Gabriela, born and raised in Dothan, Alabama landed her first role as Carlita in the ABC Family movie "Teen Spirit", now on Disney +. Since she can be seen in UPtv's movie "Coffee Shop", Disney's "Million Dollar Arm" and plays Lizbeth, the best friend of Cassie Sullivan (Chloe Grace Moretz) in Sony's "The 5th Wave". Gabriela also wrote, starred and produced award- winning short film, "Unrelated". More recently, Gabriela produced and starred in "Divine Air" with Josh Pafchek (Love, Victor) and just wrapped season one of her recurring role on Disney + " The Crossover". In addition to acting, Gabriela is in the Directing Certificate program at UCLA and owns glö acting studio.