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Use Your Voice 

Learn to express yourself and use your voice in a fun way with local TV and film professional Mauriett Chayeb-Mendez. After overcoming childhood bullying, she gained confidence through various voice acting jobs in animated series and anime movies that stream all over the world. Enjoy her inspiring story, a mini-vocal lesson and a brief Q&A. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-822-6520 or truglioj@mdpls.org. Ages 13 - 19 yrs.

About the Presenter

Mauriett Chayeb is a Cuban-Arab American voice actor, producer, and media professional born and raised in Miami, Florida. With a career spanning over a decade, she has contributed to more than 30 films and 50 television series, lending her voice to a wide array of characters in English dubs and original animations.

After undergoing several vision-correcting surgeries & graduating from USF. Mauriett launched her media career with MTV, working behind the scenes for networks like VH1, Bravo, Travel Channel, HGTV, Telemundo, NBC, A24, and Discovery Channel. Her transition to voice acting began with an impromptu audition found via Craigslist ad, leading to her first roles in a 52-episode Japanese soccer manga "Captain Tsubasa," currently airing on Netflix.

Featured as Strelka in "Space Dogs: Tropical Adventure" and “Inspector Sun” films which both were distributed & aired in cinemas internationally. Some of her favorite voice roles all recorded in Miami, FL include Jiu Wei in "Goodbye Monster", Miss Mimi in the "Anpanman" franchise & The Principal in “Topo Gigio”. She has also voiced commercials for Miami-Dade Animal Services & Miami-Dade Transit, and recently completed voicing her first video game.

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