Shakira Barrera

Shakira Barrera (born 1990) is an American actress. She joined the cast of the Netflix series GLOW in its second season.

Biography
Barrera was born in Englewood, New Jersey, to Nicaraguan-American parents and attended the Bergen County Academies. Barrera earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Rutgers University, where she studied dance.

In 2018, Barrera was added to the cast of the television series GLOW. Her character, Yolanda, is a stripper and a lesbian, who joins the cast when an original wrestler leaves.

Barrera makes monthly donations to, and has organized fund-raising events for, a charity that helps disabled people in Nicaragua.