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‘Vida’ Star Melissa Barrera on Why Season 3’s Premiere Felt So Personal

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By Audrey Cleo Yap SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched the Season 3 premiere of “Vida.” One scene in the Season 3 premiere of “Vida” struck a personal chord with star Melissa Barrera, who plays Lyn: At a party for her boyfriend Rudy’s mother, the free-spirited Hernandez sister is judged harshly for not speaking Spanish fluently or being “Mexican enough” by Rudy’s friends and family, many of whom are from the affluent city of Monterrey in northeastern Mexico.

In real life, that is Barrera’s hometown, something she said show creator Tanya Saracho wanted to play with, especially when it came to the dynamics of intra-ethnic discrimination. “If I’m being completely honest, I used to be that person.

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