Gabriel Morales
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Gabriel Morales is an actor and freestyle dancer born in Hialeah, Florida (USA). He is best known for his role as Ricardo Trevino in the 2009 Hollywood movie, The Perfect Game
.
. For several years, Gabriel attended The Music, Dance & Acting Academy (MDA) owned by Maiten Montenegro, a Chilean producer and actress. At age 9, Gabriel was chosen to compete in the fourth installment of Código F.A.M.A.
, a reality t.v. show for children, in which he represented United States and finished as a semi-finalist.
Starting in 2003, Gabriel became a dance member for the Miami Heat Junior Dance Team and was an active member for four years. At the same time, he expanded on his acting career, appearing in numerous commercials and playing various roles in soap operas, such as El Cuerpo del Deseo
and Olvidarte Jamas
. Gabriel also became part of a trio hip-hop group, called The Power of Three (PO3). The group is currently disbanded to allow its members to pursue their solo careers.
In July 2007, Gabriel played the role of Ricardo Trevino for the Hollywood movie, The Perfect Game
alongside Patricia Manterola
, Cheech Marin
, Clifton Collins Jr. and Louis Gossett. In late 2009, he was selected to be part of the five-member Air Band for Sears Arrive Lounge, a show hosted by Selena Gomez
as part of Sear's Back-to-School fashion ad campaign.
Gabriel Morales made guest appearances in several TV series during 2010, including ABC
's Make It or Break It and It Takes a Village, as well as CBS' Medium
. He also appears as one of the dancers for the game Just Dance Kids
, released in November 2010.
Gabriel has explored a wide array of performance skills, including theatre, voiceovers, show-hosting and comedy improvisations. In addition to acting and dancing, he is also currently pursuing his career as a singer. On February 15, 2011 he released his first single on iTunes called "Let It Go."
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 2004 || Maury
|| Himself || Episode Title "Amazing Talented Kids"
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| 2005 || ¡Despierta América! || Himself || Episode 8, dated July 2005
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| 2005 || El cuerpo del deseo
|| Himself || Episode 12
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| 2005 || At the Edge of the Law
|| Christian || Episode 8 "Secuestro"
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| 2005 || El amor no tiene precio
|| Mayito || Episode 1 "El amor no tiene precio"
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| 2006 || Olividarte jamas || Alejandro || Episode 1
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| 2006 || Don Francisco presenta
|| Himself || Episode 92, dated March 2006
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| 2006 || La viuda de Blanco
|| Beto || Episode 2 and 5
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| 2007 || Decisiones
|| Carlitos || Season 3, Episode 17 "Illusiones perdidas"
Season 3, Episode 18 "Acoso infernal"
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| 2008 || Dance on Sunset
|| Himself || Episode 7 "Move"
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| 2008 || Escandalo TV de noche || Himself || Episode 3 "Los Angeles, revention del verano"
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| 2008 || El cartel de los sapos || Tony || Episode 1
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| 2008 || Camp Rock Freestyle Jam || Dancer ||
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| 2010 || Make It or Break It || Miller || Episode 16 "Save the Last Dance"
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| 2010 || It Takes a Village || Chris || TV Movie
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| 2010 || Medium
|| Adolescent Devalos || Season 6, Episode 17 "There Will Be Blood... Type A"
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| 2011 || All My Children
|| Chava (Recurring) ||
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| 2011 || Shake It Up
|| Julio || Season 2, Episode 3 "Three's a Crowd It Up"
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| 2011 || Desperate Housewives || Trick or Treater || "Witch's Lament"
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! Year !! Title !! Artist !! Notes
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| 2004
| "Let's Go
" || Trick Daddy
|| Dancer
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| 2009
| "I'm Gonna Arrive" || Selena Gomez
|| Lead Dancer
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| 2010
| "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
"|| Shakira
|| Dancer
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The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game is a 2009 American drama film directed by William Dear, and based upon the 2008 book of the same name written by W. William Winokur...
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Life and career
Gabriel's career first began when he was casted in the variety TV show, Sabado GiganteSábado Gigante
Sábado Gigante is a Spanish-language television show that is Univision's longest-running program and the longest-running variety TV show in the world. Sábado Gigante is an eclectic and frenetic mix of various contests, human-interest stories, and live entertainment...
. For several years, Gabriel attended The Music, Dance & Acting Academy (MDA) owned by Maiten Montenegro, a Chilean producer and actress. At age 9, Gabriel was chosen to compete in the fourth installment of Código F.A.M.A.
Código F.A.M.A.
-Format:Out of thousands of auditions in Mexico, 40 , 16 , 17 children are chosen to form the first "phase" of the show, which is called "Código Bronce" or "Code Bronze"....
, a reality t.v. show for children, in which he represented United States and finished as a semi-finalist.
Starting in 2003, Gabriel became a dance member for the Miami Heat Junior Dance Team and was an active member for four years. At the same time, he expanded on his acting career, appearing in numerous commercials and playing various roles in soap operas, such as El Cuerpo del Deseo
El Cuerpo del Deseo
El cuerpo del Deseo also known as Second Chance is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Film in Florida. This telenovela aired in several countries like Iran, Argentina, Malaysia, Poland, Philippines, Slovakia , Spain and Arab World on MBC Drama...
and Olvidarte Jamas
Olvidarte Jamas
Olvidarte Jamas is a 2005 telenovela made by Venevision International in Miami that lasted 118 episodes. The telenovela starred Venezuelan-American actress Sonya Smith and Mexican actor Gabriel Porras. The telenovela was written by Veronica Suarez and Omaira Rivero. It was executive produced by...
. Gabriel also became part of a trio hip-hop group, called The Power of Three (PO3). The group is currently disbanded to allow its members to pursue their solo careers.
In July 2007, Gabriel played the role of Ricardo Trevino for the Hollywood movie, The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game is a 2009 American drama film directed by William Dear, and based upon the 2008 book of the same name written by W. William Winokur...
alongside Patricia Manterola
Patricia Manterola
Patricia Manterola is a Mexican singer, actress, model, and fashion designer born in Mexico City.-Background:...
, Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is an American comedian, actor and writer who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges...
, Clifton Collins Jr. and Louis Gossett. In late 2009, he was selected to be part of the five-member Air Band for Sears Arrive Lounge, a show hosted by Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
as part of Sear's Back-to-School fashion ad campaign.
Gabriel Morales made guest appearances in several TV series during 2010, including ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Make It or Break It and It Takes a Village, as well as CBS' Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
. He also appears as one of the dancers for the game Just Dance Kids
Just Dance Kids
Just Dance Kids is a video game for the Wii and Kinect for Xbox 360, and is part of the Just Dance video game franchise. Just Dance Kids is a dance-based music game but with popular kids songs. The game contains over 40 songs...
, released in November 2010.
Gabriel has explored a wide array of performance skills, including theatre, voiceovers, show-hosting and comedy improvisations. In addition to acting and dancing, he is also currently pursuing his career as a singer. On February 15, 2011 he released his first single on iTunes called "Let It Go."
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Unraveled | Young Allan | |
| 2009 | Wake Wake A wake is the region of recirculating flow immediately behind a moving or stationary solid body, caused by the flow of surrounding fluid around the body.-Fluid dynamics:... |
Irving's Nephew #1 | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game The Perfect Game The Perfect Game is a 2009 American drama film directed by William Dear, and based upon the 2008 book of the same name written by W. William Winokur... |
Ricardo Trevino | |
| 2010 | Crossed the Line | Sleeper | Post-Production |
Television
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 2004 || Maury
Maury (TV series)
Maury is a syndicated American tabloid talk show hosted by Maury Povich.When the series first aired in 1991, the show was called The Maury Povich Show and was produced by MoPo Productions in association with Paramount Domestic Television...
|| Himself || Episode Title "Amazing Talented Kids"
|-
| 2005 || ¡Despierta América! || Himself || Episode 8, dated July 2005
|-
| 2005 || El cuerpo del deseo
El Cuerpo del Deseo
El cuerpo del Deseo also known as Second Chance is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo and Film in Florida. This telenovela aired in several countries like Iran, Argentina, Malaysia, Poland, Philippines, Slovakia , Spain and Arab World on MBC Drama...
|| Himself || Episode 12
|-
| 2005 || At the Edge of the Law
At the Edge of the Law
At the Edge of the Law is a 1992 Argentine action thriller film directed and written by Juan Carlos Desanzo. The film starred Rodolfo Ranni and Gerardo Romano.-Synopsis:A pair of swindlers robs a hotel in Miami...
|| Christian || Episode 8 "Secuestro"
|-
| 2005 || El amor no tiene precio
El Amor No Tiene Precio
El amor no tiene precio is a Mexican telenovela. It aired in 2005 until the series finale in 2006.-Plot:Maria Liz lives in a poor neighborhood in Mexico City with her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Gonzalez and her English grandfather, Henry Alexander. Maria Liz was 12 years old when her mother fell...
|| Mayito || Episode 1 "El amor no tiene precio"
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| 2006 || Olividarte jamas || Alejandro || Episode 1
|-
| 2006 || Don Francisco presenta
Don Francisco Presenta
Don Francisco Presenta is a Spanish-language talk/reality show produced by Univision, and is hosted by Don Francisco. Univision originally aired Don Francisco Presenta on Wednesday nights at 10pm central, from October 11, 2001 to November 3, 2010. Since November 10, 2010, it is seen Monday nights...
|| Himself || Episode 92, dated March 2006
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| 2006 || La viuda de Blanco
La Viuda de Blanco
La Viuda de Blanco is a 1996 Colombian telenovela hit which starred Osvaldo Ríos, María Helena Doehring, Jorge Enrique Abello, and Yolandita Monge. Its remake, titled the same, premiered on July 24, 2006 on Telemundo. Both versions were produced by Telemundo Studios Miami...
|| Beto || Episode 2 and 5
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| 2007 || Decisiones
Decisiones
Decisiones is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about passion and sex in the modern world. The hour-long series features impassioned people thrust into amorous adventures and pushed to their breaking points...
|| Carlitos || Season 3, Episode 17 "Illusiones perdidas"
Season 3, Episode 18 "Acoso infernal"
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| 2008 || Dance on Sunset
Dance on Sunset
Dance on Sunset is a dance and music series hosted by Quddus on Nickelodeon that featured dance routines, called the "Fresh-Squeezed Dance", designed to be performed by its pre-teen and teen-age viewers. Choreographer Tony Testa and the show's dance troupe, the Nick 6, demonstrated each routine...
|| Himself || Episode 7 "Move"
|-
| 2008 || Escandalo TV de noche || Himself || Episode 3 "Los Angeles, revention del verano"
|-
| 2008 || El cartel de los sapos || Tony || Episode 1
|-
| 2008 || Camp Rock Freestyle Jam || Dancer ||
|-
| 2010 || Make It or Break It || Miller || Episode 16 "Save the Last Dance"
|-
| 2010 || It Takes a Village || Chris || TV Movie
|-
| 2010 || Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
|| Adolescent Devalos || Season 6, Episode 17 "There Will Be Blood... Type A"
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| 2011 || All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
|| Chava (Recurring) ||
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| 2011 || Shake It Up
Shake It Up (TV series)
Shake It Up is an American television sitcom airing on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on November 7, 2010. Created by Chris Thompson and starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya, the show follows the adventures of Cece Jones and Rocky Blue as they star as background dancers on...
|| Julio || Season 2, Episode 3 "Three's a Crowd It Up"
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| 2011 || Desperate Housewives || Trick or Treater || "Witch's Lament"
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Music Videos
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! Year !! Title !! Artist !! Notes
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| 2004
| "Let's Go
Let's Go (Trick Daddy song)
"Let's Go" is the first single by American rapper Trick Daddy from his sixth studio album Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets. It features Twista and Lil Jon and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Lil Jon. The song samples the hit 1980 heavy metal song "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osborne...
" || Trick Daddy
Trick Daddy
Maurice Young , better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is a certified platinum American rapper and producer from Miami, Florida.-Music career:...
|| Dancer
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| 2009
| "I'm Gonna Arrive" || Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
|| Lead Dancer
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| 2010
| "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
"Waka Waka " is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring South African band Freshlyground. It was the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, along with its Spanish language version, entitled "Waka Waka "...
"|| Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
|| Dancer
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