Melissa Barrera

Melissa Barrera Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [meˈlisa baˈrera marˈtines]; born 4 July 1990) is a Mexican actress, singer-songwriter, producer and activist. Her accolades include three Imagen Awards nominations and a Satellite Award nomination for playing hairstylist Vanessa Morales in the 2021 movie adaption of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights.

Barrera began her career in Mexico as the lead characters Olvido Pérez and Mia González in Azteca Uno’s telenovelas Siempre tuya Acapulco (2014) and Tanto amor (2015), then joining in as socialite Isabel Cantú in the third season of the Netflix original series Club de Cuervos (2017).

Barrera transitioned to Hollywood in 2018, earning recognition playing the sexually liberated and free spirited vegan woman Lyn Hernandez in the Starz comedy-drama series Vida (2018–2020). She gained wide exposure for her breakthrough role as Sam Carpenter in the slasher films Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023), as well as the former drug addict Joey in the horror comedy Abigail and aspiring theater actress Laura Franco in Your Monster (both 2024), which established her as a scream queen. ¡HOLA! magazine named her one of the Top 100 Latina Powerhouses of 2022.