Melissa Barrera

Melissa Barrera began her journey as an actress during her school years. She only started venturing onto the screen in 2012 with the TV series La otra cara del Alma.

She was additionally featured in numerous TV series projects like La Mujer de Judas (2012) Tanto Amor (2015), Club de Cuervos (2017), Vida (2018), and so on.

Besides acting on the small screen, she also acted in various movies like El Hotel (2016), In the Heights (2021), Dos Veces Tú (2018), Sacudete Las Penas (2018), and many others.

Since she has the talent to be a singer, she could also be seen contributing to the soundtracks for her own acting project, In The Heights (2021).

In 2021, she was chosen as Clinique Global Ambassador and received international acknowledgment for being a good representative of the Latinx community.

In the same year, she also modeled for a music video titled Say Less (2021) by Anthony Ramos, who is a fellow actor as well as a singer.

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Profile

Real Name: Melissa Barrera Martínez
Stage Name: Melissa Martínez
Also Known as: –
Nickname: Melissa
Birthday: July 4, 1990
Birthplace: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Mexican
Height: 170 cm (5’7”)
Weight: –
Blood Type: –
Religion: Christianity
Professions: Actress, Singer
Education: New York University Tisch School of the Art (Musical Theater)
Hobby: Playing the guitar
Parents: Rossana Maria Martínez Garcia (Mother), Tomás Gerardo Barrera (Father)
Siblings: Mayelah Barrera (Sister), Rossana Barrera (Sister), and Regina Barrera (Sister)
Husband: Paco Zazueta (Married 2019 – )
Facebook: Melissa Barrera Official
Twitter: @MelissaBarreraM
Instagram: @melissabarreram
TikTok: @melissabarreram
YouTube: –

Facts

Melissa has three younger sisters who are all singers.
She left her homeland and moved to New York to study Musical Theater when she was 18 years old.
Melissa was born and raised in a religious and conservative area in Mexico.
She can sing and play the guitar.
Melissa’s dream was to act on Broadway.
She has a good fashion sense.
Melissa has three houses in Mexico, New York, and Los Angeles.
After graduating from university, she wanted to act right away, but she could not because she had to fly back to Mexico due to her citizenship.
She was interested in acting ever since she auditioned for a role in middle school.
Melissa wants to break stereotypes as a Latina actress with her performance.
Her husband, Paco Zazueta, is her rival on the Mexican reality TV show La Academia (2011).
She has two pet dogs.
Melissa likes working out.
She idolizes Mexican actress María Félix.
Melissa originally wanted to become a pop star.
Her ideal type is…
Her net worth is around $2 million.

Movies

Carmen (TBA), as Carmen
Scream 6 (2023), as Samantha ‘Sam’ Carpenter
Bed Rest (2022), as Julie Rivers and the producer
Scream (2022), as Samantha ‘Sam’ Carpenter
All the World Is Sleeping (2021), as Chama
In the Heights (2021), as Vanessa
Dos Veces Tú (2018), as Daniela Cohen
Sacudete Las Penas (2018), as Luisa Martin Del Campo
El Hotel (2016), as Karina
Manual de principiantes para ser presidente (2016), as Brisa Carreiro
L for Leisure (2014), as Kennedy

TV Series

Keep Breathing (Netflix | 2022), as Liv
Acting for a Cause (YouTube | 2020), as Elizabeth Bennet
Vida (Starz | 2018), as Lyn
Club de Cuervos (Netflix | 2017), as Isabel Cantú
Perseguidos (Imagen Televisión | 2016), as Liliana Rincón
Tanto amor (El Trece | 2015), as Mía González
Siempre tuya Acapulco (Azteca | 2014), as Olvido Pérez
La mujer de Judas (Azteca | 2012), as Zulamita
La otra cara del Alma (Azteca | 2012), as Mariana Durán

TV Shows

Collider Ladies Night (YouTube | 2022), as a guest
The Drew Barrymore Show (Syndication | 2022), as a guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC | 2022), as a guest
Entertainment Tonight (CBS | 2022), as a guest
The Early Rundown (Sky News | 2021), as a guest
IMDb Originals (YouTube | 2021), as a guest
GMA3: What You Need to Know (ABC | 2021), as a guest
Tamron Hall (ABC | 2021), as a guest
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards (MTV | 2021), as the host
Sidewalks Entertainment (Syndicated | 2019), as a guest
The 49th Annual – Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards (YouTube | 2019), as a guest
Red Carpet Report (YouTube | 2019), as a guest
The Wendy Williams Show (BET | 2019), as a guest
Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC | 2018), as a guest
Celebrity Page (Reelz | 2018), as a guest
La academia (Azteca | 2011), as self

Music Video Appearances

Say Less (2021) – Anthony Ramos

Nominations

2022 Satellite Awards – Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) – In the Heights
2021 Hollywood Critics Association – Best Actress – In the Heights
2021 Imagen Awards – Best Actress (Television (Comedy)) – Vida

Melissa Barrera has appeared in a lot of hit and critically acclaimed TV series and movies. Hopefully, there would be more projects involving her in the future.