Biography
Melissa Barrera Martínez is a Mexican actress and singer. She was born on 4 July 1990 in Monterrey, Nuevo León. She studied musical theatre at New York University Tisch School of the Arts after attending the American School Foundation of Monterrey.
Barrera began her career in Mexican telenovelas, including lead roles in Siempre tuya Acapulco (2014) and Tanto amor (2015), and appeared in the Netflix series Club de Cuervos (2017). She gained wider recognition playing Lyn Hernandez in the Starz series Vida (2018–2020) and Vanessa in the film adaptation of In the Heights (2021).
She is known for portraying Sam Carpenter in the horror films Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023), and Joey in Abigail (2024). Other credits include Your Monster (2024) and the series Keep Breathing (2022).
