# Gabriel Porras

Carlos Gabriel Porras Flores (born February 13, 1968) is a Mexican actor. He began his acting career working for TV Azteca in telenovelas like Tres veces Sofia along with Mexican diva Lucía Méndez and El tío Alberto. His acting career strengthened when he played his first protagonist role in El alma herida, a telenovela, produced by Telemundo which is owned by NBC Universal. In El alma herida he shared credits along with Mexican actress Itatí Cantoral with whom he had a relationship in real life.
Gabriel Porras has often played villains.

## Personal life

Gabriel Porras is the eldest of 3 siblings, Marina and Francisco Porras. He married American-born actress Sonya Smith (his co-star in the telenovela Olvidarte Jamas) popular in Venezuelan television drama on February 29, 2008. They announced their divorce on June 24, 2013.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1999 | En un claroscuro de la luna | Olegario | |
| 2000 | El interminable submarino amarillo | José | Short film |
| 2001 | Perro negro | Moncho | Short film |
| 2004 | Puerto Vallarta Squeeze | Federale | |
| 2004 | Zapato | Unknown role | Short film |
| 2004 | El fin del sur | Emiliano Zapata | Short film |
| 2005 | Reflejos | The Guy in The Bathroom | |
| 2005 | Mi nombre es Ringo | Ringo | |
| 2005 | It's Not Easy Being A Wolf Boy | | |
| 2006 | La reportera salvaje | José Luis Fernández | |
| 2006 | La vida inmune | Andrés | |
| 2007 | La misma luna | Paco | |
| 2007 | The World's Heaviest Man | | |
| 2008 | Al fin y al cabo | El Agente Wilson | |
| 2010 | Hunted by Night | Gabriel | |
| 2011 | Monsenor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero | | |
| 2012 | Unknowns | Detective Ramírez | |
| 2020 | Patricia Secretos De Una Pasion | Humberto | |

### Television roles

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1998 | La casa del naranjo | Damián | |
| 1998 | Tres veces Sofía | Germán Lizarralde | |
| 1999 | Cuentos para solitarios | Javier | Episode: "Marisol en la playa, frente al mar y algunas rocas" |
| 2000 | El tío Alberto | Pedro | |
| 2000 | Todo por amor | Alejandro | |
| 2002 | Feliz navidad mamá | Mariano | |
| 2002 | Por ti | José | |
| 2003 | Ladrón de corazones | Román | |
| 2003–2004 | El alma herida | Juan Manuel Mendoza | Main role; 151 episodes |
| 2004 | Prisionera | Daniel Moncada | Main role; 88 episodes |
| 2005-2007 | The Days of Pets | Raul the Parrot | Voice role; 54 episodes |
| 2006 | Olvidarte jamás | Diego Ibarra | Main role; 112 episodes |
| 2006 | Campeones de la vida | Guido Guevara | Recurring role; 64 episodes |
| 2007 | Madre Luna | Leonardo Cisneros | Main role; 141 episodes |
| 2008 | Sin senos no hay paraíso | Fernando Rey | Supporting role; 14 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | El Rostro de Analía | Ricardo Rivera / Ricky Montana | Main cast; 157 episodes |
| 2010 | ¿Dónde está Elisa? | Mariano Altamira | Main role; 106 episodes |
| 2011 | La Reina del Sur | Roberto Gato Marquez / El Gato Fierros | Supporting role; 14 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | La casa de al lado | Gonzalo Ibáñez / Iñaki Mora / Roberto Acosta | Main role; 165 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Corazón valiente | Miguel Valdez Gutiérrez | Main role |
| 2014–2015 | Los miserables | Olegario Marrero "El Diablo" / Rafael Montes | Main cast; 117 episodes |
| 2013 | El Señor de los Cielos | Marco Mejía | Main role (Season 1); 74 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Bajo el mismo cielo | Carlos Martínez | Main role; 122 episodes |
| 2017 | La Fan | Gabriel Bustamante | Main role; 125 episodes |
| 2017 | Mariposa de Barrio | Pedro Rivera | Main role; 91 episodes |
| 2017 | Milagros de Navidad | José Vargas | Episode: "In-feliz Navidad" |
| 2018 | Al otro lado del muro | Ernesto Martínez | Main cast; 78 episodes |
| 2019 | You Cannot Hide | Carlos De la Cruz | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Así se baila | Himself | Participant |
| 2022 | Amores que engañan | Roberto | Episode: "Mía solo mía" |
| 2024 | El precio de amarte | Jorge Nieto | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Works | Result |
| 2012 | Tu Mundo Awards | Favorite Lead Actor | La casa de al lado | Nominated |
| 2014 | People en Español Awards | Best Male Antagonist | Los miserables | Nominated |
| 2015 | Tu Mundo Awards | The Best Bad Boy - Novela | Los miserables | Nominated |
| 2016 | Tu Mundo Awards | Favorite Lead Actor - Novela | Bajo el mismo cielo | Won |
| 2016 | Tu Mundo Awards | The Perfect Couple (with Maria Elisa Camargo) | Bajo el mismo cielo | Nominated |
| 2016 | Tu Mundo Awards | The Best Actor with Bad Luck | Bajo el mismo cielo | Nominated |