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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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ve Crew
Creator/Executive Producer Natasha Kline
Voice actors Main Cast: Myrna Velasco

Recurring Cast: Melissa VillaseñorMichelle OrtizJim ConroyCristina MiliziaAngélica MaríaCristina VeeNomi RuizNatasha KlineElizabeth GrullónJonathan MeloRick SimonRyan Anderson LopezBecca Q. CoSarah Tubert
Other Cast: Joel Armogasto MartinezMark ConsuelosRicardo ChaviraGabriel IglesiasMargo ReyValeria RodriguezSarah ShermanJorge DiazCheech MarinSherry ColaTom RhodesBlu del BarrioJenn StricklandJim LangKyle MacLachlanJaime JarrínJoe HernandezDee Bradley BakerChristian LanzSilver PaulNathan ShropshireLiza KoshyMaya MoralesFryda WolffAlex Cazares

Directors Natasha KlineAmy MaiJenn StricklandDavid C. SmithDiego Salazar Castro
Producers Philip CohenDiego Salazar Castro
Technical directors Jezreel Mann Carlos IIKameron J. MooreScott Rossman
Casting Colleen O'DonnellAaron DrownJulia Pleasants
Dialogue director Eden Riegel
Writers Natasha KlineDiego Salazar CastroRosemary ContrerasMikki CrisostomoEdlin OrtizGloria ShenAngela M. SánchezGustavo HernandezRachel McNevinKarla Sakas Shropshire
Storyboard artists Natasha KlineAlayna CabralCelestino MarinaAinsley DyeJackson ReadKiana KhansmithAmy MaiJenn StricklandDavid C. SmithCassie ZwartEddie WestNate MaurerCitlalli AndersonSilver Paul
Storyboard revisionists April AmézquitaTaylor CarilliBernice Sioson
Art directors Ivan AguirreAngela Mueller
Character designers Asia EllingtonRafael HurtadoRicky De Los AngelesHollie MengertDavid PerezXochitl ThienesKate Wong
Prop designers Tara Han-Tran JohnsonDerek OrtegaMeghna RajanXochitl ThienesKate Wong
Location designers Ivan AguirreCourt ChuJoey McCormickAngelo Vilar
Background designers Luciano HerreraJessica HongSun Jae LeeSarah KieleyMeghna RajanTuo Tsui
Background painters Mallory CarlsonLeah ChunMarcos CohenJuan GarridoJules ItzkoffGarrett LeeGregory MillerDerek OrtegaMeghna RajanMichelle ThiesRachel Yung
Color designers Asia EllingtonChristopher HackerStella LongfishRon RussellTeri Shikasho
Sound designers Nicole A. FletcherTess FournierEric FreemanMark KondrackiCarol MaLogan RomjueBobby Thayer
Musicians Jim LangAlana Da FonsecaNatasha KlineBobby StudleyJesus Martinez
Production Associates Ally BentsonPris LêSantosRegan Patterson
Production Coordinators Myisha Trice WellingtonPris LêSantosJonathan HarrisJoni Ward