1st Edition

Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors Volume 1 – North America and the Caribbean

328 Pages 87 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 87 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

328 Pages 87 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors: Volume 1 – North America and the Caribbean is an interactive roadmap to the accents and dialects of the Spanish-speaking world that uses trauma-informed approaches to navigate the reclamation of the Latino/a/e/x home sounds. Historically, performing Spanish-speaking characters has been done through oversimplification and has left actors with minimal... Read more

1. An Overview and a History  2. Methodology  Part 1: México  3. La Paz, Baja California Sur, México  4. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México  5. CDMX, México, México  6. Oaxaca, Oaxaca, México  7. Mérida, Yucatán, México  8. Monterrey, Nuevo León, México  9. Juárez, Chihuahua, México  Part 2: United States of America  10. San Antonio, Texas, USA  11. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA  12. Tucson, Arizona, USA  13. East Los Angeles, California, USA  14. Chicago, Illinois, USA  15. New York City, New York, USA  16. Miami, Florida, USA  Part 3: The Caribbean  17. La Habana, Cuba  18. Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana  19. San Juan and Ponce, Puerto Rico

Biography

Elisa Gonzales is an Assistant Professor of Voice and Acting at UMass Amherst, and a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork®. Her professional coaching credits include productions on Broadway, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, and many more. For more information, visit www.elisagonzales.com.

Josh F.S. Moser is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Kean University. Professional coaching credits include Profile Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Yale University, CNN’s Harry Enten, and many more. They are the co-author of the article "Strategies for Guiding Actors’ Accent and Linguistic Needs in the Twenty-First Century" (Voice and Speech Review), which features as chapter 8 in Voice and Identity (Routledge 2025). They are a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork®, and a proud member of VASTA, the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors, and Actor’s Equity Association.

Adi Cabral is an Associate Professor of Voice and Movement at the University of Nevada, Reno. Their professional credits include over 50 audiobooks and theatrical productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, and many more. They are the co-author of Here’s How to Teach Voice and Communication Skills to Transgender Women (Plural Publishing 2019), author of Queering the Stage (Routledge 2025), a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and Knight-Thompson Speechwork®, and proud member of VASTA and SAG-AFTRA.