Melissa Barrera

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Birthdate: July 4, 1990 (36 Years Old)

Birthplace: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Melissa Barrera’s English-language feature debut was Whitney Horn’s and Lev Kalman’s indie film, L for Leisure (2014), with Gabriel Abrantes and Mati Diop, which premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival. Her Mexican feature debut was Salim Nayar’s political comedy, A Beginner’s Guide to the Presidency (2016).

Barrera played a supporting role in Carlos Marcovich’s drama, El Hotel (2016), with Fernanda Romero and Damian Alcazar. She starred in the relationship drama, Dos veces tú (2018), with Anahi Davila and Mariano Palacios, followed by a co-starring role in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s screen version of his musical, In the Heights (2021), directed by Jon Chu, with Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, and Jimmy Smits.

Barrera’s most prominent role to date was in the reboot, Scream (2022), directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and co-starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, which Barerra is following up with Scream 6 (2023), with Courteney Cox, Dermot Mulroney, Jenna Ortega, and Hayden Panettiere.

Barrera plays the title role of a modernized film version of Bizet’s Carmen (date to be announced), directed by French choreographer Benjamin Millepied. She stars in the horror film Bed Rest (2022), by writer-producer-director Lori Evans Taylor.

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Personal life

Monterrey, Mexico-born Melissa Barerra was raised by Rosana and Tomas Gerardo Barerra. She attended and graduated from the American School Foundation of Monterrey. In 2009, Barerra attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, studying theater and acting, but departed school when she was hired for a hit telenovela produced by Mexico’s TV Azteca. She married singer Paco Zazueta in 2019. Her height is 5’ 7”.

Known For

In the Heights

Vanessa (2021)

Scream VI

Sam Carpenter (2023)

Abigail

Joey (2024)

Scream

Sam Carpenter (2022)

Melissa Barrera Movies

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2024 |
Your Monster
Your Monster
2024
Comedy, Horror, Romance
After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming Monster living in her closet. A romantic-comedy-horror film about falling in love with your inner rage.
2024 |
Abigail
Abigail
2024
Horror, Thriller
After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they're locked inside with no normal little girl.
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2023 |
Scream VI
Scream VI
2023
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
The survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.
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asSam Carpenter
2023 |
Carmen
Carmen
2023
Drama, Musical
Benjamin Millepied's complete reimagining of CARMEN tells a story through an experimental dreamscape featuring an original score and songs.
asCarmen
2022 |
Scream
Scream
2022
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.
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asSam Carpenter
2022 |
Bed Rest
Bed Rest
2022
Drama, Horror, Mystery
A pregnant woman on bed rest begins to wonder if her house is haunted or if it's all in her head.
asJulie Rivers
2021 |
In the Heights
In the Heights
2021
Drama, Musical, Romance
In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
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asVanessa
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as Julie Rivers
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as Carmen

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2022 |
God's Country
God's Country
2022
Thriller
When a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
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Facts About Melissa Barrera

Heritage: Melissa Barerra’s heritage is Mixteca, a blend of Spanish and Aztec origins. Stage Screams: Barerra was part of the ensemble of a Mexico City stage version of Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein.

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