Gabriel Coronel

Gabriel Coronel
Born Gabriel Eduardo Coronel Petrilli
13 February 1987
Barquisimeto, Lara
Nationality Venezuelan
Occupation actor, model, singer
Years active 2007-present

Gabriel Eduardo Coronel Petrilli[1] (born 13 February 1987 in Barquisimeto,[2] Estado Lara, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan theater and TV actor, singer and model.[1][2]

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 telenovea Relaciones Peligrosas as Mauricio Blanco.[3] 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,[4] 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[4] on Venevisión, and its successor, Somos tú y yo: un nuevo día, also on Venevisión. Coronel also portrayed several theater roles during that time.[2]

In 2012 Coronel made his foray into international TV, appearing with the U.S. network Telemundo, in the telenovela Relaciones Peligrosas[2] in the role of Mauricio Blanco, a young man who is attracted to his teacher.[1]

2013: Marido en Alquiler - Debut 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.[5]

In the emission of novel shares credits with Juan Soler and Maritza Rodríguez, also with Kimberly Dos Ramos, which played as Patricia Ibarra, Antonio's girlfriend. Coronel and Dos Ramos play as young protagonists.[6]

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 July 23, 2013 through Warner Music Latina. The music video for the song was filmed in Miami, Fl and released on August 13. 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 August 15, 2013.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Character Notes
2007-08 Somos tú y yo Gabriel "El Gago" Supporting role
2009Somos tú y yo: un nuevo día[4] Gabriel "El Gago" Supporting role
2012 Relaciones peligrosas Mauricio Blanco Protagonist
2013 Marido en alquiler José Antonio Salinas Carrasco Protagonist
2014 Reina de corazones Francisco "Frank" Marino / Javier Bolívar Special participation
2015 Top Chef Estrellas Himself Season 2; Game Show[8]

Theater

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
Latin Pop Albums[9] Top Heatseekers [9] Top Latin Albums [9]
Desnudo[10]
  • Released: July 23, 2013
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Warner Music Latin
2 [9] 36[9] 14[9]

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[9]
"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[11]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Result
2012 Premios People en Español[12]
Best actor Relaciones peligrosas Nominated
Revelation of the Year Nominated
Best Couple (with Sandra Echeverría) Nominated
Premios Tu Mundo[13]
Favorite Lead Actor Nominated
2013 Miami Life Awards
Best Actor Won
Premios People en Español[1][14]
New Talent of Telenovela Marido en alquiler Nominated
2014 Miami Life Awards
Best Young Actor Nominated
Premios Tu Mundo[15][16]
Best Supporting Actor Won
¡Qué Papacito! Won
2015 Miami Life Awards
Best Young Actor Reina de corazones Won[17][18]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Revista People en Español 2 February 2012
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "El reto de Gabriel Coronel" Revista Estampas 13 March 2012
  3. EL GUAPO ACTOR Y CANTANTE GABRIEL CORONEL (FOTOS+VIDEO)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Gabriel Coronel impacta en la pantalla chica" Diario El Nuevo Herald 24 February 2012
  5. Gabriel Coronel tiene un nuevo reto en "Marido en Alquiler" 11 July 2013
  6. Kimberly Dos Ramos y Gabriel Coronel protagonistas juveniles de Marido en Alquiler 6 June 2013
  7. "Gabriel Coronel Performing Desnudo at Premios Tu Mundo". Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  8. "Ellos participarán en la 2da temp. de "TOP Chef Estrellas"" (in Spanish). TVBoricuaUSA. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 "Review of Desnudo". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  10. AP. "Gabriel Coronel estrena disco 'Desnudo'" (in Spanish). La Opinión. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  11. TV News Desk. "Telemundo to Present World Premiere of Gabriel Coronel's New Music Video 'Yo Te Amo'". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  12. "Lista de nominados a los Premios People en Español 2012". Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  13. "Lista de nominados a los Premios Tu Mundo 2012". Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  14. "Exclusivo: Gabriel Coronel en las novelas, la música y en inglés". Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  15. "Anuncian nominados a Premios Tu Mundo" (in Spanish). El Especial. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  16. El Sentinel. "Ya puedes votar por los Premios Tu Mundo 2014" (in Spanish). Diario Sentinel. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  17. "Miami Life Awards ganadores de 2015" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  18. "Miami Life Awards 2015". Retrieved January 5, 2015.

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