Shakira Barrera
Born (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 33)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
Years active2008–present

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

Early life and education

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]

Career

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

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

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

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 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "'GLOW' season 3: How N.J.'s Shakira Barrera danced her way to '80s wrestling glory". New Jersey Record. 2019-08-09. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ^ a b Laura Adams Stiansen (2018-08-08). "Shakira Barrera fights her way onto the hit Netflix show 'Glow'". North Jersey Record. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. ^ Ray Monell (2019-07-19). "Shakira Barrera is all a-'GLOW' with new role on Netflix wrestling series". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. ^ Sydney Bucksbaum (2019-08-08). "Everything you need to remember about GLOW before watching season 3". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  5. ^ Scott Fishman (2018-06-27). "New 'GLOW' Actress Shakira Barrera on Bringing Latino & LGBTQ Representation to the Series". TV Insider. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  6. ^ Genevieve van Voorhis (2018-06-29). "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 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  7. ^ Jennifer Kline (2019-01-27). "2019 SAG Awards: 'GLOW' actress Shakira Barrera makes a statement in 'Free Nicaragua' dress". AOL News. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  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 2020-07-02.
  10. ^ Cordero, Rosy (2022-09-07). "'Ironheart': Shakira Barrera Joins Marvel Studios' Disney+ Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-07.

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