Mario Cuitláhuac Castañeda Partida (; born June 29, 1962), known professionally as Mario Castañeda, is a Mexican voice actor and dubbing director, known for his voice work in Japanese

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, such as Son Goku in the Latin American Spanish dub of ''

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'', as well as the dubbing voice of many actors in movies, including

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and

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Early life and education

Castañeda was born on June 29, 1962 in Irapuato, Guanajuato. When he was young, his parents moved to

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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 ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Visitor''. Castañeda has also done voice work in Japanese

, such as Son Goku in the Latin American dub of ''

'', as well as the dubbing voice of many actors in movies, including

and

. He was also the announcer for

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from 2001 to 2006.

Notable roles

Anime dubbing

*'' Blue Submarine'' – Tokuhiro Iga *''

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'' – Darkus Exedra, Darkus Razenoid. *''

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''/''

''/'' Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku''/''

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''/'' Dragon Ball Super'' – Son Goku (adult), Bardock (Goku's father),

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*''

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– Sea Dragon Kanon'' (Poseidon and Hades Chapter Inferno - TV version) *'' Los Caballeros del Zodíaco'' – Lune de Balrog (Hades Chapter inferno – DVD version) *''

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'' – Hidan *''

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'' – Akainu/Sakazuki *''

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'' – Neflyte *''

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'' – Tatsuhiko Aota, Toru Hanagata.

Animation dubbing

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'' – Dmitri *''

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'' – MacGyver *'' El Chavo'' – Don Ramón / Ñoño *''

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'' – Tony Stark/Iron Man *''

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'' – Tony Stark/Iron Man * '' Up'' – Alpha * ''

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'' – 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 *''

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'' –

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(Seasons 13–onwards) *''

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'' – Zapp Branigan *'' Bruce Almighty'' – Bruce Nolan *''

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'' – Kevin Arnold (Adult) *''

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'' – Ricky (Adult) *''

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'' – Glen Whitmann *'' You, Me and Dupree'' – Carl *''

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'' – 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 *''

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'' – Eric Matthews (DVD version)/Art Blank *'' Handy Manny'' – Pat

References

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