Isabella Gomez

Isabella Gomez is a Colombian-American actress, best known for starring in One Day at a Time.^[1] Gomez has previously had minor roles in both Modern Family and Matador. She was later cast in a starring role in HBO Max's Head of the Class, the revival of the former ABC '80s sitcom television series of the same name, which premiered in October 2021.^[2]

Isabella Gomez
Gomez (2021)
Born	1998 Medellín, Colombia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present

Isabella Gomez at ClexaCon 2018

Early life

Gomez was born in Medellín, Colombia, in 1998. Gomez began acting in commercials at the age of five. Her family later immigrated to Orlando, Florida, when she was ten years old. There, she received lessons from a vocal coach to help moderate her accent. In 2015, her family moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.^[3]

Career

In 2020, Gomez was awarded an Impact Award by the National Hispanic Media Coalition for her "Outstanding Performance in a Television Series" on the One Day at a Time reboot on Netflix and Pop.^[4] She went on to play the role of Alicia Gomez in Head of the Class, which was cancelled in 2021 after one season.^[5] In 2022, she was added to Season 10 of The Goldbergs as recurring character, Carmen.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish	Isla	Direct-to-video
2020	Initiation[7]	Kylie
2021	Jelly	Emmie	Short film[8]
2022	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe	Gina Navarro

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Matador	Cristina Sandoval	7 episodes
2016	Modern Family	Flavia	Episode: "The Party"
2017–2020	One Day at a Time	Elena Alvarez	Main role
2019–2020	Big Hero 6: The Series	Megan Cruz (voice)	Recurring: Season 2
2019	Star vs. the Forces of Evil	Teenage Mariposa Diaz (voice)	Episode: "Gone Baby Gone"
2021	Head of the Class	Alicia Gomez	Main role
2023	The Goldbergs	Carmen	Recurring: Season 10
2024	Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur	Cecelia (voice)	3 episodes