Drop the mic!
“Merry Christmas, Baby” or a cry for help to get a song out of my VO head!
December 2, 2025
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I feel like I’m in a parallel world where everything has a background music, a very specific song, whose chorus is “Merry Christmas, Baby,” Chuck Berry style.
If I go shopping, I fear that song will be playing at the store… If I turn on the TV that song might be used on a commercial… If I travel for a small break away from Portugal, I bet it will be playing at the airport (…)
The risk of too many R in a Portuguese native voice
October 21, 2025
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There are beautiful words. Actually, “Beautiful” is one of them.
There are strange words. “Escanifobetic”…
There are funny words. “Hullabaloo” is a good example!
And there are ugly words (…)
Should I stay or should I go, wonders a European Portuguese VO
September 1, 2025
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August has come and gone. And, as always, I’m torn between riding the general wave of relaxation or staying on the job.
August is a tricky month (…)
Tip for Producers: "beware of the length of Portuguese VO scripts", says Speedy Fernández!
July 4, 2025
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It’s very common to receive Portuguese voice-over scripts that are translations from English texts. It’s also very common to record voice work that has time constraints, or synchronizes with a video that has been designed for English-speaking scripts. Also, sometimes (…)
'Locución en Portugués? ¡Por supuesto!' But beare in mind that we're Iberian brothers with different VO styles
May 5, 2025
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It’s very curious that Portugal and Spain are side by side, sharing a long history, but the voice-over styles in each country are very different.
In Spain seems like they like strong, almost cavernous male voices, slightly hoarse with a very deep but yet powerful tone. In Portugal we prefer more soft and sweeter (…)
“The Universe of a Portuguese Voiceover”
March 19, 2025
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How I became a voice-over actor in Portugal. What I did before, how naturally I fell into voice acting, and even the early signals from childhood that lead me to this wonderful path. These are some of the topics I discussed in an interview about life “Behind the microphone – The Universe of voiceovers (…)
Never assume anything!
Februrary 12, 2025
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Being a serious voice-over professional can have two meanings: serious in the sense of being a rigorous professional committed to the needs of clients, or serious as a stern and strict person, someone who doesn’t seek friendships at work.
I see myself as a nice and helpful person, and that’s how I usually deal with customers (…)
Portuguese voice artist
Portugal Profi-Sprecher
Locutor Portugués
Doppiatore Portoghese
ポルトガル語の声優
Portugiesischer Sprecher mit tonstudio
Comédien voix off Portugais
Voice actor Portugal
Locución en Portugués
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