View gallery Image Credit: WireImage Melissa Barrera has become one of Hollywood's rising stars thanks to standout performances in films like In the Heights and the rebooted Scream franchise. After breaking out in the 2021 musical adaptation directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Mexican actress went on to play Sam Carpenter in 2022's Scream and returned for Scream VI the following year. However, Melissa made headlines in November 2023 when she was fired from Scream 7 over social media posts about the Israel-Hamas conflict.