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shows, de Faria has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in ''

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'', as Mia Novoa in ''

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'', 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 January 2020, de Faría married Venezuelan actor Christian McGaffney. In 2023, she was cast as Angela Spica / The Engineer in the upcoming

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franchise.

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 ''

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''. 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

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's ''

'' and its sequel ''

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'', for which she also recorded music. Her first major film, ''El paseo 2'', with

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, 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 ''

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'' as Juana Pérez, with

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as Mauricio Vega. In November 2023, de Faría was announced as Angela Spica / The Engineer, a member of the team The Authority, in the upcoming

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film ''

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'' from director

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Faria, Maria Gabriela 21st-century Venezuelan actresses Actresses from Caracas Living people 21st-century Venezuelan women singers Venezuelan film actresses Venezuelan people of Portuguese descent Venezuelan emigrants to Portugal Venezuelan expatriates in the United States Venezuelan telenovela actresses Venezuelan television actresses 1992 births