Accurate translation and subtitling with a human touch.

To let stories, popular science and global initiatives have an impact in Spanish.

You want to reach Spanish-speaking viewers, visitors or communities in the United States or Latin America. But for that connection to be meaningful, it takes accurate words, the right tone, and the same level of care and attention you'd expect from your own team.That's what I bring: a direct, personal and professional service, keeping your goals in mind at every step, so the message truly speaks to your audience. Let's explore how we can solve your language needs.

Fields of work

Audiovisual Media

Subtitling for movies, series, documentaries, seminars and corporate or institutional content, ready for streaming platforms, film festivals and exhibit spaces. You'll receive subtitles that read naturally in Latin American or United States Spanish to make your media accessible to local audiences.

International Organizations & NGOs

Translation and review of guidelines, reports, communications, toolkits and articles for NGOs and international organizations of every size, including the IRC, UNHCR, UN Women, UNDP and UNICEF. Some of the topics I cover are sustainability, environment, climate change, refugee emergencies, and gender-based violence. I’ll help you reflect your voice and mission in Spanish, with consistency and precision. That way, purpose-driven work will keep its impact across languages.

Popular Science & Museums

Translation of exhibits, brochures, interactive experiences, and outreach media content that engages Spanish-speaking community members and sparks their curiosity.

E-learning & trainings

Employee and manager handbooks, training courses and other e-learning materials that preserve tone, pacing and clarity, adapted to your learners' needs and background.

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Services

Translation & Proofreading

English to Spanish translation for Latin America and United States Spanish-speaking audiences. Proofreading of Spanish text and translations, so your content is ready to go.

Subtitling & Spanish SDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing)

End-to-end subtitle creation, including transcription and descriptive subtitles for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing viewers. I follow technical subtitling standards and best practices, and deliver in different formats, such as .srt, .stl and .vtt.

Quality Control & In-Context Review

Review of subtitles against your specifications and technical requirements, plus in-context review of translations in their final design, whether that's a printed manual or an exhibit layout.

Featured Projects

Cover of the National Geographic magazine featuring the Museum of Exploration, with the picture of an emperor penguin bronze sculpture.

National Geographic
Museum of Exploration

English → US Spanish
translation, editing
& in-context review

I helped bring to life the National Geographic Society integral accessibility strategy in the Museum of Exploration so that all visitors can fully engage with their exhibitions and services.I translated and reviewed interactive experiences, exhibits, visual descriptions and videos. I also helped manage glossaries to ensure consistent use of the organization's vocabulary.


Yellow cover of the Navigator Workbook, by the International Rescue Committee.

Training Materials
for the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

English → Latin american spanish
translation & in-context review

The IRC is a global humanitarian organization that works in 40 countries to help people survive and recover from conflict and disaster. I helped them train managers to lead teams in Latin America and bond with other managers.I translated into Latin American Spanish all the content for this 6-month training: PPT slides, the participants' workbook, brochures, communications, instructions, surveys, trainers’ guides and more.


Illustration of women running across a pedestrian bridge, with the title of the movie on top, called Fotos Nuestras in Spanish.

Pictures of Us,
directed by Emilia Herbst

Spanish → English
subtitle authoring

Fotos Nuestras (Pictures of Us), a 20-minute short film featured in the 27th BAFICI Film Festival, needed English subtitles that captured its story and tone in full.I created the subtitles from scratch, translating dialogue from Argentinian Spanish into English, timing each line and preserving the film's voice for international audiences and festival programmers.


Mosaic of several series and movies, such as A Real Bug's life, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol, Visionaries and We Lost Our Human.

Media Accessibility
for Streaming Platforms

English → Latin american spanish
subtitles, subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing & quality control.

Over the years, I've worked on subtitle translation, quality control, and SDH authoring for a wide range of films and series distributed on major streaming platforms.I translated and quality-checked subtitles to meet each platform's technical specs and style guides, and created descriptive subtitles so deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences could follow every detail, from dialogue to sound cues.

If you want to see more work samples, email me!


Testimonials


About

Picture of Gabriela Palachi, wearing a green shirt and black framed glasses. The background is white with some plants.

¡Hola! I'm Gabriela, an English-Spanish freelance translator and subtitler.

Carl Sagan introduced me to science outreach, to a sense of wonder for the one planet we have (that pale blue dot) and to caring for it. He did it through nothing less than his TV show, Cosmos. Today, as a Spanish linguist, I work to carry meaningful messages across sustainability and climate change, education, audiovisual media, and popular science because I know what it feels like when a message truly gets through, and I'm determined to bring that feeling into the Spanish-speaking world.Having completed a six-year certified translation program at the University of Buenos Aires, earned a Master's Degree in Audiovisual Translation, and joined the Sworn Translators' Association of the City of Buenos Aires (CTPCBA) as a member, I stand by what I do as a professional, mindful that translation should carry intention and care, not just words.That's how I can do my bit to help: by translating and subtitling content that respects its original purpose, so it inspires the same awareness, awe or connection in Spanish.Feel free to read more about my professional background on LinkedIn.

Contact

Let's work together!

Here’s what you can expect:• Friendly and clear communication throughout the project.
• Alignment with your style guides, terminology and voice.
• Reliable and on-time delivery.
• Team approach: open to feedback and driven by your goals.
• Accuracy and clarity for specialized content.
If you have a project in mind or want to know how we could work together, let's chat.
Drop me a message at [email protected] or book a quick call.