Melissa Barrera | |
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Born |
Melissa Barrera Martínez July 4, 1990 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Nationality | Mexican |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Melissa Barrera is a Mexican actress and singer.She is best known for her roles in the telenovelas Siempre Tuya Acapulco(2013) and Tanto Amor(2015).
She attended the American School Foundation of Monterrey where she appeared in the school's musical productions including Grease, Aida and Footloose. Her television debut was on the mexican reality show La academia in 2011, where she showed off her talent for singing. In 2013 she was part of the duet "Melissa y Sebastian" with whom she recorded her first album and had her first top ten radio hit with their first single "Mamma Maria." In 2015, she recorded the theme song “Volver a caer” alongside the mexican singer Kalimba. for her telenovela "Tanto Amor."
In 2012 she participated in two telenovelas, La mujer de Judas and La otra cara del alma. In 2010 while still in college (New York University) she participated in the film L for Leisure. In 2014 she obtained her first starring role in the telenovela, Siempre tuya Acapulco with the Venezuelan actor Daniel Elbittar. In 2015, she starred in the last telenovela produced by TV Azteca, Tantor amor.