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Isabela Merced

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Isabela Yolanda Moner, now officially Isabela Merced, is an American actress, voice actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and ukulele player. She is known for Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), Instant Family (2018), and the title role in Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019). Merced also starred in the Nickelodeon television series "100 Things to Do Before High School." She made her Broadway debut at age 10 in a production of "Evita." Her film debut was "The House That Jack Built" (2013).

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Katherine, a Peruvian from Lima, and Patrick Moner, who was born in Louisiana, and has Polish and Slovak ancestry. She is the middle child of her family; she has an older brother, Jared, and a younger brother, Gyovanni.
- IMDb mini biography by: Joanne and Pedro Borges

She made her Broadway debut at the age of 10 in a production of Evita.
On October 14, 2019, she announced to her fans via a post on her Instagram account that she had decided to change her stage name from Isabela Yolanda Moner to Isabela Merced in memory of her late grandmother.
She is the daughter of Katherine, who was born in Lima, Peru, and Patrick Moner, who was born in Louisiana. Merced has stated that Spanish was her first language, and she struggled with English when she first started grade school, adding that she considers herself more Peruvian than American.
She is the middle child of her family and has two brothers, an older brother named Jared and a younger brother Gyovanni.
Was considered for the role of Ratcatcher 2 in The Suicide Squad (2021).

I'm 5 feet tall, and that's on a good day.
Working with a green screen was a little challenging but once I used my imagination, it was easier.
You are going to understand the story even if you haven"t seen any of the others. Michael Bay wanted to bring the youth back to the movie.
There were explosions behind us, cars were flipping... I was just nervous for my life because I was trying to stay up with Mark Wahlberg in these little heel boots. You have to allow your primal instincts to kick in to stay alive. I made it.
It was fun and it was crazy and it was also like the best experience a 15-year-old could have [filming Transformers: The Last Knight], so thanks, Michael Bay.

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