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Audiobook ReviewsEL CLAN DE LA LOBA/THE WAR OF THE WITCHES Maite Carranza Read by Adriana Sananes
Adriana Sananes demuestra su excelencia profesional con la narración de este cuento del viaje mágico de una niña. Anaíd, una joven de catorce años que solamente quiere ser una de las niñas populares de su colegio, se encuentra enrollada en una guerra entre varios clanes de brujas. Su madre se ha apuntado al clan de las Odish para poder proteger a Anaíd, la profeta nombrada del clan de los Omar. Sananes caracteriza nítidamente la personalidad fascinante de Anaíd mientras se transforma de una chica solitaria a una bruja guerrera. Su voz cambia con el gran reparto de personajes femeninos y su vocalización de los sonidos diversos de animales es cautivadora. Este es un cuento encantador para jóvenes interesados en una historia del oculto para la Nueva Edad. K.P., L.R.P., trans.
--[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]--Adriana Sananes demonstrates professional excellence with her narration of a magical tale of a young girl's journey. Fourteen-year-old Anaíd, who just wants to be popular in school, is thrust into a war between witches. Selene, her mother, has joined the bloodthirsty Odish clan to protect Anaíd, the designated prophet of the Omar clan. Sananes vividly characterizes Anaíd's captivating personality as she is transformed from a lonely girl to a witch warrior prepared to fight the Odish. Sananes's voice shifts for the various members of the large cast of female characters, and her delivery of diverse animal sounds is captivating. This is an enchanting story for youths interested in a new age story of the occult. K.P. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2010] ELLA, QUE TODO LO TUVO/ SHE THAT HAD IT ALL Ángela Becerra Read by Adriana Sananes
Esta novela, ganadora de premios literarios, es un cuento del género realismo mágico que presenta la narradora, Adriana Sananes, con un desafío pidiendo que su voz dé vueltas sobre la realidad, la locura y los sueños de la protagonista. Ésta, una novelista que se llama Ella, sale de Colombia en camino a Florencia para terminar una historia escrita por su padre. Sin embargo, se encuentra con una incapacidad de escribir. Cree que mató a su marido y su hija en un accidente de coche aunque nunca encontraron sus cuerpos. O, ¿es que ni siquiera existieron? Sananes narra con buen ritmo y maestría reflejando la doble personalidad de Ella y proyectando las voces de los hombres sucesivos que se enamoran de ella. También enriquece los pensamientos provocativos de Becerra sobre los libros que duermen en las librerías antiguas que Ella visita por las noches: ¿puede existir un libro si no lo han escrito nunca? K.P., L.R.P., trans.
--[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]--Ángela Becerra's award-winning tale of magical realism poses a challenge for narrator Adriana Sananes as it requires her to twist and turn her voice around the protagonist's reality, insanity, and dreams. Novelist Ella, the central character, leaves Colombia for Florence to finish her father's story but finds she is unable to write. She believes she killed her husband and daughter in a car accident from which the bodies disappeared. Or did they even exist? Sananes skillfully paces her voice to reflect Ella's split personality and to authentically project the voices of the successive men who fall in love with her. Sananes also artfully enriches Bacerra's provocative thoughts about the books that sleep in the antique bookstores that Ella frequents at night: Can a book exist if it was never written? K.P. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2010] "How the García girls lost their accent" by Julia Alvarez-AUDIE nomination-Review:http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/showreview_pub.cfm?Num=42009
Brown Bear by Eric Carle-2009 Grammy nomination-Review:http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2009/04/gwyneth_paltrow_narrates_brown_bear_and_friends.html
A GRAMMY Nominee in the category of Best Spoken Word Album for Children, the Brown Bear & Friends CD was... published by Macmillan Audio in 2008. Tracks 1-4 are Gwyneth Paltrow's narration, tracks 5-8 feature the Spanish translation of the books read by Adriana Sananes, Bill Martin Jr. narrates Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See on track 9, and tracks 10-11 feature an interview with Eric Carle.... What a lovely surprise it was to have the stories translated into Spanish, featured as hidden tracks (5-8) on the disc, performed by voice actress Adriana Sananes. Such lively recordings! I appreciated how Adriana Sananes used her versatile voice to express a vibrant interpretation of books which translated well into Spanish. I found Sananes' elasticity, diction and mastery of her vocal range to be incomparable. Her characters were very interesting and I must say that I especially adored her Baby Bear voice. From the start, it was clear that Adriana was a trained voice actress and I'm pleased that the producer decided to go with someone of her caliber to introduce these books to the Spanish and bilingual Spanish / English listening audience.
—Nosotras que nos queremos tanto (We Loved So Much) - Críticas“With a stately pace and in neutral Spanish, renowned audiobook narrator Adriana Sananes brings thisnovel to life …this is a good option for libraries and bookstores seeking to expand their collection of contemporarywomen’s fiction from the region.” “Desires and Their Shadow” by Ana Clavel. Recorded Books. Adriana Sananes gives an excellent reading of the novel, with hints of a Mexican accent, although her voice remains mostly neutral and well paced.She does an excellent job of ighlighting dialog and providing a different voice for every character.María Ospina, Críticas, May/June 2003“My Sister Frida” by Bárbara Mujica. Recorded books.“An intriguing fictional account of the life of Frida Kahlo…Adriana Sananes’ narration does a good job of conveying the confessional tone…Highly recommended for all libraries and bookstores.”Ed Morales, Críticas November/December 2003Champion voice performers Adriana Sananes and Eileen Stevens breathe life into this story of a love affairbetween a young artist, Theresa, and rebel Ernesto "Che" Guevara. At times the narrative is softly emotionalat other times fraught with danger; it is also an incomparable painting of revolutionary Cuba.Although shehas been searching for a number of years a young Miami woman has not unearthed a clue about her birthmother whom she has never seen nor heard about. One day an unexpected package arrives containing pagesof writing and photographs. Slowly these items are pieced together to reveal the life of her mother and theyouthful affair she had with "Che" Guevara.Related in two distinct voices "Loving Che" is poetic, passionate,and poignant - an altogether irresistible listening experience.Amazon.com ReviewThe New York Times THEATER REVIEW; Casting a New Light Into the Shadows of a Familiar Family-"Bernarda"By D. J. R. BRUCKNER Published: June 11, 2002, Tuesday The production by the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, with an unusually accomplished cast ...is very rewarding. The three sisters are seductive: Adriana Sananes, who has extensive experiencein García Lorca roles, as the oldest, trying to be an obedient griever but conquered by her romantic feelings...
The New York TimesMay 10, 1993, MondayTheater in ReviewBlood Wedding-By D. J. R. BRUCKNER-- and vibrant performances by Adriana Sananes as the Bride ...
The New York Times Review/Theater; Reviving Personal Scandal As an Art By D. J. R. BRUCKNER Published: Wednesday, September 18, 1991 "Esperando la Carroza" ("Waiting for the Hearse") by the Uruguayan playwright Jacobo Langsner...Virginia Rambal, Adriana Sananes and ... have to carry the play, and they fly with it...Ms. Sananes as the rich one is the most comic of the three... The New York TimesReviews/Theater; Don Juan (Tenorio) In His Own Language By RICHARD F. SHEPARD Published: Sunday, December 18, 1988 Adriana Sananes is luminous as the seduced novice...
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