Personal details
Born:
- Birthday: 1992-09-11
- Born Place: Caracas, Venezuela
Also Known As:
마리아 가브리엘라 데 파리아, マリア・ガブリエラ・デ・ファリア, María Gabriela de Faría Chacón
María Gabriela de Faría
María Gabriela de Faría Chacón (born September 11, 1992, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan–Portuguese actress and singer who began her entertainment career around age ten in local telenovelas such as Trapos íntimos and Túkiti, crecí de una. She rose to continental fame portraying Isabela “Isa” Pasquali in Nickelodeon Latin America’s hit series Isa TKM (2008–2010), which led to chart-topping soundtrack albums and sold-out tours. She followed this with major roles in other teen hits like Grachi as Mia Novoa and Yo soy Franky as Franky Andrade. Transitioning to the U.S. market, she showcased dynamic range in Deadly Class (2019) as Maria Salazar and appeared in A Very Moody Christmas and The Moodys.Her film credits include El paseo 2 (2012), Crossing Point (2016), and The Exorcism of God (2021), among others . Married to actor Christian McGaffney since January 2020., María Gabriela has also become a prominent presence in the DC Universe—she was cast in 2023 as Angela Spica/The Engineer, a villain in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman (2025)

