Melissa Villaseñor

Melissa Villaseñor is a Mexican-American actress and voice actress.

For Primos, she voices Nellie Ramirez Humphrey.

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Villaseñor was born in Whittier, California, in Los Angeles County, on October 9, 1987. Her parents, Guadalupe "Lupe" Peralta and Miguel "Michael" Humberto Villaseñor, are of Mexican descent. She has a diverse heritage that includes Spanish, Basque, and indigenous Mexican roots, with family ties to Jalisco and Aguascalientes, Mexico. Notably, she also possesses 2% Sub-Saharan African DNA. Villaseñor shares a genetic connection with director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, as revealed during an episode of Finding Your Roots, which also explored actor Mario Lopez's Mexican ancestry. She attended the Catholic Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra, California, and briefly studied at Fullerton College. Villaseñor discovered her passion for comedy at the young age of 15, performing stand-up at the Laugh Factory Comedy Camp in Hollywood. She has done work on Disney's Amphibia, Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, and more.

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Creator/Executive Producer	Natasha Kline
Voice actors	Main Cast: Myrna Velasco Recurring Cast: Melissa Villaseñor • Michelle Ortiz • Jim Conroy • Cristina Milizia • Angélica María • Cristina Vee • Nomi Ruiz • Natasha Kline • Elizabeth Grullón • Jonathan Melo • Rick Simon • Ryan Anderson Lopez • Becca Q. Co • Sarah Tubert Other Cast: Joel Armogasto Martinez • Mark Consuelos • Ricardo Chavira • Gabriel Iglesias • Sarah Sherman • Jorge Diaz • Cheech Marin • Sherry Cola • Kyle MacLachlan • Jaime Jarrín • Xolo Maridueña • Joe Hernandez • Dee Bradley Baker • Liza Koshy • Tara Strong • Maya Morales
Directors	Natasha Kline • Amy Mai • Jenn Strickland • David C. Smith • Diego Salazar Castro •
Producers	Philip Cohen • Diego Salazar Castro
Technical directors	Kameron J. Moore
Casting	Colleen O'Donnell • Aaron Drown • Juila Preasant
Dialougue director	Eden Riegel
Writers	Natasha Kline • Diego Salazar Castro • Rosemary Contreras • Mikki Crisostomo • Edlin Ortiz • Angela M. Sánchez • Gustavo Hernandez • Rachel McNevin • Karla Sakas Shropshire
Storyboard artists	Natasha Kline • Alayna Cabral • Celestino Marina • Ainsley Dye • Jackson Read • Kiana Khansmith • Amy Mai • Jenn Strickland • Cassie Zwart • Eddie West • Nate Maurer • Citlalli Anderson • Silver Paul
Storyboard revisionists	April Amézquita • Taylor Carilli • Bernice Sioson
Character designers
Prop designers	Tara Han-Tran Johnson
Location designers
Background designers	Jessica Hong • Sun Jae Lee • Sarah Rieley • Tuo Tsui • Luciano Herrera
Background painters	Marcos Cohen
Color designers
Sound designers
Musicians	Jim Lang • Alana Da Fonseca • Bobby Studley
Production Associates	Ally Bentson
Production Coordinators	Myisha Trice Wellington • Pris LeSantos • Jonathan Harris • Joni Ward