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Melissa Barrera is one of the most talented rising stars in Hollywood. The Mexican actress began her career in her country with telenovelas like Siempre tuya Acapulco and Tanto Amor, and she debuted in Hollywood with the 2018 coming-of-age drama series Vida and later went on to play one of the leads in a big-budget musical film In the Heights. She is most known for playing the role of Sam Carpenter in the Scream films. So, if you love Melissa Barrera’s performances we have picked out the 7 best films and TV shows starring Barrera, that you should check out.

7. Carmen (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures Classics

Carmen is a musical drama film directed by Benjamin Millepied from a screenplay co-written by Alexander Dinelaris Jr., Loïc Barrère, and Millepied. The 2022 film follows the story of Carmen, a...

Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast!

I am Valerie Complex, an associate editor and film writer at Deadline. You may be wondering why this is publishing on a Tuesday, instead of Friday? Well, the good news is this is the first of a special two-part episode series taking place this month. Don’t worry, though! The show will be back for its third season officially on Fridays soon!

Today, I’m chatting with actress, singer and dancer Melissa Barrera, a dynamic, multifaceted talent who has captured the attention of audiences through her versatile and charismatic performances. Barrera can currently be seen starring in the Universal Studios horror film Abigail.

The film follows a group of criminals who have been hired to kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure. All they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion,...

Spyglass production company fires Melissa Barrera from Scream 7 due to her social media posts on the Israel-Hamas war, citing hate speech. Barrera's dismissal is not an isolated incident, as other celebrities like Susan Sarandon faced consequences for their pro-Palestinian comments. Maha Dakhil, a former agent at CAA, also resigned after making controversial comments about Israel on social media.

Spyglass, the production company behind Scream 7, issues a statement regarding the recent dismissal of Melissa Barrera. The talented Mexican actor first cut her teeth in the acting industry, starring in telenovelas like 2015’s Tanto Amor and eventually securing a role in Jon M. Chu’s critically acclaimed musical drama In the Heights. She got her big break in 2022 when she starred in the fifth installment of the Scream series, playing Sam Carpenter, the older sister to Jenna Ortega's Tara. Barrera was set to reprise her role in the forthcoming Scream 7,...

Scream 6 features a talented ensemble cast of both familiar faces and newcomers, making it one of the series' largest casts to date. Neve Campbell does not appear in Scream 6 due to a salary dispute, but many other beloved characters from previous films make a return. Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding reprise their roles from the previous Scream film, while Courteney Cox and Hayden Panettiere also return to their iconic characters.

The cast of Scream 6, the sixth installment in the hit horror franchise, is full of great actors, both familiar faces from the previous movies and newcomers joining the ensemble, all playing characters who could secretly be a Ghostface killer. After successfully revitalizing the franchise with 2022’s “requel,” simply titled Scream, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett got right back in the director’s chairs for the next movie. Scream 6 (officially titled Scream VI...

“El Chapo,” a drama that tells the story of one of the world’s most notorious drug lords, is set to premiere on Sunday April 23 on Univision at 8 p.m. Est, the network announced Friday. Univision has described the series as a “ripped from the headlines drama,” which will chronicle Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán’s story over three decades. The story will air in three separate cycles. Stage and screen actor Marco de la O (from telenovela “Tanto Amor”), will play El Chapo, Univision announced Friday. Also Read: Mexico Extradites Drug Lord El Chapo to United States “We are thrilled to have Marco take on.

Stage and screen actor Marco de la O (Tanto Amor) will play drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán on El Chapo, the original drama series now set to premiere Sunday, April 23 on Univision. The series, which marks the first co-production between Univision’s Story House Entertainment and Netflix, is currently in production and will air in three separate cycles. It explores the life story of El Chapo, one of the world's most notorious criminals, over a span of three decades…...