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Marcel Ruiz

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Marcel Ruiz

Born July 9, 2003 · San Juan, Puerto Rico (age 23)

Marcel Ruiz has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, among a family of filmmakers. His role in the critically acclaimed Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time (2017) got him an Imagen Award for Best Young Actor and a Teen Choice Award nomination, before debuting on the big screen as the lead of the 20th Century Fox film Breakthrough (2019). Marcel wrote, produc…

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BreakthroughBreakthrough · 2019
Breakthrough
★ 7.72019
MovieDrama
Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.
4X4: The Event4X4: The Event
4X4: The Event
MovieHorror
Eight contestants enter an illegal sensory-assault livestream where they must kill or be killed using only what they can order online.
SpiderwebSpiderweb · 2025
Spiderweb
2025
MovieThrillerHorror
In a night of rebellion, a teenager confronts the disturbing truth that looms over her house in an effort to break free from her family’s dysfunction.
Summer of ThreeSummer of Three · 2026
Summer of Three
★ 10.02026
MovieDramaRomance
Returning home to his native Puerto Rico after years away, 17-year-old Javi meets Luife and Kiki, two social misfits who flip his entire world upside down.
SnowfallSnowfall · 2017
Snowfall
★ 8.42017
SeriesDramaCrime
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
One Day at a TimeOne Day at a Time · 2017
One Day at a Time
★ 7.72017
SeriesComedy
In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.

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