Age: 22
male
Marcel has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, among a family of filmmakers. His career launching four season run in the critically acclaimed Netflix sitcom “One Day at a Time”, got him an Imagen Award for Best Young Actor and a Teen Choice Award nomination. He debuted on the big screen as the lead of the 20th Century Fox film “Breakthrough”, and that same year was listed on Variety’s Top 10 Latinxs to Watch. Marcel now develops and produces his own film projects and creative ventures in addition to acting. He stars in, wrote and produced his most recent film, Summer of Three.
For millennia, the Galra Empire has plagued the universe by destroying civilizations and enslaving various races. The only threat to the empire is the legendary "Defender of the Universe" Voltron, a 328-foot tall robot warrior composed of five lion-styled starships whose pilots are known as Paladins. At the crux of the war that ended with the destruction of planet Altea, King Alfor separated Voltron to protect him from falling into the evil Galra King Zarkon's possession. King Alfor sent the Voltron Lions across the universe to different locations to hide them from Emperor Zarkon. Princess Allura, Alfor's royal adviser Coran, and the Altean Castle of Lions were hidden on planet Arus along with the Black Lion. In the present, the Galra Empire's path of conquest and search for Voltron has led them to Earth's solar system. A group of space pilots—Shiro, Keith, Lance, Pidge, and Hunk—discover the Blue Lion and immediately get swept up into the Galran War. They meet Princess Allura, become the new Paladins, and reunite the five Lions to form Voltron, beginning their fight to liberate the universe from the Galra Empire.
