Spanish Accents and Dialects for Actors

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.

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.

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