Madison Reyes (born June 25, 2004) is an American actress and singer, who is known for playing the character Julie Molina in the

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musical series ''

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'' (2020), for which she won an

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and received a nomination for a

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Life and career

Reyes was born to Puerto Rican parents in

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, where she was raised. She moved to

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at age 10. In 2020, she made her on-screen debut as Julie Molina in the Netflix series, ''

''. Scouted by director

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, she was cast at age 16 to portray the main character in the series. Reyes also performs in the series soundtrack, which includes "Perfect Harmony"'','' written and performed with co-star

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. Reyes and her fellow cast members won an

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. She received a

nomination for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program in 2021. On July 16, 2021, Reyes released her first song, "Te Amo". Later that year, she paired up with Julie and The Phantoms co-star, Jadah Marie, to make another song called "Main Thing". On June 3, 2022, she released her debut EP, ''All Kinds of Love''. Recently, in 2023, Madison Reyes released another single , "Make It". On May 3rd 2024, she released her latest single, "Moth".

Filmography

Television

Discography

Extended plays

Soundtrack albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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