Marcel Ruiz (actor)

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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.{{Cite web |title=LI kids interview actor Marcel Ruiz |url=https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kidsday/marcel-ruiz-breakthrough-one-day-at-a-time-netflix-1.36846238 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001202444/https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/family/kidsday/marcel-ruiz-breakthrough-one-day-at-a-time-netflix-1.36846238 |archive-date=2019-10-01 |access-date=2019-10-20 |website=Newsday |language=en}} Ruiz starred in the reboot of One Day at a Time as the character Alex Alvarez on Netflix (2017-2019) and Pop (2020).{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/cine/nota/marcelruizreflejasumadurezfrentealapantalla-2481181/|title=Marcel Ruiz refleja su madurez frente a la pantalla|website=elnuevodia.com|date=March 9, 2019 |language=es|accessdate=March 12, 2019}} In 2019, he starred in Breakthrough, a drama film and true story, portraying the role of John Smith.{{Cite web|url=https://us.hola.com/celebrities/2019041923080/breakthrough-marcel-ruiz-hola-usa-interview/|title=Breakthrough's Marcel Ruiz on Chrissy Metz, Steph Curry and his role|date=2019-04-19|website=HOLA USA|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/breakthrough-movie-john-smith-marcel-ruiz-interview/|title=John Smith & Marcel Ruiz Interview: Breakthrough|date=2019-04-18|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-08}} He loves playing sports like basketball and soccer.

Ruiz was named as one of the "10 Latinxs to Watch in 2019", by Variety magazine.{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/variety-10-latinx-to-watch-2019-1203143225/|title=Variety Announces 10 Latinxs to Watch 2019|last=Moreau|first=Jordan|date=2019-02-20|magazine=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-10-20}}

Filmography

class="wikitable" \|+ Television and film roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"\| 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

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|+ Television and film roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| 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

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Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result
2017 \| Imagen Award \| Best Young Actor \| rowspan=1\|One Day at a Time \| {{Won}}
2018 \| Imagen Award \| Best Young Actor \| rowspan=1\|One Day at a Time \| {{Nominated}}
2019 \| Teen Choice Awards \| Choice Comedy TV Actor \| rowspan=1\|One Day at a Time \| {{nom}}

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

2017

| Imagen Award

| Best Young Actor

| rowspan=1|One Day at a Time

| {{Won}}

2018