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Marcel Ruiz (actor)

Marcel Ruiz is a Puerto Rican actor, known for his roles as Alex Alvarez in the series One Day at a Time and John Smith in the 2019 film Breakthrough.

Career

Ruiz began his career acting in commercials at an early age. He moved to Los Angeles at age nine.[1] Since 2017, Ruiz stars in the reboot of One Day at a Time as the character Alex Alvarez on Netflix (2017-2019), Pop (2020), and CBS (2020)[2] In 2019, he starred in Breakthrough, a drama film and true story, portraying the role of John Smith.[3][4] He loves playing sports like basketball and soccer.

Ruiz was named as one of the "10 Latinxs to Watch in 2019", by Variety magazine.[5]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "LI kids interview actor Marcel Ruiz". Newsday. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Marcel Ruiz refleja su madurez frente a la pantalla". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Breakthrough's Marcel Ruiz on Chrissy Metz, Steph Curry and his role". HOLA USA. April 19, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "John Smith & Marcel Ruiz Interview: Breakthrough". ScreenRant. April 18, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Moreau, Jordan (February 20, 2019). "Variety Announces 10 Latinxs to Watch 2019". Variety. Retrieved October 20, 2019.

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