Many media outlets use the name La Voz (Spanish: "The Voice"), including:

Argentina

• La Voz del Interior (newspaper, Córdoba)

Dominican Republic

• La Voz Dominicana (radio station)

Mexico

• La Voz de Michoacán (newspaper)

Spain

• La Voz de Galicia (newspaper)
• La Voz de Lanzarote

United States

• La Voz de Aztlan (periodical)
• La Voz Hispana de Virginia (periodical)
• La Voz (Florida)
• La Voz de Houston
• La Voz (Phoenix) (newspaper)
• La Voz, Santa Rosa, California
• La Voz Weekly, Cupertino, California

Venezuela

• La Voz (Miranda) (Guarenas) (newspaper)

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Anamaría Merino (born 1977), commonly known by her stage name Ana Tijoux or Anita Tijoux, is a French-Chilean musician. She became famous in Latin America as the female MC of hip-hop group Makiza during the late 1990s. In 2006, she crossed over to the mainstream of Latin pop after her collaboration with Mexican songstress Julieta Venegas in the radio hit "Eres para mí". Tijoux has often been praised for "exploring sensitive matters devoid of violence."^[1] She is currently promoting her second solo album, 1977.

Tijoux is the daughter of Chilean parents living in political exile in France during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship of Chile.^[2]

Biography[link]

After the return to democracy in Chile, Tijoux flew back to her father's land. Being a teenager, she found home in the emerging hip-hop scene of Santiago and she started rhyming first in French, then in Spanish. For a while, she formed part of a group that included Zaturno, later of Tiro de Gracia. In 1997, she joined Seo2, Cenzi, and DJ Squat to form Makiza.

Makiza released their first cassette in 1998, Vida Salvaje. It was an independent production but gained huge acceptance in the local scene.

At the same time, Tiro de Gracia became the best selling Chilean rap group of all times with their debut Ser humano!! and that focused the interest of major record labels in rap music. As a result of this, Sony approached Makiza and offered them a record deal. Aerolíneas Makiza was the result of this deal, a CD that included new and improved versions of some songs from Vida Salvaje plus new song, including the hit single "La Rosa De Los Vientos".

Aerolíneas Makiza put Makiza instantly at the top of the game of Latin American hip-hop. Their style of rap was much more evolved than most the other Spanish speaking rap published in the continent to the moment. Their production style resembled the New York underground sound inspired by the Native Tongues. Their lyrics lacked the overwhelming machismo and violence of average rap, focusing more in more sensitive matters. That helped them receive the approval from a wider audience that was not involved in hip-hop culture.

Right before the release of their second single and their touring through neighbor countries, Tijoux decided to break off the group for personal reasons. At the moment, she announced that she was abandoning not only Makiza but hip-hop as a whole and her music career as well.

In 2001, Tijoux moved back to France where half of her relatives still lived. She stayed in France until 2004 and during that period, she did not release any music.

After her return to Chile in 2004, she started singing with a Chilean funk band called Aluzinati. That same year, she appeared as a featured artist in Control Machete's last album, Uno Dos Bandera, and she also recorded a song with Julieta Venegas for the soundtrack of the movie Subterra.

It came as a surprise to the fans when Makiza announced a reunion show to promote the re-release of Vida Salvaje, now re-mastered and in CD format. Due to the success of that historical concert, Anita and Seo2, the only two remaining members of Makiza decided to reunite the group and started working on new material.

Casino Royale was the name of the new Makiza CD, released on 2005 under the independent label Bizarro Records. The new formation of Makiza included a third MC, Sonido Acido, and instead of using only one producer like they used to do in the past, they collaborated with different producers. In 2006, Tijoux announced she was leaving Makiza again and launching her solo career.

Tijoux started recording demos for her long-awaited solo debut with different producers. At one point, she even had a full band of live musicians, straying a bit from her pure hip-hop roots and exploring new forms and collaborations. During this time, she also collaborated as a guest vocalist in Julieta Venegas' radio-hit "Eres para Mí," which suddenly launched Tijoux to the mainstream pop market all over Latin America, Spain, and the United States.

In September 2007, Tijoux finally released her solo debut, named Kaos, under the independent label Oveja Negra. . Thanks to the first single, "Despabílate", Anita was nominated for the Latin version of the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 under the categories Best New Artist and Best Urban Artist. At the same time, she was nominated for song of the year together with Julieta Venegas for "Eres Para Mí".^[3]

In October 2009, Tijoux released her second solo album, titled 1977 after the year she was born. The album was a return to her rap roots, an homage to the "golden age of hip-hop"; it was largely auto-biographical, exploring mature themes from her own life, from the death of a close friend to having a creative crises, from friendship to bad luck, amongst others. It was simple and straight to the point, as emphasized by her leaving behind a lot of the singing she had been doing of late in other more pop collaborations, and concentrating on rap, both in Spanish and French. After years of sharing the spotlight with her group, collaborating with other artists, and trying to find her way as a solo artist, she has finally arrived in her own right—a raw, direct, and mature MC.

Recorded between May and September 2009, the new album was produced by Hordatoj, Foex y Tee, of the label Potoco Discos, together with Habitación del Pánico. Guests on the record include the saxophonist Agustín Moya with whom she worked with in Aluzinati, Andrés Celis, Solo Di Medina, Bubaseta, Stailok from the group Movimiento Original, DJ Dacel, Quique Neira from Godwana, Cómo Asesinar A Felipes, and the Detroit-based MC Invincible, whom she met over MySpace and did a virtual collaboration for the song "Sube".

The album and its first single 1977 were an immediate hit in the underground rap circles of Chile, where she was welcomed back after a bit of a stray. The record was amongst the top 10 of 2009 for the blog [worldhiphopmarket.com], and it was soon picked up by the U.S.-based Latin Alternative label Nacional Records, who released it in April 2010. She was invited to attend the prestigious South By South West Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2010, and from there went on to her first ever North American tour. The song 1977 is featured in FIFA 11 soundtrack, and it also appears in episode five of the fourth season of Breaking Bad.

Discography[link]

• Vida Salvaje (Independent, 1998)
• Aerolíneas Makiza (Sony, 1999)
• Casino Royale (Bizarro, 2005)
• Kaos (Oveja Negra, 2007)
• 1977 (Oveja Negra, 2009) (Nacional Records, 2010)
• Elefant Mixtape (2011)^[4]
• La Bala (Nacional Records, 2012)

Featured collaborations[link]

• Subdemo - FDA
• Uno, Dos Bandera - Control Machete
• Roda Do Funk - Funk Como Le Gusta
• Limón y Sal - Julieta Venegas
• Freno de Mano - Los Tres
• La Medicina - Los Tetas
• Supervielle - Bajofondo Tango Club
• Música Para Después del Almuerzo - Bitman & Roban

References[link]

Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler performing in Santiago, Chile on September 25, 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Jorge Abner Drexler Prada
Born	(1964-09-21) September 21, 1964 (age 47)
Origin	Uruguay
Website	Official Site

Jorge Drexler (born Jorge Abner Drexler Prada; September 21, 1964) is an Uruguayan musician, actor, and doctor specialized on otolaryngology.

In 2004 Drexler won wide acclaim after becoming the first Uruguayan ever to win an Academy Award. He won for composing the song "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries.

Early life[link]

Drexler was born in Montevideo.^[1] His father, a German Jew, fled to Uruguay with his family at the age of four to escape the Holocaust.^[2] His mother is a Christian of mixed Spanish, French and Portuguese descent.^[2] Drexler was raised Jewish, but embraces Christian tradition as well.^[2]

Like much of his family, he studied medicine and became an otolaryngologist ear, nose and throat specialist.^[3] Drexler began playing piano at age five, before attending guitar and composition classes.^[4] Although he had an interest in music, he became a doctor like both of his parents.^[5] He attended medical school in Montevideo.^[2] During his time in medical school, Drexler took a break to hitchhike through Brazil.^[2]

He also studied music and recorded two albums, which were only released in Uruguay.

Career[link]

In 1995 he was invited to Madrid by well-known Spanish songwriter Joaquín Sabina, who introduced him to other important Spanish singers. Drexler went to Spain to record the album Vaivén in 1996 with Spanish musicians. Vaivén included some old songs from his previous releases mixed with new compositions. He moved to Spain and recorded another four albums: Llueve (1997), Frontera (1999), Sea (2001) and Eco (2004).

Although he lives most of the year in Spain, his latest three albums were partially recorded in Uruguay with Uruguayan musicians. Juan Campodónico and Carlos Casacuberta, former members of rock band El Peyote Asesino, have produced Drexler's albums since Frontera.

His music is a combination of Uruguayan traditional music (candombe, murga, milonga, tango), bossa nova, pop, jazz and electronic music, which results in very personal compositions with original arrangements. The words also play an important role in his songs. Apart from love, reflections about identity, race and religions are a constant in his work.

Oscar[link]

Drexler's song "Al otro lado del río" appeared in the internationally acclaimed film "The Motorcycle Diaries" (Spanish title: "Diarios de motocicleta"). Though Drexler himself sang the song on the movie soundtrack, it was performed together by Antonio Banderas and Carlos Santana at the Academy Awards ceremony. Upon his winning the Oscar for Best Original Song, Drexler's "speech" consisted mostly of him singing a portion of the song a cappella.^[6]

Personal life[link]

He was married to singer-songwriter Ana Laan until 2005. His girlfriend is Spanish actress/singer Leonor Watling. She gave birth to their son Luca in January 2009. Watling sings in the band Marlango.

Discography[link]

• La luz que sabe robar (Ayui, 1992)
• Radar (Ayui, 1994)
• Vaivén (Virgin, 1996)
• Llueve (Virgin, 1997)
• Frontera (Virgin, 1999)
• Sea (Virgin, 2001)
• Eco (Dro, 2004)
• Eco² (includes 3 bonus tracks + DVD) (Dro, 2005)
• 12 Segundos de Oscuridad (2006)
• La Edad del Cielo (iTunes release) (2007)
• Cara B(2008)(It received a nomination for Best Latin Pop Album at the Grammy Awards of 2009)^[7]
• Amar la Trama (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jorge Drexler

• Jorge Drexler's official site
• Jorge Drexler's Official Label Site - Free music online

Alexa Chung
At London Fashion Week in 2009
Born	(1983-11-05) 5 November 1983 (age 28) Privett, Hampshire, UK
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)[1]
Hair colour	Brown[1]
Eye colour	Blue[1]
Measurements	32-24.5-36 (US); 81-62-91 (EU)[1]
Dress size	2 (US); 34 (EU)
Shoe size	7[1]
Manager	Next Models - New York and London

Alexa Chung (born 5 November 1983) is a British television presenter, model and contributing editor at British Vogue. She is currently the host of 24 Hour Catwalk on the Lifetime channel in the U.S. Previously, Chung was the host of MTV's It's On with Alexa Chung.^[2][3] She is the face of Lacoste's "Joy of Pink" fragrance^[4] and Superga's Italian sneakers.^[5]

Early life[link]

Alexa Chung was born in Privett, Hampshire, England to a Eurasian father, Philip, a graphic designer, and her English mother, Gillian (née Burgess), a housewife.^[6] She has two older brothers, Jamie and Dominic, and one older sister, Natalie. She attended secondary school at the local Perins School and spent sixth form at Peter Symonds College, Winchester. She was accepted at King’s College London to read English, but was scouted by a modelling agency before attending, and chose to pursue modelling for a while instead.^[7]

Modelling[link]

Chung was approached in the comedy tent at Reading Festival at the age of 16 ^[8] and was taken on by the London-based Storm Model Management. She modelled for teen magazines such as Elle Girl and CosmoGIRL! and worked for companies including Fanta, Sony Ericsson, Sunsilk, Urban Outfitters and Tampax.^[9] She appeared in music videos for artists including The Streets, Westlife, Delta Goodrem, Reuben and Holly Valance and starred as Jake in a scripted reality show called Shoot Me, broadcast on Fashion TV in 2005. After four years, Chung quit modelling with the intention of beginning an art foundation or fashion journalism course, having become disillusioned. She had developed a “distorted body image” and “low self-esteem” through modelling.^[10]

After becoming a TV personality, Chung made a return to occasional modelling. In 2008, she was the face of both Australian fashion label Antipodium's SS 2008 collection and Oxfam's ethical fashion range, Revamped. In September 2008, Chung walked the catwalk as part of the Vivienne Westwood Red Label Spring/Summer 2009 show at London Fashion Week. In early 2009, she became the face of British high street giant New Look. Chung then joined London-based modelling agency, Select, and, in April 2009, she modelled Wren's Holiday 2009 collection, alongside her friend Tennessee Thomas. In July 2009, Chung moved to Next Model Management and became the face of DKNY Jeans.^[11] Chung was the face of South Korean brand MOGG's SS10 campaign. In January 2010, she became the main model of the SS10 Pepe Jeans London campaign and later reprised her role for the FW10 campaign.^[12] She was announced as the first celebrity face of Lacoste in June 2010, appearing in both the TV and print advertising campaigns for their "Joy of Pink" fragrance.^[4] In January 2011, Chung was announced as the face of Italian sneaker brand Superga, in a campaign to mark their 100th anniversary.^[5] In February 2012, she took part in the London Fashion Week show for designer Stella McCartney, where she acted as a guest assistant to magician Hans Klok in a number of illusions including being levitated and sawed in half.^[13][14]

TV career[link]

In April 2006, then-model Chung was offered the job of co-host on Popworld on Channel 4, a music show known for its irreverent and awkward style of interviews. Chung and co-host Alex Zane also presented a weekly radio show called Popworld Radio in conjunction with the TV programme.^[15] The last show aired in July 2007, after Channel 4 decided not to recommission the programme, which had been on air for nearly seven years.^[16] Following this, Chung signed a year-long "golden handcuffs" deal with Channel 4 in August 2007, worth £100,000.^[17] As part of this deal, she guest presented Big Brother’s Big Mouth and appeared as a panellist on quiz show 8 out of 10 Cats. She hosted a number of T4 Movie Specials, 4Music Specials, T4 Holiday Mornings along with T4's coverage of many music festivals.^[18]

In January 2008, Chung became one of the four anchor T4 presenters. She hosted T4’s Vanity Lair, a reality show investigating the concept of "beauty". When the show was mentioned in a later interview, "Chung raises her eyebrows, indicating embarrassment".^[19] As well as her work on T4, she became a long-time host of Channel 4’s early morning music programme Freshly Squeezed, beginning in September 2007. In addition to her Channel 4 commitments, Chung presented the ITV1 series Get a Grip (2007) and BBC Three's The Wall (2008). In mid-2008, Chung began to host more fashion-oriented programming. She was the "roving reporter" on Channel 4's "Gok's Fashion Fix".^[20] On the programme, Chung roadtested the latest fashion trends with members of the public, and interviewed fashion designers such as Roberto Cavalli, Karl Lagerfeld, Jean Paul Gaultier, Margherita Missoni and Christian Lacroix. She described it as 'pretty much my dream job'.^[19] Chung also hosted a T4 fashion and music show called Frock Me, with fashion designer Henry Holland.^[21] She was awarded the Elle Style Award for Best TV Presenter in 2009. Also in 2009, she received Glamour's award for Best TV Presenter at the magazine's annual award ceremony.

Chung left Channel 4, and the United Kingdom, in April 2009 in order to pursue a stateside career. She presented It's On with Alexa Chung for MTV. The live, daily show - billed as TRL's replacement- featured celebrity talk, live music and online interaction with viewers. The show was cancelled in December 2009.^[3] She returned to UK TV screens in April 2010 with a second series of the T4 fashion and music series Frock Me. In October 2010, she began hosting Gonzo with Alexa Chung, an informal UK chat show previously hosted by Zane Lowe, for MTV Rocks.^[22] In January 2011, she co-hosted NBC's "2011 Golden Globe Arrivals Special" with Carson Daly and Natalie Morales. The live show featured interviews with television and movie stars as well as segments devoted to fashion on the red carpet.^[23] Chung presented the iTunes Festival in July 2011.^[24]

Print journalist[link]

Chung wrote a monthly column for British women’s magazine Company from October 2007 to June 2008. She then wrote a weekly newspaper column for England's The Independent from November 2008 to June 2009, entitled 'Girl About Town' and later 'New York Doll'. In June 2009, she was made a contributing editor of British Vogue and has interviewed designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Christopher Kane for the publication.

Style[link]

Chung is a muse to many fashion designers because of her distinctive personal style. She frequently appears on best dressed lists, is a regular cover girl for Vogue, Elle and Harper's Bazaar and is often seen in the front row at fashion shows. In 2009, the designer handbag company Mulberry created a much sought-after bag named after and inspired by Chung, called the "Alexa".^[25] In February 2010, Chung collaborated with J.Crew's Madewell on a womenswear line which was unveiled during New York Fashion Week.^[26] She is collaborating with Madewell once again for a second collection, set to debut on September 22nd, 2011.

Vogue's Anna Wintour has described Chung as "a phenomenon"^[27] while the New York Times has declared her "the Kate Moss of the new generation".^[28] Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld has described her as "beautiful and clever..a modern girl".^[29] In December 2010, Bryan Ferry, on behalf of the British Fashion Council, presented Chung with the British Style Award which "recognises an individual who embodies the spirit of British fashion and is an international ambassador for the UK as a leading creative hub for fashion" at a ceremony at the Savoy Theatre in London.^[30] At the British Fashion Awards 2011, Chung won the British Style Award, which was voted for by the public.^[31]

Personal life[link]

Chung lived with fashion photographer David Titlow, for three and a half years until their break-up in 2006.^[32] Following that split, she briefly dated Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins and Klaxons keyboard player James Righton. She dated The Horrors frontman Faris Badwan for six months in late 2006 and early 2007. Chung was in a relationship with Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner from April 2007 until July 2011.^[33]

Filmography[link]

• Fashion Police (2012) (Guest star)
• 24 Hour Catwalk (2011)
• Thrift America (2011)
• NBC's 2011 Golden Globe Arrivals Special (2011)
• Gonzo for MTV Rocks (2010)
• Frock Me with TK Maxx (2010)
• Channel 4 NME Awards Backstage (2010)
• Autotune the News (2009)
• It's On with Alexa Chung (2009)
• Freshly Squeezed (2007–2009)
• T4 Weekends (2008–2009)
• T4 Holiday Mornings (2007–2009)
• T4 Movie Specials (2006–2009)
• 4Music Specials (2006–2009)
• T4 on the Beach coverage (2006–2008)
• Gok's Fashion Fix (2008)
• Frock Me (2008)
• The Wall (2008)
• Vanity Lair (2008)
• T4 NME Awards coverage (2008)
• V Festival coverage (2007–2008)
• The Devil Wears Primark (2008)
• Big Brother's Big Mouth (2007)
• Fashion Rocks is Coming (2007)
• T in the Park coverage (2007)
• Get a Grip (2007)
• Popworld (2006–2007)
• Rip Curl Festival coverage (2006)
• Shoot Me (2005)

References[link]

External links[link]

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• ELLEuk.com Meets Alexa Chung
• Alexa Chung Today I'm Wearing Photo Blog
• The Guardian - We Can Do It! interview
• The Observer - Who's Hot Now
• The Telegraph - The One To Watch^{[dead link]}
• The Guardian - She's the One
• The Independent - Television's Hottest Property
• The Times - Small Screen Goddess
• It's On with Alexa Chung
• Alexa Chung - News and Pictures
• The Internet Fashion Database

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Mario Castañeda (born June 29, 1962 in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico) is a Mexican voice actor and dubbing director. When he was very young, his parents moved to Mexico City where he resides currently. He studied drama in the Andrés Soler Institute from 1979 to 1982, and in June 1983, Castañeda started to work as a voice actor in Mexican dubs of several television series including Diff'rent Strokes, The Powers of Matthew Star, and Visitors^{[disambiguation needed ]}. Castañeda has also done voice work in Japanese anime as well as the dubbing voice of many actors in movies, including Jim Carrey, Jackie Chan and Bruce Willis.

In 2010, a dubbing session for Dragon Ball Kai begun, but Mario decline the offer due the low salary, as many of the other original cast did.

Notable roles[link]

Anime roles[link]

• Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku/Dragon Ball GT - Son Goku (adult), Bardock (Goku's father)^[1]
• Saint Seiya - Sea Dragon Kanon (Poseidon and Hades Chapter Inferno - TV version)
• Los Caballeros del Zodíaco - Lune de Balrog (Hades Chapter inferno - DVD version)
• Blue Submarine - Tokuhiro Iga
• Sailor Moon (anime) - Neflyte
• Slam Dunk (manga) - Tatsuhiko Aota, Toru Hanagata.

Non-anime roles[link]

• Ace Ventura: Detective de Mascotas - Ace Ventura
• Anastasia - Dmitri
• MacGyver - MacGyver
• El Chavo (animated series) - Don Ramon / Ñoño
• Iron Man - Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Spider-Man - Tony Stark/Iron Man
• The Incredible Hulk (1996 animated series) - Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Demolition Man - Simon Phoenix
• The Mask (1995 TV series) - Stanley Ipkiss/La Máscara (Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask) and Ace Ventura
• Captain Planet - Capitán Planeta (Captain Planet)
• Yo Yogi! - Yogi Bear
• Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law - Droopy
• Tom and Jerry Kids - Lobo/Droopy/Dripple
• Futurama - Zap Branigan
• Bruce Almighty - Bruce Nolan
• The Wonder Years - Kevin Arnold (Adult)
• Boyz n the Hood- Ricky (Adult)
• Transformers - Glen Whitmann
• You, Me and Dupree - Carl
• Hannah Montanna - Robbie Steward
• Dragonball Evolution - Goku
• Dueños de la Noche (We Own The Night) - Capt. Joseph 'Joe' Grusinsky
• Anacondas: Trail of Blood - Scott
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes - Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Hank Pym

References[link]