María Gabriela de Faría

María Gabriela de Faría Chacón (born 11 September 1992), is a Venezuelan actress and singer of Portuguese descent[1] known for appearing in television series across South America. She has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in Nickelodeon's Isa TKM,[2] as Mia Novoa in Nickelodeon's Grachi, and as Franky Andrade in Nickelodeon's Yo soy Franky. In 2019 she starred in Deadly Class as Maria Salazar, and in "A Very Moody Christmas" as Cora.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Faría and the second or maternal family name is Chacón.
María Gabriela de Faría
de Faría in 2020
Born11 September 1992 (1992-09-11) (age 31)
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2002–present
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Websitemariagabrieladefaria.com

In January 2020, María Gabriela de Faría Chacón married Venezuelan actor Christian McGaffney.

Career

Faría began her acting career with the Venezuelan telenovela Ser bonita no basta, the teen drama Túkiti, crecí de una, and the soap opera Toda una dama. In 2007, she was a co-host of the children's program La merienda from RCTV.

Her first major film, El paseo 2, with John Leguizamo, was released in December 2012. Her second film (and first in English), was Crossing Point. In 2012, de Faría participated on an album by P9, which was recorded in the United States. In 2013, she appeared in La virgen de la calle as Juana Pérez, with Juan Pablo Llano as Mauricio Vega.

Filmography
Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012El paseo 2Natalia CalvoShort film
2016PacificoErika
2016Crossing PointOlivia Durán
2018Plan VFernanda
2019The Exorcism of GodEsperanza
2020R#JNancy
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Trapos íntimosMaría Lobo AnduezaRecurring role
2003La señora de Cárdenas—Television film
2005Ser bonita no bastaAndreína MárquezRecurring role
2006Túkiti, crecí de unaWendyLead role
2007Toda una damaHelena Trujillo LayaCo-lead role
2008–2009Isa TKMIsabella "Isa" PasqualiLead role
2009–2010Isa TK+Isabella "Isa" PasqualiLead role
2011–2013GrachiMia NovoaCo-lead role
2014La virgen de la calleJuana PérezLead role
2015–2016Yo soy FrankyFranky AndradeLead role
2017Vikki RPMFrancesca OrtízRecurring role
2018BesiegedZaitaLead role
2019Deadly ClassMaria SalazarMain role
2019-2021The MoodysCoraGuest Starring
AWARDS
Year Award Entity Award Status
2020 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Inspiration of the Year Nomination
2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (US) Favorite Latin Star Nomination
2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Colombia Favorite Actress ("Yo Soy Franky") Winner
2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Colombia Favorite Series ("Yo Soy Franky") Winner
2015 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Star ("Yo Soy Franky") Nomination
2013 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Villain ("Grachi") Winner
2012 Kids' Choice Awards (Mexico & Arg) Favorite Villain ("Grachi") Nomination

References
  1. Venezuela, Correio de (2016-05-22). "María Gabriela De Faría: a luso-venezuelana que conquista a América Latina | Correio de Venezuela PORTUGUÉS" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  2. Caramnica, Jon (30 June 2009). "The Gloomy, Cocky and Traditional". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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