Background
Moisés Arias was born in New York City, April 18, 1994 and is the son of immigrants from the Paisa region of Colombia.
Moisés Arias was born in New York City, April 18, 1994 and is the son of immigrants from the Paisa region of Colombia.
Before starting his acting career, Moises graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Atlanta, Georgia.
He is best known for his role as Rico on Hannah Montana and the 2013 Sundance film The Kings of Summer. He was brought up bilingual and is fluent in English and Spanish. 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). His main role while at Disney was as Rico Suave in "Hannah Montana".
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 in Beethoven"s Big Break in 2008. He appeared on the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network family of networks as a roving "sideline" reporter conducting interviews with fans and players at the 2009 Little League World Series.
He appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place and played Max (Jake T Austin)"s conscience.
In 2009 they worked on a film called Motocross Madness. In mid-2012, Arias filmed The Kings of Summer, which had its premiere on January 19, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.