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Moisés Arias (born April 18, 1994) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Rico on Hannah Montana.
Life[]
Born in New York, Arias' parents are from Colombia. He is fluent in Spanish. His brother is Kickin' It actor Mateo Arias. He and his brother directed a series of YouTube films under the user name Moiswashere. They are currently working on a film called Motocross Madness.
Moisés has made guest appearances on shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Everybody Hates Chris and Wizards of Waverly Place. He had a recurring role as Rico on Hannah Montana, and became a series regular in the show's second season. In 2009, he played Andre in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped. As a regular on the Disney Channel, he participated on the first and second Disney Channel Games on the red team. He also participated in the third Disney Channel games on the Yellow Team (Comets).
He appeared in music videos for Pearl Jam, and the Jonas Brothers video for their song "SOS", and Parmalee, and the 2006 film Nacho Libre in a minor role. He participated in the Guadalajara Film Festival (2009) during the presentation of the movie The Perfect Game with Eva Longoria.
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. He appeared in Beethoven's Big Break in 2008. He appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place and played Max (Jake T. Austin)'s conscience.
During the summer of 2012, Arias filmed The Kings of Summer, which had its premiere on January 19, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Everybody Hates Chris | Kid #1 | Episode: Everybody Hates Chris |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Randall | Guest star |
| 2006-2011 | Hannah Montana | Rico | Season 1, Recurring Role, Season 1; Main Role, Seasons 2-4 |
| 2009 | Rico/Angus | "Knock Knock Knockin' on Jackson's Head" (Season 3, Episode 11) | |
| 2006 | Disney Channel Games 2006 | Himself | Red Team |
| 2007 | Disney Channel Games 2007 | Himself | Red Team |
| 2008 | Disney Channel Games 2008 | Himself | Yellow Team |
| 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 | Phineas & Ferb | Fred | "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo" (Season 2) |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Max's Conscience | 3 part saga, "Chronicles of Moisés: Voice of Reason!" |
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | [Nacho Libre | Juan Pablo | |
| 2008 | Beethoven's Big Break | Billy | Direct to DVD film |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | Andre | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game | Mario | Main character |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Rico | Released April 10, 2009 United States |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Zane | Voice |
External links[]
- Moises Arias on Wikipedia
- Moises Arias on Internet Movie Database