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MELISSA BARRERA


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'AI actor' Tilly Norwood stirs outrage in Hollywood

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Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent.

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Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera dropped from Hollywood companies after comments on Israel-Hamas war

Read full article: Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera dropped from Hollywood companies after comments on Israel-Hamas war

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and โ€œScreamโ€ star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that some deemed antisemitic.

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Barrera hopes `Carmen' film shows human side at the border

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Mexican actor and singer Melissa Barrera says she wants every role she takes to send a meaningful message.

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Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined 'Carmenโ€™

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Benjamin Millepied's โ€œCarmenโ€ has little to do with the familiar story from the 1875 Bizet opera about a mysterious woman who is ultimately killed by a jealous lover.

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'Scream VI' tops box office with franchise-best $44.5M

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Oscar weekend in theaters belonged to โ€œScream VI,โ€ as the horror sequel notched a franchise-best $44.5 million in ticket sales.

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Q&A: Melissa Barrera survives, on screen and in Hollywood

Read full article: Q&A: Melissa Barrera survives, on screen and in Hollywood

Since her breakthrough role as Vanessa in the film adaptation of โ€œIn The Heights,โ€ Melissa Barrera has been working non-stop on the big and small screen.

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'Scream' scares off 'Spider-Man' with $30.6M debut

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After a month at the top of the box office, โ€œSpider-Man: No Way Homeโ€ has finally been overtaken by โ€œScream."

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Latinos with dark skin face more discrimination, study finds

Read full article: Latinos with dark skin face more discrimination, study finds

The Pew Research Center has found that skin tone impacts the everyday lives and the long-term success of Latinos in the U.S. The nonpartisan organization released findings of a survey on Thursday.

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Jimmy Smits figured he could carry a tune 'In the Heights'

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He hadnโ€™t been in a musical since high school, but when Jimmy Smits saw the opportunity to play Kevin Rosario in the film adaptation of โ€œIn the Heights,โ€ he was happy to check that off his artistic bucket list.

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'In the Heights' makes muted debut, edged by 'A Quiet Place'

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Just when a party was poised to break out in movie theaters, the below-expectation debut of โ€œIn the Heightsโ€ dampened Hollywoodโ€™s hopes of a swift or smooth recovery at the summer box office.

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'For the culture': The moment arrives for 'In the Heights'

Read full article: 'For the culture': The moment arrives for 'In the Heights'

A street-level song-and-dance spectacle to rival the MGM musicals of old, โ€œIn the Heightsโ€ is an exuberant celebration of the Latino immigrant experience, of a neighborhood, of a teeming summertime New York, of life.

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10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer

Read full article: 10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer

After more than a year of uncertainty and ever-fluctuating release schedules, there will be a summer movie season.

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Rivera, Estefan, Miranda to star in digital benefit show

Read full article: Rivera, Estefan, Miranda to star in digital benefit show

NEW YORK Chita Rivera, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thala will headline a benefit digital concert in October to celebrate Latino culture and achievement in theater. Hear Our Voices will be held online Oct. 1 and will be hosted by Andra Burns. It's going to pay attention to the present and look to the future, said Trujillo, who said the themes will explore Latin representation, inclusion and diversity. Additional attendees include Lucie Arnaz, Melissa Barrera, Jaime Camil, Florencia Cuenca, Ral Esparza, Mandy Gonzalez, Ral Gonzalez, Ivan Hernandez, Ariana DeBose, Mauricio Martinez, Bianca Marroqun, Shereen Pimentel, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Philippa Stefani, Anglica Vale, Robin de Jesus and Ana Villafae. The concert will be broadcast on Playbill.com, Playbills YouTube Channel and on The Broadway Leagues Viva.Broadway website.

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