Jorge Arvizu
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| Born | Jorge Isaac Arvizu Martínez July 23, 1932 Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Died | March 18, 2014 (aged 81) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–2014 |
Jorge Isaac Arvizu Martínez (July 23, 1932 – March 18, 2014), better known by the stage name Jorge Arvizu, was a Mexican actor who was the first Spanish voice, among others, of Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone and Cookie Monster. His nickname was El Tata.[1][2]
Voice Roles[]
Arvizu made the Spanish voices for the following films, TV series, cartoons, and audio tapes:
- Benny (Benito) and Choo Choo (Cucho) in Don Gato y su Pandilla (2011)
- Bert (Beto) in Plaza Sésamo (1972-Early 1990s)
- Cookie Monster (Lucas, el Monstruo Comegalletas) in Plaza Sésamo (1972-Early 1990s)
- Maxwell Smart in the Get Smart TV series, the 1995 revival and the 2008 film
- Chef Skinner in Ratatouille (2007)
- Ramón in Cars (2006)
- Vocero in El Privilegio de Mandar (2005–2006)
- Chief Garner in Dirty Pair Flash (1998–1999)
- Narrator in Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends (1984-1986)
- Mr. Papadopolous in La Vida de Brian (1979)
- Ringo Starr in Let It Be (1970)
- George Harrison in Let It Be (1970)
- Mercutio in Romeo y Julieta (1968)
- El Pingüino in Batman (1968)
- Dr. Doom in Los Cuatro Fantásticos (1967–1968)
- Agent 86 in El Superagente 86 (1965–1970)
- Ringo Starr in Los Beatles (1965–1969)
- George Harrison in Los Beatles (1965–1969)
- Robot in Perdidos en el Espacio (1965–1968)
- Quincy Magoo in The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (1964-1965)
- Lucas Addams in Los Locos Addams
- Benito Bodoque and Cucho in Don Gato (1961–1962)
- Pedro Picapiedra in Los Picapiedra (1960–1966)
- Pedro in La Dama y el Vagabundo (1955)
- Bugs Bunny and Pato Lucas in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1950–1961)
- Popeye in the Popeye cartoons (1933–1957)
- El Pájaro Loco (1950–1961)
- Various voices in 1942-1967 Famous Studios cartoons (1960s dub)
- Various voices in Terrytoons shorts (1960s dub)
- El Gato Félix in El Gato Félix
- "Informacion General", an audio tape for the Mego 2-XL robot toy. He may have been the voice of the 2-XL character for all of the tapes that were released in Mexico. (1978-1981)
Death[]
Jorge Arvizu died on March 18, 2014 in Mexico City, after suffering a heart failure.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Jorge Arvizu, monstruo sagrado en el doblaje". El Universal (Mexico City). October 4, 2004. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Tinoco, Armando (March 15, 2014). "Jorge Arvizu 'El Tata' Dies: Voice Behind Benito Bodoque, Pedro Picapiedra Dead From Heart Failure At 81". Latintimes.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
External links[]
- Jorge Arvizu at IMDb
- Jorge Arvizu at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jorge Arvizu at Behind The Voice Actors
- Informacion Generale, starring Jorge Arvizu as 2-XL A partial audio recording from the "Informacion General" tape for the Mego 2-XL, performed by Jorge Arvizu
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2014 deaths
- Male actors from Guanajuato
- Mexican people of Basque descent
- Mexican male voice actors