Melissa Collazo (born July 15, 2000) is an American television and film actress. She is best known for playing Maeve Rojas on

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original series ''

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Early life

Collazo was born in

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on July 15, 2000 to Puerto Rican parents. She has a younger brother born in 2005. Her mother was the news director at the Hispanic American station ''

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'', and Collazo led child-friendly news segments on the station until she was about 12 years-old, when she decided to pursue acting.

Career

She appeared in ''

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'' and in the 2018 film '' The Little Mermaid''. She had a role in the 2020 film '' Freaky'' and in ''

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'', playing a younger version of the lead character Abby. In 2021, she appeared in a lead role in the film ''Lena and Snowball''. In 2021, she could also be seen playing Maeve Rojas on the

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series ''

'', alongside Jess McLeod and Marianly Tejada. She returned to the role for a second series in 2022. In 2024, she began filming '' Motorheads'' for

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with

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collazo, Melissa Living people 2000 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Orlando, Florida American film actresses American television actresses American actors of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American actresses