Features‘In the Heights’ star Melissa Barrera is ready for fame’s hot spotlightPosted on May 27, 2021 “It was July. It was supposed to be hot — but the pool was freezing,” recalls Melissa Barrera. “It was raining the entire time, and we had 500 dancers and extras, and we kept having to stop because there was lightning!” Barrera’s face breaks into a grin at the pure chaos of shooting a huge, aquatic musical number outdoors. “We’d all be on the sidelines cheering on the dancers. It was such a fun week!”
