Melissa Barrera

Melissa Barrera Martínez is a Mexican actress, stage actress, singer-songwriter, producer, and activist. She is a three time Imagen Award nominee, and her accolades include a Satellite Award nomination for playing hairstylist Vanessa Morales in the 2021 movie adaption of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical In the Heights. She began her career 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).