Melissa Barrera

Melissa Barrera plays Vanessa. Barrera is best known for her performances on the Mexican telenovelas Siempre Tuya Acapulco and Tanto Amor (she also performs the theme song for the latter with Kalimba). She is married to Paco Zazueta, who is often on set.

Reaction to being casted
Let’s do this! #GraciasDios
 * I’m floating 3 inches above my bed and I can’t go to sleep without saying THANK YOU again to @Lin_Manuel @jonmchu @quiarahudes and the rest of the #InTheHeightsMovie team A dream to be working with all of you. Just... [gif]
 * Me siento muy... excited!
 * "Me siento muy... excited" is a reference to the Selena movie starring Jennifer Lopez.
 * Casa llena

Quotes

 * "This is amazing because this is a big film. Thanks to Lin-Manuel, who is so talented and has now become a big name, we get to make this film in the major way that it deserves. And it's going to be seen, hopefully, in the entire world. And what makes me so excited about it is that people are going to fall in love with our culture because there is no other option. It's so beautiful!"

Trivia

 * Barrera and Justina Machado attended the Power of TV: Latinx Inclusion to talk about the importance of Latinx representation on TV.
 * Her husband Paco Zazueta sometimes comes on set.