“You know what I actually would love to do? What my dream is? I would l...” — Melissa Barrera Quote

You know what I actually would love to do? What my dream is? I would love to do a movie like 'Grease,' where I am 35, playing a 16-year-old, and everyone is in their thirties, playing high school. That's what I want.

You just gotta act according to how you preach. And that depends on what you value, what your morals are, and whether you can separate that from art or not. There are people who can't listen to R Kelly anymore, or Michael Jackson, or can't watch Woody Allen films anymore. And then there are people who don't care.

I take very good care of my skin. I've been going to a dermatologist since I was either 13 or 14, and since then, I've been diligent about wearing sunscreen, moisturizing, and washing my face well.

Latinos can be successful and they can have money in the United States and they can live well. And I feel like in Latinx shows, we're always struggling. It's a reality and there's a lot of merits to people that come from the bottom and then come up, but also, that's not all that we are.

'Grease?' I watch that film over and over.

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I grew up with two sisters, and we owned three movies: 'Grease,' 'It's a Wonderful Life,' and 'Grease 2.' And you can only watch 'Wonderful Life' in the last half of the year. So I don't remember a time when I didn't know 'Grease.'

Well, once I did 'Grease,' everyone was offering me studio pictures in a similar vein - you know, popcorn movie.

To me the thing with 'Grease' was that it was the first movie that as a kid I wanted to get up and do what they were doing.