María Gabriela de Faría
Introduction '''María Gabriela de Faría Chacón''' (born 11 September 1992), is a Venezuelan actress and singer of Portuguese descent known for appearing in television series across South America. She has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in Nickelodeon's ''Isa TKM'', 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 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.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: Legacy'' 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  +Television Year  Title  Role  Notes 2002  ''Trapos íntimos''  María Lobo Andueza  Recurring role 2003  ''La señora de Cárdenas''  —  Television film 2005  ''Ser bonita no basta''  Andreína Márquez  Recurring role 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+''  Isabella "Isa" Pasquali  Lead role 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  Lead role 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+AwardsYearAward EntityAwardStatus2020Nickelodeon Kids' Choice AwardsInspiration of the YearNomination2016Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (US)Favorite Latin StarNomination2016Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ColombiaFavorite Actress ("Yo Soy Franky")Winner2016Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards ColombiaFavorite Series ("Yo Soy Franky")Winner2015Kids' Choice Awards MexicoFavorite Star ("Yo Soy Franky")Nomination2013Kids' Choice Awards MexicoFavorite Villain ("Grachi")Winner2012Kids' Choice Awards (Mexico & Arg)Favorite Villain ("Grachi")Nomination
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