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Gabriel Coronel
Born
Gabriel Eduardo Coronel Petrilli

(1987-02-13) 13 February 1987 (age 37)
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Nationality Venezuelan
Occupation Actor, singer
Years active 2007–present

Gabriel Eduardo Coronel Petrilli (born 13 February 1987) is a Venezuelan actor and singer.

He began his career by participating in theater plays, then in 2007 took part in the casting of Somos tú y yo to join the cast in which he plays Gabriel "El Gago", from there decided to open routes to the United States, where he starred in the telenovela Relaciones Peligrosas as Mauricio Blanco. As star of the telenovela, he was nominated, in 2012, for the first edition of the Premios Tu Mundo and also to Premios People en Español.

Career

2007–12: Somos Tú y Yo and Relaciones Peligrosas

Coronel studied music and acting, first at the Conservatory of Music of Lara, centroccidente in Venezuela. He began his career by participating in various modeling campaigns, and then obtained youth roles in Venezuelan telenovelas, such as Somos tú y yo on Venevisión, and its successor, Somos tú y yo: un nuevo día, also on Venevisión. Coronel also portrayed several theater roles during that time.

In 2012 Coronel made his foray into international TV, appearing with the U.S. network Telemundo, in the telenovela Relaciones Peligrosas in the role of Mauricio Blanco, a young man who is attracted to his teacher.

2013: Marido en AlquilerDebut album

Coronel was hired to record Marido En Alquiler, the United States remake of Fina Estampa, as Antonio Salinas, Griselda Carrasco's (Sonya Smith) son who succeeded in his effort to be the only one in his family to go to college. However he said that the character suffers the embarrassment of coming from a poor family and to see his mother working as a handyman.

In the Show he shares credits with Juan Soler and Maritza Rodríguez, also with Kimberly Dos Ramos, who played Patricia Ibarra, Antonio's girlfriend. Coronel and Dos Ramos play young protagonists.

At the end of 2012, Gabriel became the first artist to be signed under a new partnership between Telemundo and record label Warner Music Latina. His debut single, "Desnudo" was released digitally on 23 July 2013 through Warner Music Latina. The music video for the song was filmed in Miami, Fl and released on 13 August. Gabriel's first live performance of the song took place during the 2nd annual Premios Tu Mundo award show, hosted by Telemundo at the American Airlines Arena on 15 August 2013.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007–2009 Somos tú y yo Gabriel "El Gago" Recurring role
2012 Relaciones peligrosas Mauricio Blanco Lead role
2013 Marido en alquiler José Antonio Salinas Carrasco Main role
2014 Reina de corazones Francisco "Frank" Marino / Javier Bolívar Recurring role
2015 Top Chef Estrellas Himself Season 2
2015–2016 El Señor de los Cielos Armando Pérez Ricard Recurring role
2019 Betty en NY Nacho Recurring role
2020 Tu cara me suena Himself Season 1
2024 Top Chef VIP Himself Season 3

Theater

  • La Navidad de Lucy
  • Anastasia
  • La princesa Kira

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
Latin Pop Albums Top Heatseekers Top Latin Albums
Desnudo
  • Released: 23 July 2013
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Warner Music Latin
2 36 14

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Latin Pop Airplay
"Una vez más" 2012 Non-album song
"La alegría de vivir" 2013 Desnudo
"Desnudo" 29
"Happy"
"Yo te amé"
"La vida sin ti"
"Bailando en el limbo"
"La fuerza de mi ser"
"Yo te haré feliz"
"Llora llora"
"Ritual"

Music videos

Title Year Notes
"Una vez más" 2012 Song of the telenovela Relaciones peligrosas
"Desnudo" 2013 Song of the telenovela Marido en alquiler
"Yo te amé" 2014 Song of the telenovela Reina de corazones

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Result
2012 Premios People en Español
Best actor Relaciones peligrosas Nominated
Revelation of the Year Nominated
Best Couple (with Sandra Echeverría) Nominated
Premios Tu Mundo
Favorite Lead Actor Nominated
2013 Miami Life Awards
Best Actor Won
Premios People en Español
New Talent of Telenovela Marido en alquiler Nominated
2014 Miami Life Awards
Best Young Actor Nominated
Premios Tu Mundo
Best Supporting Actor Won
¡Qué Papacito! Won
2015 Miami Life Awards
Best Young Actor Reina de corazones Won

See also

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