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Melissa Barrera

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Melissa Barrera Martínez (born 4 July 1990) is a Mexican actress. She began her career playing roles in the Mexican telenovelas Siempre tuya Acapulco (2013) and Tanto amor (2015), and then the series Club de Cuervos (2017). Barrera transitioned to Hollywood in 2018, earning recognition with the series Vida (2018–2020) and the musical film In the Heights (2021). For playing Sam Carpenter in the slasher films Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023), as well as leading the horror-comedies Abigail and Your Monster (both 2024), she established herself as a scream queen. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melissa Barrera is the 5,882nd most popular actor (up from 8,779th in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Mexico (up from 476th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular Mexican Actor.

Melissa Barrera is a Mexican actress and singer. She gained recognition for her roles in Mexican telenovelas and television series before making her mark in the international scene. Barrera is notably known for her lead role as Vanessa in the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical "In the Heights" (2021). Her performance in this movie showcased her singing and acting talents to a broader audience. Barrera's career reflects a blend of her work in Latin American media and her growing presence in Hollywood, demonstrating her versatility and range as an actress.

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Among actors, Melissa Barrera ranks 5,882 out of 13,578. Before her are Cecilia Suárez, Judy Reyes, Juozas Budraitis, Gilles Lellouche, John Billingsley, and Fyodor Volkov. After her are Michael Rapaport, François Chau, Alba Rohrwacher, Tony Dalton, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Barton MacLane.

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Among people born in 1990, Melissa Barrera ranks 76. Before her are Aras Bulut İynemli, Kevin Trapp, Aaron Ramsey, Dorothea Wierer, Marcos Rojo, and Denis Cheryshev. After her are Rafael, Xiumin, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Bebé, Dev Patel, and Elizabeth Debicki.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Melissa Barrera ranks 322 out of 729. Before her are Manuel María Lombardini (1802), Ernesto Canto (1959), Arturo Chaires (1937), Javier Valdivia (1941), Guillermo Ortiz (1939), and Cecilia Suárez (1971). After her are Jaime Belmonte (1934), Ignacio Trelles (1916), Juan de Salcedo (1549), Salvador Sánchez (1959), Raúl Córdoba (1924), and Marco Antonio Rodríguez (1973).

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Among ACTORS In Mexico

Among actors born in Mexico, Melissa Barrera ranks 63. Before her are Ernesto Alonso (1917), Eiza González (1990), Elpidia Carrillo (1961), Patricia Reyes Spíndola (1953), Ofelia Medina (1950), and Cecilia Suárez (1971). After her are Gloria Trevi (1968), Ana Lilian de la Macorra (1957), Tenoch Huerta (1981), Lucero (1969), Paola Núñez (1978), and Laura Flores (1963).

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