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September 14, 2023

Two Sides to “Bilingual”

  Updated from a previously published post. The growth of the Hispanic population in the U.S. (around 18% of the population in 2023) has led to increased demand for audio content targeted to that demographic. All genres of voiceover work, from commercials and explainer videos to e-learning, corporate narration, promos and more, are incorporating Spanish […]

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June 27, 2023

Compelling Narration For Effective Educational Content

Rosi Amador – PBS SoCal “Family Math” Educational Narration (English Voiceover):  Rosi Amador provided this voiceover for an educational program for PBS SoCal, the primary Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station for the Southern California market. Compelling Narration For Effective Educational Content One of the most rewarding parts of our job is being able […]

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June 20, 2023

Voiceover For Educational Awareness

Updated from a previously published post.  As the first member of my family to attend college, I am passionate about the issue of educational access. My parents, who raised me in San Juan, Puerto Rico, had always been quite clear about their desire for me to attend college in the United States. My dad was […]

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July 12, 2021

Corporate Narration: Communicating Within, Without, and About Your Organization

 Since launching Amador Bilingual Voiceovers full time in 2009, we’ve responded to hundreds of requests for bilingual corporate narrations. As the diverse Hispanic population grows in the U.S., so does the need for narrations in neutral Latin American Spanish, or Hispanic-accented English, to reach a particular demographic. As a result, our whole family has […]

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April 27, 2021

Words That Matter

Amador Bilingual Voiceovers Get Out The Vote Ad Campaign

 Events in the United States this January have given us a lot to think about. We watched in horror as our democracy was imperiled on January 6th. The shock of the insurrection is still in my heart. Yet, thankfully, my fear has been replaced by the hope that took hold as we watched the […]

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January 26, 2021

Latinx Power: Bilingual Political Voiceover for Inclusive Government

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Voting is the most effective way to make your voice heard on the issues that matter most to you. Did you know that according to the Census Bureau’s 2019 estimates, the U.S. Hispanic population reached a record 60.6 million? That’s an increase of 930,000 over the previous year! If we come out to the polls […]

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October 1, 2020

I’m so proud of my trans voice actor/musician/visual artist son, Zia Amador!

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It is my absolute pleasure and honor to feature my incredibly talented son, Zia Amador in this blog post. Zia recently returned to the world of voiceover after several years’ hiatus, out in the workforce, while he’s studying once again to pursue his multiple artistic passions. Zia was raised singing with us and has continued […]

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July 8, 2020

What does the “new normal” look like in the voiceover world?

It’s become clear that the last few months have changed us in all aspects of our lives. These uncertain times have pushed us to think creatively, adapt our skills and really tap into our empathy. In the midst of so much chaos, it’s always uplifting to see stories of hard-working human beings reinventing themselves and […]

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April 27, 2020

Spreading Positivity: Five Amazing Women Who Inspire Me

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You may be feeling overwhelmed and overpowered by everything happening right now. I am too. Things are changing daily and we are all on alert. During these difficult times, however, sharing positivity is important as we are all in this together (from afar, but still together!). I am beyond lucky to know some amazing women […]

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January 28, 2020

2020: Let’s Do It! Reaching Your Business Goals!

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We hope you enjoyed wonderful holidays with loved ones. We had a truly delightful holiday time with our family and friends in Argentina. (Check out my Instagram for some highlights!). We’ve hit the ground running in 2020 and we can already feel the potential for this year!  I don’t know if you share this tradition, […]

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December 12, 2019

Are You Set Up to Reach the Largest Minority in the US? Here are some things to keep in mind in 2020!

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Can you believe we are on the brink of a new decade?! This year has been full of great work and for that, we are very thankful. We not only get to work with amazing businesses, but we also get to use our voices to build cross-cultural bridges and support important causes that are near […]

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October 10, 2019

Latin Music and Bilingual Voiceover – a Marriage Made in Heaven

You may know that Rosi and I were professional Latin musicians long before we began our careers as bilingual voiceover actors. Music used to be our full-time gig, but these days it’s mostly voiceover work that puts food on the table and supports our music habit. We recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the band […]

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September 24, 2019

More Than Just Spanish: What kind of Spanish voiceover does your project need?

So you’ve decided you want a Spanish voiceover for your project? Good news! You are in the right place! As English and Spanish bilingual voice actors, we often receive inquiries and quote requests for Spanish voiceover of already-existing recordings in English. So, what’s next?  Two things to consider: translation and accents.  Consider translation the backbone […]

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July 26, 2019

Beach time! Keeping our oceans healthy and cool, sustainable summer ideas

It’s hot and sunny outside and it’s the perfect time to enjoy the sand, the sea and the seafood!  Nos encanta el verano. We love the summer, besides, it reminds Rosi of her native Puerto Rico. Our family loves the beach, and for many years we’ve been committed to protecting the environment, so we wanted […]

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May 16, 2019

Social Cause Voice Overs: a Labor of Love

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Anyone who follows our work knows that we love working together as a family. They also know we love working for clients who try to make the world a better place. Particularly in today’s climate, we believe it’s more important than ever to use our voices for causes that make a positive impact in the […]

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December 2, 2018

A Great Year For Our Bilingual Voiceovers! 2018 In Review

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Rosi Amador won the 2018 Voice Arts Award® from the Society of Voice Arts & Sciences Thanks to all our fabulous clients and staff, Amador Bilingual Voiceovers has grown so much! 2018 was our best year yet, and we would like to take a moment to reflect on some of the highlights. 1) 2018 "Best [...]

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July 27, 2018

Voice Acting and Songwriting – All About Discourse, by Alisa Amador

Musician and voice actor Alisa Amador

I have a confession to make. I am 22 years old and just graduated from Bates College, but it wasn’t until last week that I completed my driver’s ed certification. (Which made it all the more comical when we all got hired for voice acting in English and Spanish radio ads for the Massachusetts Registry […]

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April 12, 2018

Producer’s Guide to PSAs for the Hispanic Market

Watch this charming animated PSA for the El Paso Streetcar, voiced  by our daughter Alisa Amador. Produced by Pilgrim Animation Producers of public service announcements (PSAs) for the Hispanic market know that skilled bilingual voiceover talent is a powerful weapon in their arsenal when it comes to creating PSAs that resonate with their intended audienc […]

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March 21, 2018

Raising our Voices for Puerto Rico – Voiceover & Music

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After Hurricane María hit, my family and I decided to use our voices for Puerto Rico, to help in any way possible, as soon as possible. I believe, as do many of my closest friends who’ve chosen to remain on the island, that as devastating as this experience has been, what’s next for Puerto Rico represents […]

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March 7, 2018

The Amadors On Boston Voyager Magazine

Meet Rosi and Brian Amador of Amador Bilingual Voiceovers and Sol y Canto in Cambridge Today we’d like to introduce you to Rosi Amador. Rosi, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. We began our music career together in 1984 as […]

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January 31, 2018

A Game-Changer for Hispanic Content Producers: The Revolutionary Accent-o-Meter!

Finding the Right Accent Producers of content for the Hispanic market often rely on Hispanic-accented English voiceover to reach their target audience. But finding the right amount of Hispanic accent can be a challenge. Well, we’ve just made that job easier with[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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November 16, 2017

Rosi Amador’s Pro Theater Debut in “In The Heights”

From the voiceover studio to the acclaimed Wheelock Family Theater stage in Boston, I’m thrilled to share that I’ve made my live theater premiere in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s (of Hamilton fame) first Broadway musical, In The Heights, playing Camila, one of the principal roles. This is a dream come true! This 2008 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical centers on […]

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October 13, 2017

Using Our Voice Overs to Make a Difference

All in the Family As a family of bilingual voiceover artists, we love being able to work together. This is especially true when we get to record meaningful content in both English and Spanish. We hope to be able to lend our voices to many more projects like this – projects that connect our skills […]

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July 31, 2017

Our NEW Voiceover Website for Producers of Hispanic Content!

Meaningful Content For the Hispanic Market ¡Bienvenidos a Locuciones Bilingües Amador! Our brand new Spanish voiceover website, www.locucionesbilinguesamador.com, created for producers of Hispanic content, is now online! ¡Estamos encantados de anunciar que finalmente hemos lanzado nuestra nueva página web completamente en español, www.locucionesbilinguesamador.com!   Honoring our Mission Amador Bilingual Voiceovers‘ mission is to be the […]

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July 27, 2017

Importance of Neutral Latin American Spanish

One of the most frequent questions that producers ask us is: What is neutral Latin American Spanish and why is it important? In “The Importance of Marketing to Hispanics Online in Spanish” by Walter Godinez, he explains that, “Historically, the U.S. Hispanic population has been predominantly Mexican (2/3 of the population) and while these numbers are […]

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July 10, 2017

Rosi Amador Voiceover Website

Latin roots. American soil. Sustainably beautiful sound. Around ten years ago, Brian and I started Amador Bilingual Voice Overs from scratch. As we expand our family business, I’m proud to announce the creation of my own personal website! With the generous marketing grant from the City of Cambridge (Official) Massachusetts my long overdue dream has come true! This website […]

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May 10, 2017

Hispanic-Accented English Voiceover: Turning Lemons Into Limonada

“What? I have an accent?” My name is Brian Amador. I was born in the great state of New Mexico, and until I moved away, I never thought I had an accent in English. I spoke like most of the people around me. It wasn’t until I moved to the East Coast that I discovered […]

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May 4, 2017

What is Neutral Latin American Spanish?

One of the most frequent questions that producers ask us is: What is neutral Latin American Spanish and why is it important? In “The Importance of Marketing to Hispanics Online in Spanish,” author Walter Godinez explains that “Historically, the U.S. Hispanic population has been predominantly Mexican (2/3 of the population), and while these numbers are not […]

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April 20, 2017

5 Things We Love About Voiceovers

As bilingual voiceover actors, one of our greatest joys is being able to use our voices to reaffirm the mission of Amador Bilingual VoiceOvers! As a family business, we love to promote messages that benefit communities around the world. By providing Spanish and English voiceovers as well as Hispanic-accented English, we aim to make information accessible to Hispanic audiences. […]

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March 19, 2017

Bilingual Voiceover and Marketing to Hispanics

Our good friend and super-talented voice actor Doug Turkel recently shared this insightful article with us, “The Importance of Marketing to Hispanics Online in Spanish” by Walter Godinez, which ties in beautifully with our experience in our bilingual voiceover profession. As Godinez explains “By the year 2017, the U.S. Hispanic buying power in the United States […]

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February 23, 2017

Our Voices in the Smithsonian’s NMAAHC Mobile Audio Tour App!

Happy Black History Month! In September of 2016, the Smithsonian Institution unveiled the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C., an important and overdue addition to the Smithsonian museum system. It’s the only national museum devoted entirely to African American culture, life, and history, and we’re proud to announce that […]

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January 23, 2017

“Hidden Figures” and NASA Spanish Overdubs

In late December “Hidden Figures” premiered, a movie about three African-American women mathematicians who helped NASA launch the first American into space. My family and I were so excited to see this film that we watched the movie as soon as it came out! It was inspiring to see strong black female protagonists in a […]

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December 16, 2016

Shiny New Voice Over & Music in 2017

NEW Music & Production Services and NEW Commercial Demos! Bringing Our Musical Roots Into Voiceover – After 27 years of singing, composing and performing our Latin music, Brian and I stumbled into our current career as happy bilingual voiceover actors who get to build cross-cultural bridges using our voices day in and out. We launched ABVO in 2010 and […]

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November 4, 2016

Guest Blogger – Allison Schneider of StudySync

It’s our great pleasure this month to feature a guest blog by one of our favorite clients, Allison Schneider of StudySync, developers of digital Language Arts curriculum. The entire ABVO family (Rosi, Brian, Sonia and Alisa Amador, plus our honorary Amador, engineer Camilo) have had the pleasure of recording a LOT of wonderful literature for […]

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October 5, 2016

Honoring Cheech Marin

CHCI Gala Awards Video Voiceover: Cheech Marin, Latino Role Model Every now and again a project comes in that dovetails so perfectly with our mission of building cross-cultural bridges using our voices that I jump up and down for joy. This is definitely one of them. I had the honor and privilege of recording the voiceover for this […]

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June 21, 2016

Have Accent, Will Travel: Projects We Love

South America Travel Video Voiceovers This past Father’s Day, like so many others, I was remembering my papi, Argentine theater, movie and radio drama actor and businessman Jaime Andrada, (1919-2001). I am his daughter in many ways, including my, ahem, “willful” nature and love of entrepreneurship. He never lost his charming Hispanic accent in English. […]

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May 18, 2016

Two Sides to “Bilingual”

The growth of the Hispanic population in the U.S. (17.4% of the population in 2014) has brought with it an increased demand for Spanish and bilingual content in all genres of voiceover, from commercials and explainer videos to Elearning, corporate narration, promos and more. And the increase in demand has brought an expansion of VO […]

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March 30, 2016

Voiceover for Educational Justice

Rosi & Brian Selected for Spanish version of eye-opening documentary, Raising of America, on PBS Brian and I recently had the immense honor of once again being chosen as part of a select cast of narrators to overdub  a documentary in Spanish and raise our voices for educational justice. “Raising of America,” is an extraordinary and revealing […]

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March 1, 2016

The Perfect Voiceover Dog

Like many small businesses, Amador Bilingual Voiceovers is a family-based enterprise. Our entire family participates in the business to some extent. Rosi and I both work as bilingual voice actors, as do our twins when they’re not busy with school or other work. And then there’s Azure, the 9-year-old Chihuahua-Long Haired Dachshund mutt we inherited […]

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January 7, 2016

Gratitude – Our Daughters’ Voices Make a Difference

Happy 2016 & Gratitude Alisa & Sonia’s Voices Making a Difference Presenting Their Brand New Bilingual Video Reels!  As parents, Brian and I spent the years of our twin daughters’ childhood and adolescence doing our best to raise them bilingually and bi-culturally, and to model living intentionally and joyfully from our deepest values. They sang with our Latin band Sol y […]

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December 15, 2015

Open Source Voiceover

What do the World Wide Web, LINUX and a voiceover trade association have in common? I recently heard a very interesting TED Radio Hour (is there any other kind?) about the Open Source concept. Sharing vs. Hoarding Information One speaker traced the roots of Open Source back to the publication of the first scientific journal, […]

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September 21, 2015

Raising My Voice for International Day of Peace

Happy International Day of  Peace!   ¡Feliz Día Internacional de la Paz! Established in 1981 by the United Nations, www.internationaldayofpeace.org states that “International Day of Peace (‘Peace Day’) is observed around the world each year on the 21st of September as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all […]

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September 3, 2015

Bilingual Voice Actor Trapped in the Internet

Help! I’ve fallen into the Internet and I can’t get out! My wife and business partner Rosi will tell you I’m addicted to my devices. And much as I recoil from that accusation, I have to admit there’s a grain of truth to it. Maybe a big grain. Maybe that’s why I’ve resisted every new […]

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July 15, 2015

Our Best Business Tool Ever? – Batchbook, our CRM!

The Best Business Tool We’ve Ever Adopted? Batchbook, Our CRM! Several years ago, after many years of touring the country with our Latin band, Sol y Canto and then officially launching Amador Bilingual Voiceovers, we just couldn’t keep our growing contact list and details for each job organized efficiently. It was nuts! We struggled along until we […]

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June 10, 2015

Neutral, Standard, North American, Google – What kind of Spanish voiceover does your project need?

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As English/Spanish bilingual voice actors, we often receive inquiries and quote requests for Spanish voiceover of already-existing recordings in English. Sometimes the copy hasn’t been translated, and the client asks us to help with that, but more often than not, they provide some sort of translation. That “some sort” can vary wildly. At best, it’s […]

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May 4, 2015

Reclaiming Rest and Play

  Are you a creative entrepreneur or small business owner, like me? How many of us give ourselves the right to take a vacation – a real break – to replenish our soul, to share good times with family and friends?  I’m afraid that the answer these days is: fewer and fewer. Researcher and author […]

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April 15, 2015

Voice Actors for Congress!

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I’ve often said that one of the most pleasant surprises for Rosi and me when we shifted from full-time music to full-time voiceover was the amazingly supportive community we discovered. Largely as a result of the Faffcon un-conferences we’ve attended almost yearly for several years, we’ve been welcomed into a tribe of professional voice actors […]

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February 25, 2015

Narrating Inspiring Hispanic Literature for Teenagers

Real life stories about Latino immigrants, inspiring first person accounts, the story of César Chávez, and poems authored by iconic Hispanic writers, poets and thinkers. That’s what BookheadEd Learning approached Brian and me about recently. The company creates an award-winning web-delivered product (called StudySync), to improve reading, writing, and critical thinking with award-winning lessons aligned to the Common Core Standards […]

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February 3, 2015

The Band’s All Here – Our transition from music to voiceover

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Anybody who knows Rosi and me knows that we were performing musicians long before we embarked on our voiceover career. This year, in fact, we’ll celebrate 20 years with our current ensemble, Sol y Canto (www.solycanto.com) and 30 years that Rosi and I have performed Latin music together. With such longevity in our musical endeavors, […]

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January 20, 2015

Bilingual Overdubs for L’Oreal Paris – Empowering Women

Defending women’s rights and empowering women are missions I strongly believe in that took flight during my life-changing days at Bryn Mawr College, so it was such an honor for me to voice for L’Oreal Paris all of last year. Every Wednesday, I had the pleasure of recording bilingual overdubs in English and Spanish for […]

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December 17, 2014

Merry Navidad! or How We Stopped Worrying And Found Our Own Way To Celebrate The Holidays

It’s that time of year again! Christmas trees. Bells ringing at shopping malls. Children sitting on Santa’s lap. Non-stop Christmas carols, from the classic to the bombastic. And of course, a relatively new annual tradition: the call to arms in the “WAR AGAINST CHRISTMAS!” We’re told that if someone wishes you a “Happy Holiday,” it’s […]

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November 25, 2014

Happy (Hispanic) Thanksgiving! A cross-cultural recipe for you.

[spacer size=’20px’ mobile=’10px’] [spacer size=’1px’ mobile=’1px’] Before I fell in love with a Puerto Rican girl, I had little idea of what the food from that island was like. Soon after Rosi and I started going out, she told me how much she loved eating yuca. The idea seemed strange to me. I assumed she […]

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March 27, 2014

How Bilingual Voice Actor Rosi Amador Achieves the Ultimate Work-Life Balance

Interview with Voiceover Actor Rosi Amador by Lin Parkin If there’s one thing that most working mothers share in common, it’s the desire to balance work life and home life. Achieving that elusive goal of fulfilling your calling as a parent as well following your passions and career choices can feel like the Holy Grail.

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December 24, 2013

Rosi as Narrator for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rosi Amador was Selected as bilingual narrator for U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Healthcare 411 en la Radio. Through a highly competitive audition process, Rosi was selected as the new female narrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ weekly news series called Health Care 411.

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March 10, 2010

Children’s Audiobook ‘Mañana Iguana’ Narrated by Rosi and Brian Amador

WINNER 2010 “Notable Children’s Recordings” Children’s Audiobook Narration by Rosi & Brian Amador ~ Original Compositions: Brian Amador “A comical takeoff on the familiar Little Red Hen story, this upbeat read-along is brought vividly to life through Brian and Rosi Amador’s tandem narration. There is so much to enjoy here: the familiar motif of three […]

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March 10, 2010

Mañana Iguana

WINNER 2010 Notable Children’s Recordings” Narration: Rosi & Brian Amador ~ Original Compositions: Brian Amador “A comical takeoff on the familiar Little Red Hen story, this upbeat read-along is brought vividly to life through Brian and Rosi Amador’s tandem narration. There is so much to enjoy here: the familiar motif of three friends who can’t […]

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December 6, 2007

People En Español Article featuring Rosi & Brian Amador

 People en Español selected Brian and Rosi Amador for Hyundai’s “Descrúbrelo tú mismo” program, featured in its 2007 “Stars of the Year” issue.

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