Moisés Arias
Moisés Arias | |
|---|---|
 Arias in August 2010 | |
| Born | Moisés Garcia Arias [1] April 18, 1994 (17) [2] New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Voice Actor/Dancer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Moisés Arias is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Rico Suave on Hannah Montana and as host of his own show Moises Rules!.
Life and career
Arias born in 1994, Arias' parents are from Colombia, and he is fluent in Spanish. He also has a brother named Mateo Arias.[1][2]
He has made guest appearances on shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, where he played as Randall, a kid at Corleone on Everybody Hates Chris, and a reoccurring appearance as Rico on the show Hannah Montana,[3] where he became a series regular in the show's second season as the son of the owner of "Rico's" shop on the beach. In 2009, he played Andre in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped. As a regular on the Disney Channel, Arias participated on the first and second Disney Channel Games on the red team.[4] He also participated in the third Disney Channel games on the Yellow Team (Comets).
He has also appeared in music videos for Pearl Jam, Jonas Brothers (SOS),[5] and Parmalee, and the movie Nacho Libre (minor role). He participated in the Guadalajara Film Festival (2009) during the presentation of the movie "The Perfect Game" together with Eva Longoria.[6][7] He and his brother directed a series of YouTube films under the user name Moiswashere. They're currently working on a film called Motocross Madness.[8] He was featured in Beethoven's Big Break in 2008 as Billy.
Arias appeared on the ESPN family of networks as a roving 'sideline' reporter conducting interviews with fans and players at the 2009 Little League World Series. Arias also starred in the film Beethoven's Big Break in 2008. Arias appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place and played Max (Jake T. Austin)'s conscience.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Jorge Sugantes | |
| 2008 | Beethoven's Big Break | Billy | Direct to DVD film[9] |
| 2009 | Dadnapped[10] | André | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game | Mario Ontiveros | Main character |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Rico | Released April 10, 2009 United States |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Zane | Voice |
| 2011 | Marvin the Martian | Luigi | |
| 2011 | We The Party | Quicktime |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Everybody Hates Chris | Kid #1 | "Everybody Hates Chris" |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Randall | Guest star |
| 2006–2011 | Hannah Montana | Rico | Season 1, Recurring; Season 2-4, Regular (He was also in the music video for "Gonna Get This feat. Iyaz" playing the dancing boy's silhouette.) |
| 2006 | Disney Channel Games 2006 | Himself | Red Team |
| 2007 | 6teen | Robbie Garcia | "Silent Butt Deadly", "Prank'd" |
| 2007 | Disney Channel Games 2007 | Himself | Red Team |
| 2008 | Disney Channel Games 2008 | Himself | Yellow Team (Comets) |
| 2008 | Studio DC: Almost Live | Himself | Along with Jake T. Austin and Muppet Performers Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz as Statler & Waldorf/ Disney Channel Special |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Max's Conscience | 3 part saga: "Monster Hunter", "Three Monsters", "A Night at the Lazerama" |
| 2009 | Moises Rules! | Himself | Moises gets challenged by viewers (Disney XD) |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Jeff | This was a short role in the episode, "Sky High" |
References
- ^ Colombia Passport: Economics, Culture and Society: "Moisés Arias of Colombia", 23 March 2009. Link retrieved 25 March 2009. Cite: "If some Colombians dream with an American passport, there are cases of Americans who are proud of say they are Colombians. It is the case of Los Santos-born actor Moises Arias, a teen heart throb and an American US television actor who is proud of the origin of his parents: Colombia."
- ^ Caracol Radio: "Moisés Arias, el colombiano de wizards of waverly place", 22 March 2009. In Spanish. Link retrieved 25 March 2009. "Moisés Arias es un nuevo talento de la actuación en Hollywood, hijo de antioqueños y que con orgullo dice ser colombiano (...)" (tr.en "Moisés Arias is a new talent of the acting in Hollywood, the son of Antioqueans and says with pride that he is a Colombian.")
- ^ IMDb: Hannah Montana (2006), link retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ IMDb: Disney Channel's Totally New Year (2008) (TV), link retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ IMDb: Moisés Arias. Additional Details, Other Works: "Appeared in Jonas Brothers' SOS music video". Link retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ IMDb: The Perfect Game (2009), link retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ Caracol Radio: "Moisés Arias, el venezolano de Hannah Montana", 22 March 2009. In Spanish. Link retrieved 25 March 2009. Cite: "...el estreno en Guadalajara de la película “The Perect Game”, cinta que fue presentada mundialmente por la actriz de origen mexicano Eva Longoria. (...)" (tr.en "...the debut in Guadalajara of the film The Perfect Game, a film that was introduced by the famous actress of Mexican origin Eva Longoria".)
- ^ "Moises Arias Interview" Kidzworld.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-07.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1176410/
- ^ "Moisés Arias, un pequeño que brilla en la pantalla gigante, en "Hannah Montana: The Movie" - Entrevistas y reportajes a artistas de cine". Univision.com. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
External links
- Moisés Arias at IMDb
- Moisés Arias at AllMovie