How to pronounce my name, “Luz”

            For a linguistic: My first name is only one syllable, “Luz”. Its basic structure is (CVC), a closed syllable. It has the onset of a voiced alveolar liquid [l], with a rhyme of a high back vowel, [u], and the coda of a voiced alveolar fricative [z]; “Luz”.  Transcript to /IPA/, / luz/.

Description to the locals: You start by putting your tongue at the front of the upper of your mouth; just behind your upper teeth. Then let the air comes out through your throat. To pronounce the “u” put your tongue at the back of your mouth and close your lips a little bit as if you want to kiss someone lightly on the cheek. Finally, close your mouth letting your lips separated and let the air comes out between your teeth making friction “z”.