Melanie Mendez is an accomplished SAG-AFTRA actor with a passion for storytelling and narrating audiobooks. Melanie has a neutral North American accent with a warm, conversational tone and diverse vocal range, having voiced characters ages 0-80. Melanie's professional background in musical theatre, on camera, commercial, and voice over work have skilled her with an abundant vocal range and diverse characterization. Born into a big Puerto Rican family and raised in NY, Melanie enjoys giving voice to both ethnic specific and non ethnic specific stories that elicit feelings of love, hope, humor and joy. Her favorite genres include Women's Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction, Romantic Comedy and Contemporary Romance and some topics of interest include large family dynamics, motherhood, sisterhood, friendship, and mental health. Melanie enjoys the simple pleasures in life like spending time with her family, hiking, cooking, and binging reality tv. You can learn more about Melanie at www.melaniemendezvo.com