Marcel Ruiz

Marcel has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, among a family of filmmakers. His career-launching 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. He debuted on the big screen as the lead of the 20th Century Fox film Breakthrough (2019). He co-wrote, produced, and stars in his upcoming feature Summer of Three and is a part of the ensemble cast in Netflix’s new coming of age drama series The Body.