Reyes was born to
Puerto Rican parents in
Brooklyn, New York, where she was raised. She moved to
Allentown, Pennsylvania at age 10. In 2020, she made her on-screen debut as Julie Molina in the Netflix series,
Julie and the Phantoms. Scouted by director
Kenny Ortega, she was cast at age 16 to portray the main character in the series. Reyes also performs in the
series soundtrack, which includes "Perfect Harmony"
, written and performed with co-star
Charlie Gillespie. Reyes and her fellow cast members won an
MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Moment. She received a
Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Fiction Program in 2021. On July 16, 2021, Reyes released her first song, "Te Amo". Later that year, she paired up with Julie and The Phantoms co-star, Jadah Marie, to make another song called "Main Thing". On June 3, 2022, she released her debut EP,
All Kinds of Love. In 2023, Reyes released another single, "Make It". On May 3rd, 2024, she released her latest single, "Moth". In July of 2025, Reyes announced her engagement to her partner of two years, Shaun Scudder. In August of that year, she announced that they were expecting their first child. On November 11th, 2025, Reyes gave birth to their son, Maru Reyes Scudder. == Filmography ==