Lina del Roble

I have a lifetime of experience using my voice communicating as a nationally syndicated TV journalist for Univisión, Latin Tempo (Washington, D.C.) KWEX-TV (San Antonio, TX), radio host, actress, singer, teacher, presenter, story-teller, commercial voice-over talent, documentary narrator and character actress as well as spokesperson for industrials & patient awareness training videos. I have used my vocal skills for news reports & interviews, human interest stories, training videos, advertising & promotions, social marketing campaigns, children's classes & programs, museum and performing arts workshops & much more. VOICE-OVER TRAINING (2007-2012): June 2012 - VOICE INTERNATIONAL, L.A. - Training, workshops, networking & more with some of the best VO experts in the country. January 2011 - Pat Fraley, Hillary Huber - Billion $ Read Audio Book event, San Francisco Fall 2010 - Susan McCollum, Susan & Friends commercial read workshop, Bay Area 2010 - Numerous webinars & teleconferences through James Alburger & Penny Abshire VOICE 2010 International Conference, June 2-5, 2010, Los Angeles 2007 - Susan Berkely, The Great Voice Company, Inc. - Premium member SINGING: 2010-ongoing - Caracunde Ensemble under the direction of David Pinto (Jazz and Afro-Latin repertoires) November 2008 - present: Member of Aswat (Zawaya) Bay Area, California 2007-2010: Ongoing voice training (singing classes) with David Pinto, Marcos Silva and María Marquez at the Berkeley School of Jazz, Berkeley, California. Founded Canto Caribe Brasil music & dance - 1989-2004 (Led workshops & performed for numerous cultural organizations & events: San Antonio Museum of Art, Witte Museum, Instituto Cultural Mexicano, S.A. Dept of Arts & Cultural Affairs, S.A. Independent School District, Imagination Celebration & numerous others) Artist-in-Education (Texas Commission on the Arts) 15 years statewide advocacy & instruction Numerous vocal & dance workshops @ The Carver Cultural Arts Center, S.A. Texas, including Sweet Honey in the Rock, Black Umfolosi, Dance Brazil & many others Instituto Cultural Mexicano with award-winning Mexican playwright & director Felipe Santander (3 theatrical productions) Los Actores de San Antonio - Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center - Member (1987-1995): 6 plays & 2 TENAZ International Theatre Festivals Spanish International Network, National Council of La Raza, Hispanic Telecommunications Network, KWEX-TV - On-Camera host, reporter, producer Radio announcer - Austin (KUT-FM "Horizontes" & San Antonio, Texas ("La Romántica") Audition workshops with Liz Keigley - Austin, Texas Austin Theatre Workshop with British actors Barrie Ingham & Vernon Morris - "TEXANA" First training was in Mexico City (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes & Academia de la Danza Mexicana), including theatre, choir and dance. - M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB Audio Interface - Rode NT1A Studio Condenser Microphone - Audacity Recording & Editing software I'm a seasoned wordsmith & translator (specialty English to Spanish & vice-versa) and expert multilingual voice talent. Presently: Consultant (Copywriting & voice-over services) June 2008 - January 2009: Audio direction & voice-over services for Elanex, Ed Bogas Productions, Endangered Threads and BarZ Adventures. September 2007 - June 2008: Senior copywriter & Associate Producer @ Headquarters Advertising, San Francisco, CA. Clients: United Health Group, PG&E, Comcast, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Giants of San Francisco, Language Line 2006-2008: Independent consultant (audio director, voice talent & copywriter) specializing in Hispanic media & communications. Clients include Antenna Audio, Intercultura Multilingual Media, Independent Adoption Agency, Elanex, Topcon, California Dept. of Health, Modem Media, amongst others. From 2000-2006: Senior Copywriter, The Cartel Group (San Antonio, Tx.) & The Bravo Group (San Francisco, Ca.), specializing in Hispanic TV, radio, Out-of-Home, online, interactive & Direct Marketing campaigns. My experience includes countless scratch-tracks for client presentations as well as radio direction. I directed renowned actor Héctor Elizondo for the Hispanic Chevron radio campaigns (2004-2006). My dream is to take my vocal and linguistic skills to newer heights and to collaborate with outstanding creative teams, producers, directors and studios to create engaging, entertaining and informative (educational) audio work.