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television series ''

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'' and his voice over role as High Five on the 2020

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TV series '' Glitch Techs''.

Early life

Hurtado was born in

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, to musician Ricardo Hurtado and Ofelia Ramírez, both from

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. When he was a year old, he moved to

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with his parents.

Career

Hurtado began his acting career in 2016, when he made his feature film debut in the

film ''Ultimate Halloween Haunted House''. He was cast to play the main role in the musical-comedy series ''

'' opposite Breanna Yde, Jade Pettyjohn,

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and Aidan Miner, which aired from 2016 to 2018, he was nominated for Best Young Actor - Television in 2017 Imagen Awards and also was nominated for Best Young Ensemble - Television Series in 2018 Young Entertainer Awards. Hurtado appeared in a guest roles in the period sitcom series '' The Goldbergs''. Hurtado was cast to play the lead role of Tyler Gossard in the comedy action-adventure series '' Malibu Rescue'' alongside Jackie R. Jacobson, Abby Donnelly, Alkoya Brunson and Breanna Yde. He reprised his role in the television sequels, ''Malibu Rescue – The Movie'' and ''Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave''. The series premiered in May 2019 on

. He bagged a guest role in the animated miniseries ''

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'', in which he played the voice role of Finn / Fred. In 2020, Hurtado was cast to play the lead voice role in the comedy animated series '' Glitch Techs'', in which he played the voice role of Hector "High Five" Nieves/Hi-5, which was premiered on Netflix on February 21, 2020, with a second season premiering on August 17 of the same year. In 2021, Hurtado starred in the Netflix musical comedy-drama television miniseries '' Country Comfort'' with

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, Jamie Martin Mann, Griffin McIntyre, Shiloh Verrico and Pyper Braun. Also in 2021, Hurtado played the voice of Rich Belcher in the animated satirical science fiction comedy film ''

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''. In 2022, Hurtado appeared in the romantic drama movie '' Along for the Ride'', based on the novel of the same name by

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, which was released on May 6, 2022 by Netflix. In 2023, Hurtado starred alongside

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and Giselle Torres in the drama film ''What Rhymes with Reason'', which was released on October 10, 2023.

Personal life

In November 2020, he announced his engagement to his girlfriend, ZuZu Holland.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurtado, Ricardo 1999 births Living people American male child actors American male television actors American people of Nicaraguan descent Male actors from Atlanta 21st-century American male actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors American Christians