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María Gabriela de Faría
De Faría in 2018
Born	11 September 1992 (1992-09-11) (age 32) Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Christian McGaffney ​(m. 2020)​
Website	mariagabrieladefaria.com

María Gabriela de Faría Chacón (born 11 September 1992), is a Venezuelan actress and singer known for her work in South American television series. She is of Portuguese ancestry. Appearing most frequently in Nickelodeon shows, de Faria has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in Isa TKM, as Mia Novoa in Grachi, and as Franky Andrade in Yo soy Franky. In 2019, she starred in Deadly Class as Maria Salazar, and in A Very Moody Christmas as Cora.

In January 2020, de Faría married Venezuelan actor Christian McGaffney. In 2023, she was cast as Angela Spica / The Engineer in the upcoming DC Universe franchise.

Career

De 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. In 2009, at the age of 17, she became a teen idol for starring as Isabella "Isa" Pasquali in Nickelodeon Latin America's Isa TKM and its sequel Isa TK+, for which she also recorded music.

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.

In November 2023, de Faría was announced as Angela Spica / The Engineer, a member of the team The Authority, in the upcoming DC Studios film Superman from director James Gunn.

Filmography

References

1. Venezuela, Correio de (22 May 2016). "María Gabriela De Faría: a luso-venezuelana que conquista a América Latina | Correio de Venezuela PORTUGUÉS" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
2. Caramnica, Jon (30 June 2009). "The Gloomy, Cocky and Traditional". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
3. Aranaga, Mario (27 December 2009). "María Gabriela De Faría". Estampas (in Spanish). El Nacional. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
4. Grobar, Matt (15 November 2023). "'Superman: Legacy' Sets María Gabriela De Faría To Play Villain The Engineer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

External links

• María Gabriela de Faría at IMDb

• 21st-century Venezuelan actresses
• Actresses from Caracas
• Living people
• 21st-century Venezuelan women singers
• Venezuelan film actresses
• Venezuelan people of Portuguese descent
• Venezuelan emigrants to Portugal
• Venezuelan expatriates in the United States
• Venezuelan telenovela actresses
• Venezuelan television actresses
• 1992 births