Mario Castañeda

Mario Cuitláhuac Castañeda Partida (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo kwiˈtlawak kastaˈɲeða paɾˈtiða]; born June 29, 1962), known professionally as Mario Castañeda, is a Mexican voice actor and dubbing director, known for his voice work in Japanese anime, such as Son Goku in the Latin American Spanish dub of Dragon Ball Z, as well as the dubbing voice of many actors in movies, including Jim Carrey, Jackie Chan and Bruce Willis.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castañeda and the second or maternal family name is Partida.

Mario Castañeda
Born	Mario Cuitláhuac Castañeda Partida (1962-06-29) June 29, 1962 (age 63) Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, director
Years active	1983–present
Spouses	Rommy Mendoza ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 2002)​ Susana Melgarejo Franco ​ ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	Arturo Carla Sofia

Early life and education

Castañeda was born on June 29, 1962 in Irapuato, Guanajuato. When he was young, his parents moved to Mexico City where he resides currently. He studied drama in the Andrés Soler Institute from 1979 to 1982.

Career

In June 1983, Castañeda started to work as a voice actor in Mexican dubs of several television series, including Diff'rent Strokes, The Powers of Matthew Star, and The Visitor. Castañeda has also done voice work in Japanese anime, such as Son Goku in the Latin American dub of Dragon Ball Z, as well as the dubbing voice of many actors in movies, including Jim Carrey, Jackie Chan and Bruce Willis. He was also the announcer for Boomerang in Latin America from 2001 to 2006.

Notable roles

Anime dubbing

• Blue Submarine – Tokuhiro Iga
• Bakugan Battle Brawlers – Darkus Exedra, Darkus Razenoid.
• Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku/Dragon Ball GT/Dragon Ball Super – Son Goku (adult), Bardock (Goku's father), Turles^[1]
• Saint Seiya – Sea Dragon Kanon (Poseidon and Hades Chapter Inferno - TV version)
• Los Caballeros del Zodíaco – Lune de Balrog (Hades Chapter inferno – DVD version)
• Naruto Shippuden – Hidan
• One Piece – Akainu/Sakazuki
• Sailor Moon – Neflyte
• Slam Dunk – Tatsuhiko Aota, Toru Hanagata.

Animation dubbing

• Anastasia – Dmitri
• MacGyver – MacGyver
• El Chavo – Don Ramón / Ñoño
• Iron Man – Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Spider-Man – Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Up – Alpha
• Cars 2 – Acer
• The Incredible Hulk – Tony Stark/Iron Man
• Demolition Man – Simon Phoenix
• The Mask – Stanley Ipkiss/La Máscara (Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask) and Ace Ventura
• Captain Planet – Capitán Planeta (Captain Planet)
• Yo Yogi! – Yogi Bear
• Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law – Droopy
• Tom and Jerry Kids – Lobo/Droopy/Dripple
• Thomas & Friends – James the Red Engine (Seasons 13–onwards)
• Futurama – Zapp Branigan
• Bruce Almighty – Bruce Nolan
• The Wonder Years – Kevin Arnold (Adult)
• Boyz n the Hood – Ricky (Adult)
• Transformers – Glen Whitmann
• You, Me and Dupree – Carl
• Hannah Montana – Robbie Steward
• Dragonball Evolution – Goku
• Dueños de la Noche – Capt. Joseph "Joe" Grusinsky
• Anacondas: Trail of Blood – Scott
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Hank Pym
• Saw – Eric Matthews (DVD version)/Art Blank
• Handy Manny – Pat