Mishel Prada

Mishel Prada (born December 23, 1989)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the lead role of Emma Hernandez on the Starz drama series, Vida. She previously starred in The Walking Dead spinoff web series, Fear the Walking Dead: Passage.[1]

Mishel Prada
Mishel Prada in October 2019
BornDecember 23, 1989
Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Known forVida

Life and career

Prada was born and raised in Hialeah, a city in the metropolitan Miami area. Her grandparents are Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and French.[2] Prada's parents emigrated to the United States. She was raised speaking Spanish.[1]

Prada began acting as a child, performing in church and school productions. She began to pursue acting professionally when she was 23.[3] While acting in minor roles, she worked as a concierge at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.[4]

Her first lead role was in Fear the Walking Dead: Passage, which received a Creative Arts Emmy Award nomination.[3] She introduced herself to Stranger Things casting director Carmen Cuba after the ceremony. Cuba called Prada later to read for a role in the Starz drama Vida, which was in production.[3]

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 East Los Angeles after the death of her mother.[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. Castillo, Monica (2019-05-20). "'Vida' Star Mishel Prada Knows How Rare an Inclusive Set Can Be". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  2. "Mishel Prada | There's Not One Character Representing Everybody". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. Nordstrom, Leigh; Nordstrom, Leigh (2018-05-07). "Shining a Light on a Latina 'Other'". WWD. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  4. "Life Left "Bread Crumbs" for Vida's Mishel Prada". Coveteur. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  5. ""Vida" star, Mishel Prada, got her big break through a surprise audition and hard work". Galore. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
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