Orlando Arenas
Description
Orlando Arenas was a Colombian actor and director of dubbing, recognized for his extensive work in Latin American Spanish voice-over for animation, television series, and films. Born on November 17, 1964, in Bogotá, Colombia, he built a prolific career spanning several decades until his death on December 20, 2020, at the age of 56 due to complications from COVID-19.
Arenas is particularly well-known in the anime community for voicing a wide array of prominent characters. His notable roles include Forman in Thunder Jet, the title character in Casshan, Kid Muscle in Ultimate Muscle, and Huracan in Tiger Mask. He also voiced Ken Masters in Street Fighter II V and Leon Oswald in Kaleido Star. In the series Hunter X Hunter, he performed multiple roles, including Leorio Paradinight, Kite, Ging Freecss, and Senritsu. He also provided the voice for Príncipe Charles in the Colombian dubbing of Cinderella Monogatari.
Beyond acting, Orlando Arenas was an active dubbing director, contributing his expertise to numerous projects. His directorial work included the Spanish-language versions for series such as Casshan, Thunder Jet, Cinderella Monogatari, and the 1999 version of Hunter X Hunter. His colleagues remembered him as a perfectionist, disciplined, and demanding artist with an unparalleled talent, a versatile and precise voice, and a great capacity for friendship.
Arenas is particularly well-known in the anime community for voicing a wide array of prominent characters. His notable roles include Forman in Thunder Jet, the title character in Casshan, Kid Muscle in Ultimate Muscle, and Huracan in Tiger Mask. He also voiced Ken Masters in Street Fighter II V and Leon Oswald in Kaleido Star. In the series Hunter X Hunter, he performed multiple roles, including Leorio Paradinight, Kite, Ging Freecss, and Senritsu. He also provided the voice for Príncipe Charles in the Colombian dubbing of Cinderella Monogatari.
Beyond acting, Orlando Arenas was an active dubbing director, contributing his expertise to numerous projects. His directorial work included the Spanish-language versions for series such as Casshan, Thunder Jet, Cinderella Monogatari, and the 1999 version of Hunter X Hunter. His colleagues remembered him as a perfectionist, disciplined, and demanding artist with an unparalleled talent, a versatile and precise voice, and a great capacity for friendship.
All Characters
- SpanishAnime overview: Thunder Jet
- Spanish
- SpanishAnime overview: Ultimate Muscle
- SpanishAnime overview: Tiger Mask
- SpanishAnime overview: Hunter X Hunter
- SpanishAnime overview: Cinderella Monogatari
- SpanishAnime overview: Kaleido Star: New Wings Extra Stage
- SpanishAnime overview: The Legend of Snow White
- Spanish
- SpanishAnime overview: Street Fighter II V
- SpanishAnime overview: Hunter X Hunter