Supernatural detective Alexandra Trese has been cast, and will be voiced by not one, but two Filipino actresses.
Liza Soberano and Shay Mitchell will voice Trese for the comics’ animated adaptation, Netflix announced today, March 8 on Twitter.
Call Alexandra… cause I’ve got news. It’s official, @lizasoberano & @shaymitch are Alexandra Trese!!!
May strong women always lend a voice to one another, especially when there’s an aswang or two around. Happy International Women’s Day 🖤🤍💪 pic.twitter.com/oJs1L5sDXp
— Netflix Philippines (@Netflix_PH) March 8, 2021
In a reply to its tweet, Netflix explained that Soberano will work on the Filipino dub while Mitchell will do the English version.
Liza will voice Alexandra in Filipino and Shay will voice her in English!
— Netflix Philippines (@Netflix_PH) March 8, 2021
Mitchell, who was born and raised in Canada, is of Filipino descent through her mom, who hails from Pampanga. She is known for her work in drama series “Pretty Little Liars” an…
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