Who is Melissa Barrera husband, Paco Zazueta?

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Melissa Barrera is known as a Mexican actress but how well do you know about her private life? We will discuss details of Melissa Barrera’s husband, Paco Zazueta, in this write-up.

Who is Melissa Barrera?

Born Melissa Barrera Martínez, she was born on the 4th day of July 1990 in Monterrey, a suburb of Nuevo León, Mexico. She studied musical theater at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

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 debut single “Mamma Maria”, a cover of Ricchi e Poveri’s song from the 1980s. In 2015, she recorded the theme song “Volver a caer” alongside the Mexican singer Kalimba for her telenovela Tanto Amor.

Who is Melissa Barrera? 

Melissa Barrera is happily married to her longtime boyfriend and musical artist, Paco Zazueta. The pair first met on the set of La Academia in 2011 and performed a rendition of Enrique Iglesias’ “Cuando Me Enamoro” for its fourth episode. Things quickly worked out between them and they shortly began dating in September of that year.

Melissa Barerra and Paco Zazueta announced their engagement via Instagram in June 2017 and in February 2019, they officially exchanged marital vows.

Melissa Barrera’s Acting Career Explored

In 2010, while still in college (New York University), she participated in the film L for Leisure. In 2012, she participated in two telenovelas, La mujer de Judas and La otra cara del alma.

In 2014, she obtained her first starring role in the telenovela Siempre Tuya Acapulco. In 2015, she starred in the last telenovela produced by TV Azteca, Tanto Amor. Barrera was cast in the lead role of Lyn on the Starz drama series Vida in 2018. In August 2020, Barrera was cast as Sam Carpenter on the fifth Scream film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film was released on January 14, 2022.

In 2021, Melissa Barrera starred as Vanessa, an aspiring fashion designer and love interest of the narrator, Usnavi, in the Jon M. Chu-directed musical film In the Heights, an adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s stage musical. The film earned widespread critical acclaim, with Monica Castillo of The Wrap praising Barrera’s performance: “Vanessa’s upbeat salsa anthem, ‘It Won’t Be Long Now’, is perhaps one of the more underrated sequences: It’s an impressive showcase for Barrera’s talents, giving her a wide range of emotions to move through in one number and one of the few moments in the musical to belt out.”

In 2022, she starred in Keep Breathing, a six-episode survival drama released on Netflix on June 28, 2022. Following her roles in horror media in 2022, Barrera was crowned a scream queen. That same year she starred in the title role in the film musical Carmen alongside Paul Mescal.

The film was directed by Benjamin Millepied and had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Melissa Barrera was cast as Maya in the upcoming film The Collaboration. She stars alongside Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, reprising their roles from the 2023 Anthony McCarten Broadway production.

In November 2023, it was reported that Barrera had been fired from her lead role in the upcoming sequel Scream VII due to social media posts regarding the 2023 Israel-Hamas war that were labelled as antisemitic and hate speech.

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