The Lifetime movie Merry Textmas cast includes Rodrigo Massa, Ariana Ron Pedrique, and Luisa Muriel, among others.
Ariana Ron is seen as the lead character in the film and Rodrigo appears opposite her as her love interest. Luisa portrays the role of one of Ron’s siblings who binds the family together by hosting the holiday celebration in her home in Mexico.
The holiday film is about a family gathering in Oaxaca, Mexico, at one of their family members’ homes to celebrate the festival. However, this time around the only unmarried sibling in the family screw-up by accidentally adding a handsome co-worker to the family group chat.
Although Merry Textmas is predominantly a holiday movie, the film also offers comedy and laughter equally. According to the film’s IMDb page, it also falls into the comedy genre. You will need to catch the movie once it is released on December 4. 2022, only on Lifetime television.
Merry Textmas Cast
Merry Textmas’s movie cast includes Ariana Ron Pedrique as Gaby, Rodrigo Massa as Alex, and Luisa Muriel as Abuela.
Ariana Ron Pedrique Plays Gaby
Merry Textmas’s lead character Gaby is an application developer from Austin, Texas. She is the last unmarried sibling in her family and no doubt her family members are trying their best to get her hitched. This Christmas, Gaby accidentally adds her co-worker to the family group chat leading her family to invite him for a Christmas celebration together.
Ariana Ron Pedrique will be seen portraying Gaby in the holiday film Merry Textmas. Ariana is a Venezuelan-born actress best known for her appearance in Netflix Latam and Mexico series Rosario Tijeras as the lead protagonist from 2016 to 2018. However, she made her acting debut in 2011 with the television series A corazón Abierto. Since her debut, she has amassed 13 acting credits on her IMDb profile.
Pedrique is 33 years old as of 2022, she was born on November 4, 1989, in Caracas, Venezuela. Her Instagram account @arironpedrique has over 92 thousand followers.
Rodrigo Massa Plays Alex
Alex Alvarado is a handsome graphic designer and Gaby’s love interest in the holiday film Merry Textmas. He has lost touch with his own Mexican roots but Gaby’s family secretly invites him to celebrate the holiday with them in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Rodrigo Massa who plays Alex in Merry Textmas is a Brazilian actor. He made his acting debut in 2010 with the short film Dora and Diego’s 4-D Adventure Catch That Robot Butterfly but since then he has amassed 21 acting credits on his IMDb profile.
The actor is 31 years old, he was born on March 26, 1989, in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil. However, he has called Mexico City his home for most of his adult life as he works there as an actor, singer, and television host. He is found on Instagram with his username @_rodrigomassa and has over 244 thousand followers.
Luisa Muriel Plays Abuela
Abuela Diaz is one of Gaby’s family members who live in Oaxaca, Mexico. She hosts every year’s Christmas celebration and invites all of her family members to join the celebration but this year she has more to accomplish during the celebration. She is trying to match Gaby with Alex along with her other family members.
Luisa Muriel who plays Abuela is a veteran actress. Although she only has 4 acting credits in her IMDb profile, she has been doing theaters since 1971 and has performed in numerous acts around the world thus far. She studied Art History in Rome, Italy, and Foreign Languages at the Sorbonne in Paris according to her Instagram bio. She is currently managed by Pine Apple Management.
Merry Textmas Filming Location
Merry Textmas was filmed in Oaxaca, Mexico.
As the film takes place in Oaxaca, Mexico at one of Gaby’s family member’s houses, the filmmakers decided to go with the real place to film the entire movie giving an authentic feel and look to the holiday film.
Merry Textmas started filming in July 2022 and was done just 23 days later. The cast and crew members of the film loved filming their film in Mexico and shared their experiences through their social media accounts. Filmmaker Alba Gil shared a lengthy Instagram post with her experiences of filming in Mexico, she admitted to loving the country and its people.
What Is Merry Textmas Lifetime Movie About?
The Lifetime movie Merry Textmas is all about enjoying the holiday with family and falling in love.
The film follows the lead cast Gaby and her closely-knit family as they gather to celebrate the festival in Oaxaca, Mexico. However, as Gaby is the last remaining unmarried sibling in the family, her family is keen on hitching her with someone.
They strike the perfect opportunity this holiday as Gaby adds Alex to the family’s group chat leading her family to invite the handsome graphic designer to Mexico for celebrating the holiday. Gaby’s family tries their best to get the two going but will they be successful as matchmakers?