Chemistry Spotted: During a Rehearsal, Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara Shared a 12-Second Unscripted Look – Fans Claim It Felt More Intense Than Any Scripted Romance, While Gabriel Guevara’s Girlfriend Allegedly Waited Outside
The Culpables trilogy may have wrapped its final chapter with Culpa Nuestra (Our Fault) hitting Prime Video screens just weeks ago on October 16, but the off-screen saga of its star-crossed leads, Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara, shows no signs of fading. What began as a whirlwind of fan-shipped romance rumors has evolved into a labyrinth of feuds, reconciliations, and now, a tantalizing glimpse of lingering sparks. Fresh footage from a behind-the-scenes rehearsal for one of the film’s most pivotal emotional confrontations has surfaced, capturing an unscripted 12-second gaze between Wallace and Guevara that has social media in a frenzy. Fans are dissecting the moment frame by frame, hailing it as more charged than any scripted kiss in the series. Yet, the plot thickens: Insiders whisper that Guevara’s girlfriend, Spanish actress MarÃa de Nati, was allegedly cooling her heels just outside the studio door, adding a layer of real-world betrayal to this cinematic tease.
For the uninitiated, the Culpables phenomenon – adapted from Mercedes Ron’s addictive young adult novels – follows the torrid, taboo romance between step-siblings Noah (Wallace) and Nick (Guevara). The first film, Culpa MÃa (My Fault), exploded onto Netflix in 2023, racking up over 100 million hours viewed and birthing a legion of #GabiCole devotees who pored over every lingering touch and heated glance. Wallace, a 23-year-old Madrid native whose breakout role in Raising Voices showcased her fierce advocacy against abuse, brought raw vulnerability to Noah’s fiery spirit. Guevara, 22, the brooding son of Spanish director Eduardo Guevara, channeled Nick’s dangerous allure with an ease that felt dangerously personal. Their chemistry wasn’t just on-screen magic; it was the kind that bled into reality, with early set photos showing the duo laughing over coffee and attending fairs arm-in-arm. “From the first audition, we clicked,” Guevara reflected in a recent YouTube interview, his eyes softening at the memory. Fans ate it up, flooding TikTok with edits syncing their scenes to Sabrina Carpenter tracks – a nod to Guevara’s pointed follow of the singer, Nicole’s longtime fave, amid whispers of off-camera hookups.
But as with any Culpables arc, bliss was short-lived. By late 2023, storm clouds gathered. Guevara’s shocking arrest at the Venice Film Festival on sexual assault allegations from his minor years in France – charges he was swiftly cleared of – sent shockwaves through the fandom. Wallace, whose Raising Voices character battles domestic violence, reportedly pulled back, her social media scrubbed of joint posts. Production on Culpa Tuya (Your Fault) in 2024 turned into a pressure cooker: Leaked audio from set described a heated shouting match, with Guevara allegedly snapping at Wallace for “always being the same,” while she fired back about his “insensitive” likes on body-shaming comments targeting her figure. Director Domingo González stepped in, halting filming to lecture the pair on professionalism. The premiere red carpet in December 2024 was a masterclass in frost: Wallace strode past Guevara without a glance, refusing solo photos and joint interviews. #GabiColeFeud trended globally, with X users zooming in on every averted eye. “It’s like watching Noah and Nick hate each other for real,” one viral post lamented, amassing 2 million views.
Complicating the narrative was Guevara’s budding romance with MarÃa de Nati. The 27-year-old La MesÃas star, known for her sultry roles in Spanish indies, entered the picture around early 2024, their chemistry igniting at a joint project wrap party. By December, paparazzi snapped them locking lips at a Madrid gala, Guevara’s arm possessively around her waist – pointedly absent from Culpa Tuya promotions, where he opted for De Nati’s film premiere instead. Fans speculated jealousy as the feud’s catalyst: De Nati, uncomfortable with the #GabiCole shipping frenzy, reportedly urged Guevara to delete old photos with Wallace, leading to their mutual Instagram unfollow. “MarÃa didn’t sign up for fanfiction about her boyfriend and his co-star,” a source close to the couple told LatestLY. Yet, by mid-2025, breakup rumors swirled after a cryptic Threads post hinting at a Marbella dinner gone sour, though recent sightings confirm they’re still solid – De Nati even joined Guevara for Culpa Nuestra‘s afterparty, her hand firmly in his.
Against this backdrop, Culpa Nuestra‘s production demanded a fragile truce. Filming wrapped in early 2025, with promos a patchwork of separate Zoom calls spliced into awkward “duets.” A viral clip showed them on a couch, cue cards in hand, but fans spotted the tells: mismatched lighting, edited pauses, and Wallace’s stiff posture when Guevara interjected. “It’s like they’re allergic to each other,” quipped one Reddit thread on r/Fauxmoi. Still, the film soared, breaking Prime Video records with its wedding climax and rekindled “sexual tension” that mirrored the books’ feverish prose. Insiders credited the authenticity to forced proximity – and now, a leaked rehearsal video from October 2025 rehearsals proves it.
The clip, first shared on X by a production insider’s alt account before exploding across platforms, runs just 20 seconds but packs a punch. It’s from a blocking session for the film’s core confrontation: Noah and Nick, raw from betrayal, locking eyes in a dimly lit villa set. The director calls “action,” and the scripted lines fly – sharp accusations, trembling voices. Then, as the scene peaks with Noah’s whispered “Why now?”, the script calls for a three-second beat. Instead, Wallace and Guevara hold the gaze: 12 unbroken seconds of unflinching intensity. Her eyes, wide with feigned hurt, flicker with something unguarded; his, stormy under furrowed brows, soften imperceptibly, a half-breath away from breaking character. The director yells “Cut!” twice before they snap apart, Wallace exhaling sharply, Guevara rubbing his neck with a sheepish grin. “That wasn’t in the blocking,” the AD mutters off-mic, audible in the raw footage.
Fans lost it. “12 seconds? That’s longer than their entire hate phase,” one X post joked, clocking 500K likes. Slow-mo breakdowns flooded TikTok: “Look at her pupils dilate at 7 seconds – that’s CHEMISTRY, not acting,” captioned another, synced to a pulsing synth beat. Hashtags like #UnscriptedGaze and #GabiColeReborn trended, with edits layering the moment over the trilogy’s steamiest kisses. “More intense than any scripted romance because it’s REAL,” declared a viral thread, citing Guevara’s own words on their “incredible chemistry” from day one. Even skeptics conceded: One r/VindictaRateCelebs user noted, “If this is hate, sign me up – it’s hotter than the books.” The video’s virality spiked Culpa Nuestra searches by 250%, per Prime Video metrics, proving tension sells.
But the girlfriend angle? That’s the dagger twist. Whispers from set runners, amplified in anonymous Threads leaks, claim De Nati was parked in the studio lobby during the rehearsal – scrolling her phone, earbuds in, but “visibly tense” per one eyewitness. “She came to support him, but after that look? She waited outside for 20 minutes before he emerged,” the source dished, painting a picture of De Nati eavesdropping on the charged silence. X erupted with speculation: “MarÃa watching her man melt for Nicole? Iconic drama,” one post snarked, while shippers mourned, “Poor MarÃa – caught in the crossfire of soulmate vibes.” De Nati, protective of her privacy, hasn’t commented, but a recent IG story of her and Guevara cuddling on a beach – captioned “Mi todo” (My everything) – feels like a subtle clapback. Guevara, in a FandomWire sit-down post-premiere, dodged: “Rehearsals get intense; it’s all method. Off-set? That’s private.” Wallace, promoting her solo thriller Echoes, was blunter: “We pour everything into the work. What lingers? That’s for the fans to decide.”
The fandom’s a battlefield. Pro-shippers remix the gaze into fanfic fodder, arguing it’s proof of unresolved feelings – “12 seconds says more than 12 movies,” one edit proclaims. Detractors, citing Wallace’s post-trilogy vow against future collabs with Guevara, call it toxic residue: “Let Nicole heal; Gabriel’s got his MarÃa.” Spanish outlets like LOS40 fuel the fire with headlines: “La Mirada Que Dolió” (The Gaze That Hurt), embedding the clip alongside De Nati’s timeline. On Reddit, theories abound: Was the extension deliberate improv, echoing Guevara’s ad-libbed “Te quiero” in an earlier scene? Or a Freudian slip, the method actors’ walls crumbling under the weight of their shared history?
This 12-second enigma encapsulates Culpables‘ enduring allure: passion as peril, where every glance risks heartbreak. For Wallace, eyeing Hollywood crossovers, it’s a poignant exit – her final bow with a co-star who once felt like fate. For Guevara, balancing La MesÃas Season 2 with De Nati, it’s a reminder that on-screen fire can scorch real bonds. Fans, ever the romantics, cling to the spark: If a rehearsal gaze can eclipse the script, perhaps the story isn’t over. In the end, as Noah whispers in the finale, “Some faults are worth repeating.” Is this theirs?
