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Shakira Barrera

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Shakira Barrera
Born (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34)
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Shakira Barrera (born 1990) is an American actress. She joined the cast of the Netflix series GLOW in its second season.[1]

Biography

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Barrera was born in Englewood, New Jersey, to Nicaraguan-American parents and attended the Bergen County Academies.[2] Barrera earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rutgers University, where she studied dance.[2]

In 2018, Barrera was added to the cast of the television series GLOW.[3] Her character, Yolanda, is a former stripper who joins the cast when an original wrestler leaves.[1][4][5][6]

Barrera makes monthly donations to, and has organized fund-raising events for, a charity that helps disabled people in Nicaragua.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 New Prey Coco Short film
2015 Superfast! Sofia
2017 Wack: The Misadventures of an Awkward Teenage Boy Chelsea Short film
2017 Blood Heist Guady
2017 Electric Room Shakira Short film
2018 Abuela's Luck Yesenia Short film
2018 Armed KC
2018 A Boxer's Fight Marissa Perez Short film
2019 Kaya Kaya Short film
2019 Deb Gabby Short film
2020 Remember When Elisa Short film
2021 Collection Christina

Television

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Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Sketch Juice Shakira Episode: "Slipped Up"
2014 Grey's Anatomy Young Mom Episode: "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
2014-2015 Freak Out Herself Main cast
2014-2016 Faking It Vashti Nadira Recurring
2016 Rosewood Ananda 'Andi' Singh Episode: "Paralytics and Priorities"
2016 East Los High Kris 2 episodes
2016 Bizaardvark Britt Pickles Episode: "Puff and Frankie"
2016 Those Who Can't Inze Episode: "8 Mile High"
2017 uncool Duke Episode: "Free Pizza"
2017 High & Mighty Angie 6 episodes
2018 Lethal Weapon Nina Delillo Episode: "Leo Gets Hitched"
2018 Queen of the South Young Camila Episode: "Diez de Copas"
2018 Three Rivers Lucy TV Pilot
2018-2019 GLOW Yolanda "Junkchain" Rivas Recurring
2019–present It's Bruno! Lulu Main cast
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[8] Agent King Episode: "Adapt or Die"[9]
2021 Animal Kingdom Cassandra Season 5 episode 7: Splinter
2021 Shameless Heidi 2 Episodes
2022 Sprung Gloria 9 Episodes
2023 Ahsoka First Officer Jensen Corbyt Episode: "Part One: Master and Apprentice"
2023 Ironheart TBA Filming[10]
2024 Hacks Meena Elahi Episode: "Yes, And"

References

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  1. ^ a b "'GLOW' season 3: How N.J.'s Shakira Barrera danced her way to '80s wrestling glory". New Jersey Record. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Laura Adams Stiansen (August 8, 2018). "Shakira Barrera fights her way onto the hit Netflix show 'Glow'". North Jersey Record. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Ray Monell (July 19, 2019). "Shakira Barrera is all a-'GLOW' with new role on Netflix wrestling series". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Sydney Bucksbaum (August 8, 2019). "Everything you need to remember about GLOW before watching season 3". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Scott Fishman (June 27, 2018). "New 'GLOW' Actress Shakira Barrera on Bringing Latino & LGBTQ Representation to the Series". TV Insider. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Genevieve van Voorhis (June 29, 2018). "Is Yolanda From 'Glow' Based On A Real Person? The Netflix Series' Newest Wrestler Is Poised To Shake Things Up". Bustle. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Jennifer Kline (January 27, 2019). "2019 SAG Awards: 'GLOW' actress Shakira Barrera makes a statement in 'Free Nicaragua' dress". AOL News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  8. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (March 22, 2021). "'Shameless' Adds Shakira Barrera In Recurring Role; Chrissie Fit To Recur On Amazon's 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'". Deadline. Penske Media. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Agent of SHIELD: New Clip Shows the Zephyr in Danger". Comicbook.com. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  10. ^ Cordero, Rosy (September 7, 2022). "'Ironheart': Shakira Barrera Joins Marvel Studios' Disney+ Series". Deadline. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
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