Melissa Barrera
Biography
Melissa Barrera is a Mexican actress, singer and songwriter who began her career in Mexican telenovelas before moving to Hollywood. Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, she studied musical theater at NYU Tisch and later starred in the telenovelas Siempre tuya Acapulco and Tanto amor. Her international breakthrough came with the Starz series Vida, and she went on to star in In the Heights (2021). She played Sam Carpenter in Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023), becoming known as a scream queen. Her other films include Carmen (2022), Bed Rest (2023), Abigail (2024) and Your Monster (2024), the latter earning critical praise and a Sundance London Audience Award. She has also released music and made her Broadway debut in Titanique (2026). She has been nominated for three Imagen Awards and a Satellite Award.
36years old
Turns 37 on July 4in 264 days
- Born Monterrey
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Melissa Barrera Martínez (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 6 years2018 to 2024
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First role
Barrera made her television debut in 2011 on La Academia, a Mexican reality show. There she displayed her singing talent and landed a multi year contract with TV Azteca.
Early training
After she finished high school at 18, Barrera went on to study musical theater at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
Beyond film
In 2013, while working as a telenovela actress, Barrera formed the duet Melissa y Sebastian with Sebastian Martingaste. Their debut single, a cover of Ricchi e Poveri's "Mamma Maria", gave her a first top ten radio hit.
A first
In 2026, Barrera made her Broadway debut in the satirical musical comedy Titanique, playing the part of Rose DeWitt Bukater.
Melissa Barrera movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directed three of these films together. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Also two films together1 more actor
- Mariano PalaciosSacúdete Las Penas (2018) and Two Times You (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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