Pocholo Gonzales is a prominent Filipino voice actor, voice director, and entrepreneur, widely recognized as the VoiceMaster of the Philippines for his extensive contributions to the voice acting industry. Born on May 7, 1979, in Mariveles, Bataan, his career began in 1996 at the age of 16 after he won a radio drama and singing contest, which led to work with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. He studied Speech Communication and later pursued a Master's degree in Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman.

Gonzales's career is marked by thousands of voice roles across various media, including anime, where he is known for dubbing characters for Philippine television. Among his notable anime roles are Dr. Z in Dinosaur King and Cha Cha in the series Daisuki! BuBu ChaCha. He also provided voices for Yakumaru in Offside, Professor Peebney in Little Susie and Marvy, and Star Scream in Transformers: Cybertron. His work extends to other prominent titles such as Digimon Adventure, Cyborg Kuro-Chan, and Cooking Master Boy, as well as foreign telenovelas like Meteor Garden.

Beyond performance, Gonzales has had a significant impact as a voice director and industry builder. In 2005, he founded CreatiVoices Productions and established the Philippine Center for Voice Acting, the country's first school for voice acting, known as VoiceWorx. He has directed numerous projects, including the Philippine's first full-length digital animated film, Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia, for which he also voiced characters. His international work includes directing dubbing for SEGA Japan on games like Transformers: Human Alliance. He has also served as dubbing director for major companies such as SDI Media and Ani-One Philippines, overseeing the Tagalog dubbing for series like Kaiju No. 8.

In recognition of his expertise, Gonzales has been a speaker at international events and has authored books on voice acting, including Gusto Kong Maging Voice Talent, the first book of its kind in the Philippines. In recent years, he has been a pioneer in integrating artificial intelligence with voice acting, developing AI voice projects and educational programs to advocate for ethical AI use in the creative industry.