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 portrayal of a pivotal moment in the history of space travel. We loved the movie and strongly recommend it for more reasons than I can list here.
Shortly before “Hidden Figures” hit the movie theaters, my daughter Alisa and I had the pleasure of recording Spanish overdubs for NASA. We lent our voices to two knowledgeable female engineers who serve as instructors (Alisa’s character was also an astronaut).
One of the things we love about being voiceover artists is the joy and honor of partnering with inspiring educational producers who create bilingual content that will impact Hispanics in the United States. The NASA videos we overdubbed in Spanish are aimed at encouraging Hispanics, especially women, to pursue careers in engineering.
Much as “Hidden Figures” motivates the next generation of genius women of color to pursue STEM, the voiceovers we did with NASA allow us to join in this incredibly important mission. Representation matters! “Hidden Figures” and our overdubs are proof of this.
We are grateful to Robert F. Azzardi and Tracy A. Sprouse of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, for entrusting their series of educational videos to our family and for their appreciation of our passion for just this type of project.
Agradecemos de todo corazón la oportunidad de usar nuestras voces para el NASA Glenn Research Center en Cleveland y en particular queremos darle las gracias a Robert F. Azzardi y Tracy A. Sprouse, quienes confiaron en nuestras voces y pasión justamente por este tipo de proyecto de locución.
It’s our great pleasure this month to feature a guest blog by one of our favorite clients, Allison Schneider of 
Allison here with StudySync. It’s a joy to share a bit about the work that StudySync and the Amadors do together. As a digital English Language Arts/English Language Development curriculum, StudySync engages students with media and technology. One of the foundations of our product is a growing library of over 1,200 text selections, many of which include voiceover readings to help students better access and understand the text. That’s where the Amadors fit into the StudySync picture, and it’s where they’ve made a lasting impact on students across the country. I’d like to share a couple of particulars about what makes our collaboration with them so rewarding.