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Marcel Ruiz is a Puerto Rican-American teenage actor. Marcel Ruiz landed a starring role as Alex Alvarez in the Netflix reboot of One Day at a Time.
Early life and childhood
Marcel Ruiz’s age is 19 years. He was born in July 9, 2003, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, under the astrological sign of Cancer. His father’s name is Carlitos Ruiz and his mother’s name is Mariem Pérez Riera. Likewise, he has a younger sister named Lucía.
His parents are famous personalities in the Puerto Rican film industry. Likewise, the name of her maternal grandfather is Silverio Pérez who is a singer and comedian while his maternal grandmother is the singer and painter Roxana Riera.
Subtitle: Marcel Ruiz in his childhood photo with his father (Source: Instagram)
Her mother Mariem grew up in a bohemian upbringing and used to consider herself a child actress.
After earning his bachelor’s degree in film directing from the University of Miami, he decided to continue his studies in documentary film and graduated from New York University.
He later moved to Cuba where he enrolled at the International School of Cinema and Television (EICTV) in Havana. After a few years, she moved to Puerto Rico and began her career as a documentary filmmaker and editor.
His parents met in Puerto Rico. His father Carlitos earned his bachelor’s degree in film from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Later, he started his career by directing videos and commercials.
At the age of nine, Marcel along with his family decided to move to the United States. Eventually, the family settled in Los Angeles, California. At first he didn’t know how to speak English.
However, his English communication skills changed after his studies in Los Angeles and he became fluent in the language. Likewise, he is a very athletic young man and plays soccer and basketball.
Awards
This young and talented actor Marcel Ruiz has successfully won an award and two nominations for One Day at a Time. In 2017 he won the Imagen Award for Best Young Actor.
Likewise, he has a nomination for the Fundación Imagen Award and the Teen Choice Awards for Best Young Actor-Television in 2018 and 2019. In addition, he became one of the “10 Latinxs to Watch in 2019”, by Variety Magazine.
Net worth 2023
Talking about Marcel’s earnings, he is a talented actor who has earned a good sum of money through some television and film roles at such a young age. His net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million.
Growing up with her parents belonging to the entertainment industry, she surely has a good lifestyle to live.
Professional life
Professionally, Marcel Ruiz is a Puerto Rican-American teen actor. He gained fame for playing Alex Alvarez in the Netflix reboot of ‘One Day at a Time’. Originally from Old San Juan, he grew up in a film fraternity.
His parents are filmmakers and introduced him to the entertainment industry at a very young age.
Actor
Likewise, she began her career in the entertainment industry in Puerto Rico as a child model. She even appeared in commercials for various advertising campaigns. Additionally, she had the opportunity to appear in other types of projects.
After his family moved to the United States, he aspired to continue acting, but communication proved to be an obstacle to overcome. However, she still appeared in Spanish commercials.
After enrolling in school, he became accustomed to the English language and his English improved. Over time, she also grew confident in auditioning for English-speaking roles. Acting has always been a fun activity.
He appeared in the role of Alex Álvarez in ‘One Day at a Time’. First, he sent a tape to the show’s casting directors, but received no casting information from him for a couple of weeks. Later, he was selected for in-person auditions.
‘One Day at a Time’ is a CBS sitcom that aired from 1975 to 1984, produced by Gloria Calderón Kellett and Mike Royce. The 2017 version departs from the original in that sense.
It told a story beyond a single mother raising her two children and dealing with relevant social problems, such as immigration, sexism, homophobia, mental illness and racism.
It has a 97% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has received numerous awards for the two seasons it has aired to date.
In 2017, he appeared as a guest on FX’s ‘Snowfall.’ In 2019 he made his film debut with ‘Breakthrough’, a biographical drama also starring Chrissy Metz and Topher Grace.
It is a dramatic film and a true story, which portrays the role of John Smith. In 2020, he appeared on Pop on the American television channel.
Caption: Marcel Ruiz on One Day at a Time character alongside his co-star (Source: The Star Worldwide)
Social media fame
Additionally, he also has a self-titled YouTube channel launched on July 18, 2016. He officially started posting videos on his channel in early 2018.
And he uploaded a video titled “MARCEL RUIZ OFFICIAL CHANNEL!!!”, which obtained 98,000 views. He has posted some videos on his channel.
So far, he has uploaded 23 videos and has earned almost 112,000 subscribers with over three million total views. He is one of the videos titled “MY CRAZY ROOM TOUR! (FINALLY),” which has garnered more than 1.14 million views.
Furthermore, he is also active on other social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok where he has built a decent following.
Personal life
If we reflect on Marcel Ruiz’s marital status, he is probably single. However, he is often seen with his co-stars posing for a photo and posting on his Instagram accounts. But he has never talked about his friends.
Since he just turned 17, he has a lot of time to devote to such matters and could be dating pretty girls. But for now he is single.
Photo caption: Marcel Ruiz posing with his friend for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Being a young actor in the entertainment industry, he has not been part of a controversial issue and has maintained a good profile.
Marcel Ruiz – Social Networks
Marcel Ruiz is active on different social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, etc. On Instagram, he goes by @itsmarcelruiz with almost 446 thousand followers.
Likewise, he has obtained more than 40.8 thousand followers on his Twitter account and 115.1 thousand followers with almost 1.6 million likes. Additionally, his YouTube channel has earned more than 112,000 subscribers.
Marcel Ruiz – Body measurements
Marcel Ruiz has a good height and stands at 1.73 meters i.e. 5 feet and 8 inches tall. He has a slim body frame with a body weight of kg (110 lbs). His bicep size is 12 inches and his body size is 35-28-36 inches.
He wears a size 7 US shoe. Likewise, she has dark brown eyes and brown hair. As of now, she has dyed her hair ash blonde.
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