Mishel Prada (born 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the lead role of Emma Hernandez on the

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drama series ''

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'' and as Detective KD Silva in the

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mini series '' The Continental''. She previously starred in '' The Walking Dead'' spinoff web series, '' Fear the Walking Dead: Passage''.

Early life

Prada was born and raised in

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, a city in the metropolitan Miami area. Through her grandparents, she is of Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and French descent. Prada's parents immigrated to the United States. She was raised speaking Spanish.

Career

Prada began acting as a child, performing in church and school productions. She pursued acting professionally when she was 23. While acting in minor roles, she worked as a concierge at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. Her first lead role was in '' Fear the Walking Dead: Passage,'' which received a

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nomination. She introduced herself to ''

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'' casting director Carmen Cuba after the ceremony, and Cuba called Prada later to read for a role in the

drama ''

'', which was in production. Prada first auditioned for the roles of Lyn and Cruz, but was eventually offered the role of Emma, a Mexican-American woman who moves back to her gentrifying neighborhood in

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after the death of her mother. ''Vida'' debuted in May 2018 and the second season premiered on May 23, 2019. She is a founding member of a female art collective called Damarosa, which looks at the artistic work of influential women in literature. She portrayed Hermosa Lodge on season four of

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teen series, ''Riverdale''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Mishel Prada
on IMDb
Damarosa
��Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Prada, Mishel Living people 21st-century American actresses Hispanic and Latino American actresses American television actresses Actresses from Florida 1989 births Entertainers from Florida American people of Dominican Republic descent American people of French descent American people of Mexican descent American people of Puerto Rican descent