Meet Mario, autographs and more at his Guest table in Exhibit Hall E
Mario Castañeda
Goku ∙ Voice Actor ∙ México
Mexican voice actor Mario Castañeda returns to Anime Maturi! He studied acting at the Andrés Soler Institute from 1979 to 1982 and began his acting career in 1983. His added talents that stemmed from his studies are Producing and Dubbing Directing for various anime series and movies. His most well known role is Goku in the Dragon Ball Z Spanish franchise but has dubbed other shows as well. Live-action series such as BBC’s Sherlock (Watson), NBC’s Friends (Ross), Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana (Billy Ray Cyrus), Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Agent Coulson), and additional voices in Power Rangers Ninja Storm.
Alongside these live-action Spanish dubbings is his vast range in the animated and gaming genres. He has given life to animated characters such as Nephrite from Sailor Moon, Masahiko Kida from Death Note, Demitri from Anastasia, and Zapp Brannigan from Futurama. As for gaming characters you can find his voice in Johnny Cage of Mortal Kombat X, Commander Shepherd of Mass Effect, and many voices for League of Legends! Fans will also recognize him as the semi-official LA-VA for roles played by Bruce Willis, Jim Carrey, and Mark Ruffalo. He is recognized as the Spanish voice over for their big name movies like The Sixth Sense (Bruce Willis), Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), and Marvel Universe franchise (Mark Ruffalo). He will be joining his Dragon Ball Z co-stars in The Epic Spanish Dragon Ball Z Panel.