# Gabriel Coronel

Gabriel Eduardo Coronel Petrilli (born 13 February 1987) is a Venezuelan actor and singer.
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 telenovela Relaciones Peligrosas as Mauricio Blanco. 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, 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 on Venevisión, and its successor, Somos tú y yo: un nuevo día, also on Venevisión. Coronel also portrayed several theater roles during that time.
In 2012 Coronel made his foray into international TV, appearing with the U.S. network Telemundo, in the telenovela Relaciones Peligrosas in the role of Mauricio Blanco, a young man who is attracted to his teacher.

### 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.
In the Show he shares credits with Juan Soler and Maritza Rodríguez, also with Kimberly Dos Ramos, who played Patricia Ibarra, Antonio's girlfriend. Coronel and Dos Ramos play young protagonists.
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 23 July 2013 through Warner Music Latina. The music video for the song was filmed in Miami, Fl and released on 13 August. 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 15 August 2013.

## Filmography

Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007–2009 | Somos tú y yo | Gabriel "El Gago" | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Relaciones peligrosas | Mauricio Blanco | Lead role |
| 2013 | Marido en alquiler | José Antonio Salinas Carrasco | Main role |
| 2014 | Reina de corazones | Francisco "Frank" Marino / Javier Bolívar | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Top Chef Estrellas | Himself | Season 2 |
| 2015–2016 | El Señor de los Cielos | Armando Pérez Ricard | Recurring role |
| 2019 | Betty en NY | Nacho | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Tu cara me suena | Himself | Season 1 |
| 2024 | Top Chef VIP | Himself | Season 3 |

## Theater

* La Navidad de Lucy
* Anastasia
* La princesa Kira

## Discography
### Studio albums

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

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | Latin Pop Airplay | Album |
| "Una vez más" | 2012 | — | Non-album song |
| "La alegría de vivir" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "Desnudo" | 2013 | 29 | Desnudo |
| "Happy" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "Yo te amé" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "La vida sin ti" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "Bailando en el limbo" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "La fuerza de mi ser" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "Yo te haré feliz" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "Llora llora" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |
| "Ritual" | 2013 | — | Desnudo |

### 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 |

## Awards and nominations

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