Happy Friday Everyone. This week we are taking a look inside the life of teen actress and musical artist, Isabela Moner. Isabela was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Katherine Moner (Peruvian) and Patrick Moner (Caucasian). Isabela’s main language is Spanish, but she also speaks English. Additionally, she claims to have learned some Peruvian for her role in Dora and the Lost City of Gold.

 

Isabela says that performing has been a passion of hers from a young age, starting community theatre at only six. Her first major Broadway role came when she was ten, in the musical production Evita, where she performed alongside Latin-pop legend Ricky Martin. Her other Broadway appearance came in 2013 when she performed in a production of Dallas.

 

Since then Isabela has moved on to bigger roles in television and movies. From roughly 2014-2017 she starred in television shows such as, Dora and Friends: Into the City as well as 100 things to do before High School. Her performance in 100 things to do before High School led to 2 nominations for “best Actor/Actress” by Imagen Foundation Award, one of which she won in 2016.

 

After moving to movies, one of her early appearances was in Michaels Bay’s Transformers: The Last Knight, where she had the opportunity to work with actor Mark Wahlberg. Her part led to a nomination for “Choice Summer Movie Actress” in the 2017 Teen’s Choice Awards. One other major movie she worked on was Instant Family, where she plays “Lizzy”, a teenage orphan who eventually finds a family along with her two other siblings. Her convincing performance led to titles such as “Best Leading Young Actress” as well as “Best Actress-Feature Film”. Her work in movies also includes, Sicario: Days of the Soldado, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Herself, and Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life. Her widespread success has landed her screen-time with major actors and actresses such as Rose Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, and more.

 

Matheson Bossick, Project Race Teens Vice President

 

Sources:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabela_Moner
  2. https://www.tvovermind.com/isabela-moner/
  3. https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Isabela-Moner/
  4. https://www.forbes.com/sites/rosycordero/2019/03/07/isabela-moner-learned-indigenous-peruvian-language-to-play-dora-the-explorer/#bae84885ff6c

Picture From:

  1. https://www.newsweek.com/who-dora-and-lost-city-gold-star-isabela-moner-17-year-old-actress-bringing-1373475