Cruz García, Laura

Laura Cruz García is a University Professor in the Department of Modern Philology, Translation, and Interpretation at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). Her academic career focuses on translation studies with an emphasis on audiovisual materials and intercultural mediation. She actively supervises graduate and undergraduate students in diverse translation challenges.

• Research Interests: Audiovisual translation, cultural reference adaptation, dubbing/subtilting discrepancies, humor translation, linguistic variation, audio description, and song lyric localization.
• Advised Students: 18 students between 2021-2024, working on projects related to translation of cultural elements, reception studies, and specific media formats like trailers.