Melissa Barrera
Encyclopedia
Melissa Eva Barrera is an American
radio
and television personality of Mexican
parentage. She is best known for her work as host on mun2
's Daily Shift, The mun2 Shift: Late Night and reality television show The Chicas Project
.
to Mexican
-American
parents. She was expelled from two schools and emancipated from her parents by the age of 15. She currently works and resides in Los Angeles, California
.
, a Latin music television network.
In January 2007, she teamed up with fellow VJ, Yasmin
in mun2
’s reality show The Chicas Project
. The show is based on two close friends of different styles and backgrounds that are sent out on adventures each week, where they learn new talents like how to surf, host events, or perform outrageous stunts like skydiving. Keeping with the mission of mun2
, no matter what they do, the chicas always try to keep themselves and their identity rooted in their Latin background. The show premiered its 4th season on July 9.
She also worked as a radio personality
for Grita Radio in Mexico
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
radio
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
and television personality of Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
parentage. She is best known for her work as host on mun2
Mun2
mun2 is a national cable television broadcast network in the United States owned by NBC Universal and aimed at young Latinos. It is the sister network of Telemundo and was mostly digital television subchannels launched in 2001. The programming of mun2 is primarily music videos and shows designed...
's Daily Shift, The mun2 Shift: Late Night and reality television show The Chicas Project
The Chicas Project
The Chicas Project is a reality television show on the bilingual television network mun2, preeminent voice for Latino youth in America, that chronicles the adventures of the “Chicas,” two VJs for mun2, Yasmin Deliz and Melissa Barrera...
.
Early life
Barrera was born in Pomona, CaliforniaPomona, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...
to Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
parents. She was expelled from two schools and emancipated from her parents by the age of 15. She currently works and resides in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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Career
Barrera started working as a VJ for a local television station before becoming the host on the show The Daily Shift and later The mun2 Shift: Late Night for mun2Mun2
mun2 is a national cable television broadcast network in the United States owned by NBC Universal and aimed at young Latinos. It is the sister network of Telemundo and was mostly digital television subchannels launched in 2001. The programming of mun2 is primarily music videos and shows designed...
, a Latin music television network.
In January 2007, she teamed up with fellow VJ, Yasmin
Yasmin Deliz
Yasmin Deliz is an American singer-songwriter, model and actress of Dominican and Colombian and Venezuelan parentage. She is best known for her starring role in Next Day Air and her work as co-host on mun2's music video countdown show Vivo and reality television show The Chicas Project.-Early...
in mun2
Mun2
mun2 is a national cable television broadcast network in the United States owned by NBC Universal and aimed at young Latinos. It is the sister network of Telemundo and was mostly digital television subchannels launched in 2001. The programming of mun2 is primarily music videos and shows designed...
’s reality show The Chicas Project
The Chicas Project
The Chicas Project is a reality television show on the bilingual television network mun2, preeminent voice for Latino youth in America, that chronicles the adventures of the “Chicas,” two VJs for mun2, Yasmin Deliz and Melissa Barrera...
. The show is based on two close friends of different styles and backgrounds that are sent out on adventures each week, where they learn new talents like how to surf, host events, or perform outrageous stunts like skydiving. Keeping with the mission of mun2
Mun2
mun2 is a national cable television broadcast network in the United States owned by NBC Universal and aimed at young Latinos. It is the sister network of Telemundo and was mostly digital television subchannels launched in 2001. The programming of mun2 is primarily music videos and shows designed...
, no matter what they do, the chicas always try to keep themselves and their identity rooted in their Latin background. The show premiered its 4th season on July 9.
She also worked as a radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
for Grita Radio in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.