María Gabriela de Faría
María Gabriela de Faría Chacón 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, 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
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Award Entity | Award | Work | Status |
| 2020 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards USA | Inspiration of the Year | Herself | Nomitated |
| 2016 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards USA | Favorite Latin Star | Herself | Nomitated |
| 2016 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | Favorite Actress | Yo soy Franky | Won |
| 2016 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | Favorite Series | Yo soy Franky | Won |
| 2015 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Star | Yo soy Franky | Nomitated |
| 2013 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Villain | Grachi | Won |
| 2012 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Villain | Grachi | Nomitated |