Meet the SpanishPod Team

• Liliana Mata (lilianamata)

  Liliana hails from Mexico City, but her roots lie in the northern state of Chihuahua. After completing her degree in Mexico, she studied political science in France. She then went on to work at the Mexican Embassy in Washington D.C. Her voice can be heard on podcasts at every level (Newbie, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced). She has a culture show called Del taco al tango and a music show ¡Oye como va!. In addition to her role at SpanishPod, Liliana contributes to a weekly Chinese grammar show, ChinesePod's Qing Wen, and to FrenchPod's Voulez-vous chanter avec moi.

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• Yenny Hernández (yennyhernandez09)

  Yenny is a specialist in teaching Spanish, and has done so for over 10 years. She is the co-host of SpanishPod's Advanced level podcasts. You can also hear her in other podcasts, such as SpanishPod's music show, ¡Oye como va!. Yenny is from Cuba.

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• Jorge Leonardo Guerrero (leoguerrero)

  Jorge Leonardo, more commonly known as Leonardo or "Leo," can be heard as a host of SpanishPod's show ¿Qué pasa? See him as Chef Tabasco in Cooking with Tabasco. His voice can be heard in numerous other podcasts as one of our dialog actors. Leo is from Mexico.

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• Marco Mejia (marco_m)

  Marco was born in Quito, Ecuador but grew up in Los Angeles, California. He obtained his BA in marketing in Santiago, Chile and has taught English and Spanish in various countries and institutions around the world. Currently he is the host of EnglishPod and SpanishPod at Praxis Language.

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Former Team Members

• JP Villanueva (jpvillanueva)

  John Patrick "JP" Villanueva has a master's degree in linguistics from the University of Michigan. He was a Spanish teacher in the Pacific Northwest before joining the SpanishPod team. He is a main host on SpanishPod, and can be heard on the Newbie, Elementary, Intermediate, and Upper Intermediate levels, as well as on SpanishPod's ¿Qué pasa? and Pa' que sepas podcasts. He also hosts FrenchPod lessons.

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• Estibalitz Gete (estibalitz)

  Estibalitz, or "Esti," is a specialist in Spanish and co-hosts advanced lessons, as well as other podcasts like Pa' que sepas, Del taco al tango and many more. Esti is from the Basque Country in Spain.

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