Background
Sanchez was born in Englewood, New Jersey to a musical family.
Sanchez was born in Englewood, New Jersey to a musical family.
An avid jazz fan, Sanchez enjoys listening to the music of John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell and vocalists Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. When National Public Radio"s Robert Siegel indicated that it was unusual for someone her age to be a fan of Thelonious Monk, Sanchez responded that "He has this really unique style. He kind of hits the piano really hard.
And I love his offbeats.
Sometimes he goes on-beat. Sometimes he goes official
He"s full of surprises." In 2008, Sanchez took over the voice role of the seven-year-old lead character in Dora the Explorer, Following the departure of the characters original voice actor Kathleen Herles that year. She was selected from among 600 girls who auditioned for the part.
She voiced the character until early 2012, when Fátima Ptacek took over the role.
Besides appearing in several national commercials, Sanchez"s other television work includes as Lupe Rojas in an episode of Law & Order: SVU, ("Uncle" 2006) and appearing as Celia, the daughter of Carlos Ponce"s character, on Lipstick Jungle. Her film work includes appearing in the film Phoebe in Wonderland. Sanchez performed the National Anthem at an National Basketball Association game at the IZOD Center on November 21, 2009.
2009 40th National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards: Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children"s Program for Dora the Explorer.