Gabriel Chavarria (born April 29, 1989) is an American actor. He played Jacob Aguilar in Hulu's ''

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''.

Career

In 2007, Chavarria made his film debut ''

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and was released on January 5, 2007. Chavarria played Jacob Aguilar in the Hulu series ''

'', which premiered in 2013. He played Danny, a significant role in the 2016 drama film '' Lowriders''. Chavarria played the human soldier Preacher in the film ''

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pilot aboard the American submarine USS ''Arkansas'' in '' Hunter Killer''. In 2018 he had a lead role in the TV series The Purge. In 2020 he is a main character in the Netflix Original Series, Selena: The Series, playing A.B. Quintanilla, Selena's older brother, bass player, and song writer/producer.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2007) * '' A Better Life'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Lowriders'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * ''The Purge'' (2018) * '' Hunter Killer'' (2018) * '' Selena: The Series'' (2020)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chavarria, Gabriel Living people American male film actors American male television actors American people of Honduran descent 21st-century American male actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors 1989 births