María Gabriela de Faría facts for kids

Quick facts for kids María Gabriela de Faría
Faría in 2018
Born	11 September 1992 (1992-09-11) (age 31) Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Christian McGaffney ​ (m. 2020)​

María Gabriela de Faría Chacón (born 11 September 1992), is a Venezuelan actress and singer of Portuguese descent known for her work in South American television series. Appearing most frequently in Nickelodeon shows, she 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 2023, de Faría was cast as Angela Spica / The Engineer in the upcoming DC Universe franchise. In January 2020, 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. 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, 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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	El paseo 2	Natalia Calvo
2016	Pacifico	Erika
2016	Crossing Point	Olivia Durán
2018	Plan V	Fernanda
2019	The Exorcism of God	Esperanza
2020	R#J	Nancy
2025	Superman	Angela Spica / The Engineer	Filming

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