María Gabriela de Faría Chacón (born 11 September 1992) is a Venezuelan actress known for her work in South American television series. Appearing most frequently in Nickelodeon shows, de Faria has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in Isa TKM,[1] 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.
María Gabriela de Faría | |
|---|---|
 De Faría in 2024 | |
| Born | 11 September 1992 (age 33) |
| Occupations | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | |
| Website | mariagabrieladefaria |
In January 2020, de Faría married Venezuelan actor Christian McGaffney. In 2023, she was cast as Angela Spica / The Engineer in the DC Universe franchise. In 2026 she was baptized at Vintage Church in Pasadena, California.
Career
editDe 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.[citation needed] 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.[2]
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 July 2025, de Faría appeared as Angela Spica / The Engineer, a member of the team The Authority, in the DC Studios film Superman from director James Gunn.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | La señora de Cárdenas | Maria Elena Cárdenas Rodriguez | Television film |
| 2012 | El paseo 2 | Natalia Calvo | |
| 2016 | Pacifico | Erika | |
| Crossing Point | Olivia Durán | ||
| 2018 | Plan V | Fernanda | |
| 2021 | The Exorcism of God | Esperanza | |
| R#J | Nancy | ||
| 2024 | The Duel | Aphrodite | |
| 2025 | Superman | Angela Spica / The Engineer | |
| 2027 | Man of Tomorrow | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Trapos íntimos | María Lobo Andueza | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Ser bonita no basta | Andreína Márquez | |
| 2006 | Túkiti, crecí de una | Wendy | Lead role |
| 2007 | Toda una dama | Helena Trujillo Laya | Co-lead role |
| 2008–2009 | Isa TKM | Isabella "Isa" Pasquali | Lead role |
| 2009–2010 | Isa TK+ | ||
| 2011–2013 | Grachi | Mia Novoa | Co-lead role |
| 2014 | La virgen de la calle | Juana Pérez | Lead role |
| 2015–2016 | Yo soy Franky | Franky Andrade | |
| 2017 | Vikki RPM | Francesca Ortíz | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Besieged | Zaita | Lead role |
| 2019 | Deadly Class | Maria Salazar | Main role |
| 2019–2021 | The Moodys | Cora | Guest Starring |
| 2023 | Animal Control | Camila | Guest |
| Year | Award Entity | Award | Work | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards USA | Inspiration of the Year | Herself | Nominated |
| 2016 | Favorite Latin Star | Nominated | ||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | Favorite Actress | Yo soy Franky | Won | |
| Favorite Series | Won | |||
| 2015 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Star | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Favorite Villain | Grachi | Won | |
| 2012 | Kids' Choice Awards (Mexico & Arg) | Nominated |
References
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.