María Gabriela de Faría

María Gabriela de Faría
De Faría in 2018
Born	11 September 1992 (1992-09-11) (age 32) Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Christian McGaffney ​ (m. 2020)​
Website	mariagabrieladefaria.com

María Gabriela de Faría Chacón (born 11 September 1992), is a Venezuelan actress and singer known for her work in South American television series. She is of Portuguese ancestry.^[1] Appearing most frequently in Nickelodeon shows, de Faria has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in Isa TKM,^[2] 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 upcoming DC Universe franchise.

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[3]

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 November 2023, de Faría was announced as Angela Spica / The Engineer, a member of the team The Authority, in the upcoming DC Studios film Superman from director James Gunn.^[4]

• María Gabriela de Faría at IMDb