Marcel Ruiz is a Puerto Rican actor, known for his roles as Alex Alvarez in the series ''
One Day at a Time'' and John Smith in the 2019 film ''
Breakthrough''.
Career
Ruiz began his career acting in commercials at an early age. He moved to Los Angeles at age nine. Since 2017, Ruiz stars in the reboot of ''
One Day at a Time'' as the character Alex Alvarez on
Netflix
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(2017-2019),
Pop (2020), and
CBS
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(2020) In 2019, he starred in ''
Breakthrough'', a drama film and true story, portraying the role of John Smith. He loves playing sports like basketball and soccer.
Ruiz was named as one of the "10
Latinx
''Latinx'' is a neologism in American English which is used to refer to people of Latin American cultural or ethnic identity in the United States. The gender-neutral suffix replaces the ending of ''Latino'' and ''Latina'' that are typical o ...
s to Watch in 2019", by
''Variety'' magazine.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
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Living people
Male actors from Los Angeles
Male actors from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican male film actors
Puerto Rican male television actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American male actors
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