Maria Fernanda Tapia Canovi (born June 23, 1965) is a Mexican announcer, presenter, producer, screenwriter, lecturer, singer, and voice actress.[1]
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| Born | Maria Fernanda Tapia Canovi June 23, 1965 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Tecnológica de México |
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| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse | Pedro López Michelone |
| Children | Adélie López Tapia |
| Mother | Carmen Canovi |
| Website | www |
Career
editAnnouncer
editAs a radio announcer, host, and voice actress, Fernanda Tapia has contributed to programs and projects such as the Rock 101 shows La Odisea Del Emisario, Hablemos de hombres, Cáigase de la cama, La media naranja, El tianguis de Fernanda, La Talacha, La Pantera, Sabrosita 590, Espacio 59, Radio Alicia, Radioactivo 98.5, La Revista del Consumidor, Entre lo público y lo privado (together with Andrés Roemer), and Las del estribo.[2] She also has a podcast titled El Tao at Prodigy.msn.com, and another at Dixo.com. As of November 5, 2012, she is the director and announcer of the Triple W radio program through W Radio, which is broadcast Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Presenter
editTapia is currently the presenter of the programs Almohadazo on cable television network 52MX,[3] Juntas, ni difuntas with Mariana H. and Laura García on Proyecto 40, Hoy Te Toca with Paulina Mercado, and Diálogos en Confianza on Canal Once.
Columnist
editShe has worked in media since the age of 32, on magazines such as Reporte Indigo and El Huevo, as well as newspapers such as El Centro, El Financiero, La Jornada, Publimetro, and UNOMÁSUNO. However, as she has clarified on several occasions, she is not a journalist, since she does not have the training or studies that would qualify her as such.
Writer
editTapia has published four books, beginning in 2004 with El sexo y otros cuentos de hadas (Sex and Other Fairy Tales). The second, 2008's Sueños (Dreams), is a collection of dreams of politicians, actors, and friends, written with the participation of Dr. Marco Campuzano, and presented by Horacio Franco, Marisol Gasé, Humberto Vélez, Juan Alarcón, Ana Francis Mor, and Gustavo Munguía.[4] In 2011 she launched her third book, Tampoco se trata de ser perfectas (Nor is it a Question of Being Perfect), which includes a series of confessions made by women from different backgrounds. In 2012 she contributed the epilogue to El bestiario político del Almohadazo (The Political Bestiary of El Almohadazo), developed by the writers of El Almohadazo and coordinated by the program's head of information, showing the political fauna of the country.
| Books | ||||
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| Year | Title | Publisher | Co-authors | ISBN |
| 2004 | El sexo y otros cuentos de hadas | Plaza & Janés | 9700517497 | |
| 2008 | Sueños | Norma | Dr. Marco Campuzano | 9700917622 |
| 2011 | Tampoco se trata de ser perfectas | Océano | 9786074005851 | |
| 2012 | El bestiario político del Almohadazo | Planeta | Fernando Abrego (Charro), Cesar Arreola, Keren Chaires, and Andres Vargas "Ruzo" | 9786070710483 |
Screenwriter
editShe has written several comic scripts and sketches for Eugenio Derbez, Leonorilda Ochoa, Víctor Trujillo, Ausencio Cruz, Héctor Suárez, and David Patiño, among others.
Dubbing
editFernanda Tapia has dubbed such well-known characters as Mary Alice Young in Desperate Housewives, Janet Darling on Clarissa Explains It All, and Mirage in the animated film The Incredibles.[3]
Voice in films
edit| Year | Film | Character | Notes |
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| 1995 | It Takes Two | Diane Barrows | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Cynthia | |
| 1999 | Gimme the Power | Narrator | |
| 2000 | Chicken Run | Mac | animated |
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Teresa D'Onofrio | |
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Ajedrez | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Coral | animated |
| 2003 | Freaky Friday | Pei Pei | |
| 2004 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Deep Thought | |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Mirage | animated |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Phoebe Banks | |
| 2008 | WALL-E | Mary | animated |
Voice in series
edit| Year | Program | Role | Notes |
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| 1991–1994 | Clarissa Explains It All | Janet Darling | |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo | Sleeper agent | animated |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Kim's mother | animated |
| 2004–2012 | Desperate Housewives | Mary Alice Young |
Recognition
editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (August 2017) |
- 1990: Named Locutora de la Decada (Announcer of the Decade) by the newspaper El Financiero
- 1999: National Journalism Prize of Mexico
- 2001: Pagés Llergo Prize for the program Diálogos en Confianza, which she presented[5]
- 2002: First place in the Radio Biennial in the category "Promotional Radio Station Identification"
- 2002: Named Best Female Booth Announcer by Voces magazine
- 2003: Prize for Best Medical Journalism for the Diálogos en Confianza episode "Esquizofrenia" (Schizophrenia)
- 2003: AMPRYT Prize for Best Television Program Content for the whole crew of Diálogos en Confianza
- 2004: Emmanuel Haro Villa Award for Featured Journalists from the Association of Theatrical Journalists
- 2004: Golden Laurel of Mexican-Spanish Quality for the program Diálogos en Confianza
- 2008: Named a Woman of the Year as part of International Women's Day[6]
Personal life
editTapia is an adherent to BDSM and was on Amordidas and interviewed by Silvia Olmedo, where she demonstrated, to the shock of many viewers, how to be whipped.[7]
References
edit- ^ "¿Quién es Fernanda Tapia?" [Who is Fernanda Tapia?] (in Spanish). MSN. 3 November 2010. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Últimos Podcasts" (in Spanish). Noticias MVS. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ a b "Celebra Fernanda Tapia cuarto aniversario de 'Almohadazo'" [Fernanda Tapia Celebrates the Fourth Anniversary of 'Almohadazo']. La Voz de Michoacán (in Spanish). April 23, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Presentan el libro 'Sueños' de Fernanda Tapia" [Presenting the Book 'Sueños' by Fernanda Tapia]. Anodis.com (in Spanish). March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Ganadores Premio Nacional de Comunicación José Pagés Llergo 2001" [2001 José Pagés Llergo National Communications Prize Winners] (in Spanish). Pagés Llergo Prize. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ Medellín, Jorge Alejandro (March 8, 2008). "Y las clases sociales..se olvidaron" [And Social Classes..Were Forgotten]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Fernanda Tapia se somete a latigazos en Terapia de shock" (in Spanish) – via facebook.
