Erika Cortez - MEXICAN ACCENT, CHARACTER SPECIALIST, WRY, YOUNG

MEXICAN ACCENT, CHARACTER SPECIALIST, WRY, YOUNG

• Erika Cortez is registered with Voice123 since Jul 16, 2008.
• Erika Cortez started his/her voice over career in 2006.
• Currently Erika Cortez is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

YOUNG AND HIP FOR COMMERCIALS THAT TARGET YOUTH, PROFESSIONAL WHEN THE VOICE OVER CALLS FOR IT, MORE MATURE AND SMOOTH FOR PRESENTATIONS, DOCUMENTARIES ETC. FUN AND FRESH FOR SPOTS SUCH AS AMUSEMENT PARKS, RESTAURANTS, STORES... IF SINGING IS REQUIRED, HEY! I'M UP FOR IT.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American
• Spanish - Latin American Neutral
• Spanish - Mexican

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

SAN JOSE, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

ABSOLUTELY FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, CAN VOICE IN MEXICAN ACCENT, THE STUCK UP GIRL IN SPANISH "FRESA", THE TOTAL WHITE GIRL IN ENGLISH, THE GHETTO GIRL, CAN DO AN OLD LADY WITH A BIT OF EFFORD, TEACHER, GIRL, OPERATOR, ANGRY ,NAGGING WIFE, MOM, SEXY, SINGING, SCREAMS (GOOD ONES)

My Voice Experience

I work for radio, so I first started doing five second spots and promos. As I got more confortable with the mic, I learned to use the different layers of my voice to then be able to act out a commercial. Since we have markets of our radio station from California to Oklahoma and more, my commercials go all over. Outside radio, My voice has been used mostly in California for TV commercials for VTA (the public transportation company)and FLEX YOUR POWER (a community service company that encourages people to save energy) Also for Amusement parks in California for the HD RADIO Company, personal business presentations and I even did a TV commercial for a calling card in Telemundo.

My Training

I went to Community College, but I have aquired my voice over, production and translating abilities through the experience I gained in the different jobs I've had. I used to be an ESL teacher,that's how I trained to translate and transcreate. I am a Translator and a Transcreator(sometimes commercials don't make sense in Spanish as they do in English so I find a similar way of re-creating the spot without loosing its purpose)I work in the creative/production department so I often create commercials from scratch. I am also in my way to become an all-out producer. I can record, edit and produce commercials though everyday I learn something new.

My Studio Equipment

I have studios with access to Sound Forge, Vegas, and music from Megatrax, Megasonics and others.

Additional Skills

I am an artistic person at heart. I work best when creating something weather it be a commercial, a script, or a poster. I am a music lover. I danced and choreographed for a while. I have worked in sales, promotions,as an English teacher for adults for 3 years. that's where I aquires most of my abilities to translate on the spot. I have done one TV commercial and I am in the works for more. It was an awesome experience, I was comfortable in front of the camera as I am in front of the mic. It is super easy for me to visualize a spot, How it will sound, the voices, the sound effects it should have etc. Overall, creativity is my strongest asset to be able to do everything else.