Mario Cuitláhuac Castañeda Partida (; born June 29, 1962 in

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, Mexico), 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 '' Dragon Ball Z'', as well as the dubbing voice of many actors in movies, including Jim Carrey,

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and

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Early life and education

When he was very 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 '' Dragon Ball Z'', as well as the dubbing voice of many actors in movies, including Jim Carrey,

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

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'' - Son Goku (adult), Bardock (Goku's father),

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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 *'' Sailor Moon'' - Neflyte *''

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'' - Tatsuhiko Aota, Toru Hanagata.

Animation dubbing

*'' Ace Ventura: Detective de Mascotas'' - Ace Ventura *''

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'' - Dmitri * DuckTales: Remastered - Babyface Beagle/ Robocop 159-203 *''

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'' - MacGyver * *''

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'' - Don Ramon / Ñoño *'' Iron Man'' - Tony Stark/Iron Man *'' Spider-Man'' - Tony Stark/Iron Man * '' Up'' - Alpha * '' Cars 2'' - Acer *''

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'' - 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) *''

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*'' Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law'' - Droopy *''

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'' - Lobo/Droopy/Dripple *''

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(Seasons 13-onwards) *'' Futurama'' - Zapp Branigan *'' Bruce Almighty'' - Bruce Nolan *''

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'' - Kevin Arnold (Adult) *'' Boyz n the Hood'' - Ricky (Adult) *''

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'' - Glen Whitmann *''

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'' - Carl *'' Hannah Montana'' - Robbie Steward *''

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'' - 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 *'' Kitty Is Not a Cat'' - Cheeta *''

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'' - Pat

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