Melina Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After arriving the the United States, Melina quickly adapted to the culture change. She is now fluent in both Portuguese and English. Her family remains in Brazil. Melina at a young age knew she had a higher calling, she also knew it would take hard work to achieve her goals. Her first audition landed her the star role in ABC's new summer hit Whodunnit. The show was created by Anthony Zuiker of CSI and Cris Abrego of 51 Minds. Fully immersing herself into acting classes and hiring a manager. Melina Alves is moving to Los Angeles to pursue her childhood dreams.