Herizen F. Guardiola

Herizen F. Guardiola
Born
Herizen Fawn Guardiola

(1996-07-24) July 24, 1996 (age 28)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Parents
  • Johnny Dread (father)
  • Venice Pink (mother)
Musical career
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels

Herizen F. Guardiola (born July 24, 1996)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her breakout role as Mylene Cruz on the Netflix original series, The Get Down.[2] Inspired by her reggae musician father, Johnny Dread, Herizen has also been featured on numerous musical projects, including Absofacto's "ThousandPeaces" EP, the soundtrack for The Get Down, and the official soundtrack for the Major Lazer documentary "Give Me Future." By October 2018, she released her first EP, Come Over To My House. Three months later, she was featured on What So Not's single, "We Can Be Friends." Most recently in April 2019, she released her latest single, "Focus."

  1. ^ Regensdorf, Laura (August 10, 2016). "Meet Herizen Guardiola, the Fresh-Faced Disco Star of Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down". Vogue. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016. If Instagram is any proof, the Miami native doesn't exactly parade around in her character's plunging nightclub-ready dresses, but she has a sense of unstudied, bohemian cool—coupled with free-spirited curls and incandescent skin.
  2. ^ Ford, Rebecca (August 22, 2016). "Paradigm Signs 'The Get Down' Breakout Star Herizen Guardiola". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved September 3, 2016. The actress and singer/songwriter is the breakout star of the Netflix musical drama series, playing female lead Mylene, a singer who dreams of disco stardom while being raised in a fiercely religious family.