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Melissa Barrera

Melissa Barrera is a Mexican singer and actress whose work moves between musical theatre, screen musicals like In the Heights and Carmen, and horror films including Scream and Your Monster.

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Overview

From
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Born
July 4, 1990
Work
Singer and actress
Training
Musical theatre at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts
Early television
La Academia, 2011
U.S. breakout
Lyn Hernandez in Vida, followed by Vanessa in In the Heights
Broadway debut
Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titaníque, 2026

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How it started.

Melissa grew up in Monterrey and performed in school musicals before studying musical theatre at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In her Latina to Latina interview, she explained that the difficulty of finding U.S. work on a student visa helped persuade her to start building a career in Mexico. She joined the singing competition La Academia in 2011.

Finding her audience.

Mexican telenovelas, including Siempre tuya Acapulco and Tanto amor, came before her move into U.S. television as Lyn Hernandez in Vida. Playing Vanessa in the 2021 film In the Heights brought her singing, dancing and acting together for a wider audience.

Keeping music close.

She formed the pop duo Melissa y Sebastián and released “Mamma Maria.” Her later screen work includes the title role in Carmen and Laura Franco in Your Monster, for which she sang “My Stranger,” written by the Lazours. In 2026, she made her Broadway debut as Rose in Titaníque.

What she is building.

Alongside acting, Melissa has been exploring writing and producing. She executive produced Colette Ghunim’s documentary Traces of Home. In her 2026 Cero interview, she described wanting to build a production company that creates opportunities for new artists.

Creditschronological, newest first

Stage

  • 2026TitaníqueRose DeWitt Bukater, original Broadway cast

Film & TV

Music

  • 2024My StrangerVocal performance for Your Monster; written by the Lazours

Awards

Quotes

I love having to train for something. I love having to learn a new skill.Melissa Barrera, Cero Magazine

Speaking in January 2026 about preparing for the physical demands of The Copenhagen Test.

Trivia

  1. Broadway was a dream from age 12. She grew up listening to musicals including Rent and Wicked.
  2. She told Courteney Cox that studying musical theatre in New York made her feel close to her Broadway dream.
  3. For The Copenhagen Test, she asked for mixology lessons to help her feel at home in Michelle’s bartending scenes.

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