Date of Birth
10 December 2001, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Birth Name
Isabela Yolanda Moner
Nickname
Isabela Merced
Height
5' 1" (1.55 m)
Mini Biography
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 the age of ten 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 and has two brothers, Gyovanni, younger, and Jared, older.
Trivia
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Her song genre is pop, bubblegum pop, and latino.
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Her label is Broadway Records.
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She is the middle child of her family and has two brothers, an older brother named Jared and a younger brother Gyovanni.
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She made her Broadway debut at the age of 10 in a production of Evita.
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Was considered for the role of Ratcher in The Suicide Squad (2021).
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Was considered for the role of Kayla in Tom and Jerry (2021).
Trademarks:
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Long dark hair
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Big, brown eyes
Quotes
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I'm 5 feet tall, and that's on a good day.
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Working with a green screen was a little challenging but once I used my imagination, it was easier.
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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.
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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.
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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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Shia [LaBeouf] was my first introduction to Transformers.
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I don't think I'm a scary person. Maybe it comes down to how I'm always traveling. I guess I'm going to make my dad happy by not dating till I'm 30.
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I can make the best fart noises. I can make like 10 different sounds at different levels. It was super-fun on set as serious a movie as it is.
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I just tell people I got into a fight. And that they should see the other guy.
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I had two brothers, and those [Hot Wheels] were the most interesting toys to me. I just gravitated towards them. No one told me to; no one told me I shouldn't. I just kind of did. People should make those decisions based on what they're drawn towards.