José de Jesús Barrero Andrade (July 26, 1958 – February 17, 2016), better known by his

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Jesús Barrero, was a Mexican actor who specialized in dubbing.

Biography

Barrero began his acting career in 1968 at the age of nine playing secondary roles in theater and voice-over work. He made his debut in a leading role four years later with the Latin American Spanish dub of the PBS series ''Big Blue Marble''. Barrero was best known for his roles as the voice of

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''. Barrero was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2015, and did not succumb to the disease until February 17, 2016, at the age of 57. His last film role was in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' as the voice of Luke Skywalker.

Filmography

Animation

Feature films

References

External links

* * * 1958 births 2016 deaths Deaths from lung cancer in Mexico Mexican male television actors Mexican male voice actors Mexican voice directors Male actors from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors {{Mexico-actor-stub