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"These 'Housewives,' en Espa ol, Are Heard but Never Seen," by Mireya Navarro, The New York Times, Sunday Styles, yesterday:

LOS ANGELES — IN a small sound studio late on a Wednesday night, Larisa Asuaje is channeling Teri Hatcher. She sighs, giggles and gesticulates wildly with her hands, speaking in the halting, nervous ways of Ms. Hatcher's character, Susan, in "Desperate Housewives," only in Spanish.

She looks up at Ms. Hatcher's lips on a screen, which are saying, "I need an operation on my spleen, and I just found out I don't have medical insurance."

"Is there anyone I can sue?" Susan asks. "Hay alguien a qui n pueda demandar?" Ms. Asuaje repeats simultaneously.

Ms. Asuaje describes dubbing as "translating the essence of the person into another language." It is what she does for other actors while she herself an actress who has theater, film, soap operas and television commercials to her credit waits for her own big break.

"Getting 'Housewives' to Speak Spanish Can Be Desperate," by Brooks Barnes, The Wall Street Journal, A1, Dec. 13, 2005:

BURBANK, Calif. — At almost 1 a.m., the cast and crew of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" were frantically working to finish a new episode. Only a few scenes were ready, and the clock was ticking: The show had to air in five days, and they had yet to start on the scene where Bree sleeps with the pharmacist who killed her husband.

TV programs, especially big hits like "Desperate Housewives," typically finish episodes weeks in advance to guarantee uninterrupted delivery. But most shows aren't simultaneously produced in English and Spanish. Those gathered here were putting out the dubbed version. "It's like running a race every week, and my feet hurt," said dubbing actress Gabriela del Carmen. The 43-year-old actress provides the voice of the character Lynette, a harried mother-turned-businesswoman played by Felicity Huffman.

These 'Housewives,' en Espa ol, Are Heard but Never Seen [NYT]
Getting 'Housewives' to Speak Spanish Can Be Desperate [WSJ via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]