María Gabriela de Faría


María Gabriela de Faría Chacón is a Venezuelan actress, singer, model, and dancer known for appearing in television series across Latin 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, María Gabriela married the actor Christian McGaffney.

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.
Her first major film, El paseo 2, with John Leguizamo, was released in December 2012. Her second film, 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

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
2019Deadly ClassMaria SalazarMain role
2019The MoodysCoraGuest Starring