he shared this photo on Instagram, where he looks very different.

First of all, he’s clean-shaven in this pic, though he has always had a lot of tattoos.

Just last November, the rapper turned 47 years old.

He receives all kinds of compliments

A little over 10 years ago, El Babo posted a photo showing that his he was serious about working out.

It is worth remembering that in 2007, he spent time in jail for accidentally killing one of his friends.

On several occasions, he has said that he really started focusing on working out while he was in prison.

Here, he shows off his muscles and some of his tattoos, and naturally, the compliments flooded in.

El Babo and his friendship with John Leguizamo

Few may remember that El Babo appeared in the 2015 movie Los Jefes, in addition to writing it.

At the time, it received mixed reviews, but today it has become a cult classic.

On September 17, 2014, the vocalist for Cartel de Santa posted this photo with actor John Leguizamo.

«Do you remember, dude?» wrote the rapper, who appears with a goatee.

How El Babo looks today