SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Salome Kandia, a 9-year-old bilingual actress and singer from Sacramento, is captivating audiences worldwide with her role as Nina Reyes on the popular children's show "CoComelon," the second most-watched channel on YouTube.

"Oh, I love being an actress," Salome said. "Sometimes I watch it. It's kind of like, really cool watching myself on TV, and I really like looking at the credits when my name is on it and like, 'Oh my God.'"

Her Colombian-born parents knew she would be a star from the moment she was born.

"I am very proud," her father said. "She's like the love of my life, and I can't believe that she's this far with her [being] 9 years old."

Her mother, an Emmy Award-winning former TV journalist, shared that Salome has been "very passionate about acting and s

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