Marcel Ruiz (actor)

Marcel Ruiz
Ruiz in 2019
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

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

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 De Puerto Rico para el Mundo Himself Television documentary
2017 Snowfall Popeye 2 episodes
2017–2020 One Day at a Time Alejandro "Alex" Alvarez Main role;

Netflix (Season 1-3),

Pop (Season 4)

2019 Breakthrough John Smith Film debut

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017 Imagen Award Best Young Actor One Day at a Time Won
2018 Imagen Award Best Young Actor One Day at a Time Nominated
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Comedy TV Actor One Day at a Time Nominated

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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