Juan Francisco Lamata is a Spanish voice actor and journalist known for his work on the Spanish dubs of numerous anime series. Beyond his voice acting career, he is also a journalist and runs a YouTube channel called La Hemeroteca del Buitre, which focuses on media analysis. His entry into the dubbing industry has been described as occurring from more discrete positions, though he has taken on prominent lead roles in various animated series.

Lamata has an extensive list of credits in anime dubbing, often voicing characters in long-running and popular franchises. He is the voice of Ivan Karelin, also known as the hero Origami Cyclone, in both the original Tiger & Bunny series and its sequel, Tiger & Bunny 2. In the Beyblade Burst franchise, he voices the character Ranjiro Kiyama across multiple series, including Beyblade Burst Turbo and Beyblade Burst Sparking. He also voiced the character Spectra Phantom, also known as Keith Clay, in Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia, and Noriyuki Akechi in the series Offside.

His other notable anime roles span a wide range of shows. He has voiced characters such as Hanzawa in Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa, Kaku in One Piece, Gamakichi in Naruto, Devit in D.Gray-man, and Light Nobel in Inazuma Eleven, among many others. His work also includes roles in series like High-Rise Invasion, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre, Ultraman, and Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE.