María Gabriela de Faría

María Gabriela de Faría Chacón (born 11 September 1992) is a Venezuelan actress known for her work in South American television series. Appearing most frequently in Nickelodeon shows, de Faria has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in Isa TKM, as Mia Novoa in Grachi, 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 DC Universe 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 Toda una dama. 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 Nickelodeon Latin America's Isa TKM and its sequel Isa TK+, for which she also recorded music.

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 July 2025, de Faría appeared as Angela Spica / The Engineer, a member of the team The Authority, in the DC Studios film Superman from director James Gunn.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Trapos íntimos María Lobo Andueza Recurring role 2005 Ser bonita no basta Andreína Márquez 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+ 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 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 2023 Animal Control Camila Guest

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