Maggie Vera
Description
Maggie Vera is the professional name of Margarita Vera Sandoval, a Mexican actress, singer, and director of dubbing born on October 18, 1967, in Mexico City. She is recognized for her extensive work in Latin American Spanish dubbing, lending her voice to numerous characters in animated series, films, and anime. Her career began with training in acting at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) de Televisa and the Centro Teatral Manolo Fábregas.
Vera's entry into the world of dubbing was notably through Disney, where she provided the speaking voice for Princess Jasmine in the 1992 film Aladdin, marking her first major role. She continued this association by voicing the title character in Mulan and later Blancanieves (Snow White) in the second Mexican redub of the classic film. Her vocal versatility extended to Western animation, where she became widely known as the voice of Bubbles in the Mexican Spanish dub of the original The Powerpuff Girls animated series.
Parallel to her acting, Vera developed a significant career as a singer and musical director, a path she began in 1984 performing jingles. Starting in 1996, she took on responsibilities for vocal direction and Spanish adaptation of musical themes for various television series and films. This aspect of her work became a hallmark of her career. She has directed and adapted songs for a wide range of projects, including films like Coraline, The Polar Express, and Shrek the Third, as well as television series such as Plaza Sésamo, Family Guy, and Barney & Friends. A significant recurring collaboration in this area is with the Pokémon franchise, where she has served as musical director for various themes and has been an interpreter for several of them. She also holds the role of dialogue and song director for all seasons of the Latin American Spanish dub of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, for which she also adapts the songs.
In the realm of anime, Maggie Vera has built a substantial portfolio. Her voice work includes the role of Erza Scarlet in the Mexican Spanish dub of the long-running series Fairy Tail. For the Pokémon anime, beyond her musical direction, she has voiced characters such as Professor Burnet (Pimpinela) in the Sun & Moon series and the Pokémon Hunter J. Her film work includes the character Sheena in the movie Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Another notable anime role is Miyako Gōtokuji, also known as Rolling Bubbles, in the Japanese anime adaptation Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z. Her other anime credits include Bellemere in One Piece and the theme song performances for series such as the third opening of Inuyasha and various themes for Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter. Further demonstrating her range, she has voiced characters like Elissa in Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table, Yayoi Hayama in Child of Kamiari Month, and Charlotte E Firobisher in The Sacred Blacksmith.
Her career also encompasses work in live-action dubbing for films, frequently providing Spanish voices for actresses such as Zooey Deschanel, Clea Lewis, and Talulah Riley, among many others. She was also a judge on the reality competition show High School Musical México: La Selección.
Vera's entry into the world of dubbing was notably through Disney, where she provided the speaking voice for Princess Jasmine in the 1992 film Aladdin, marking her first major role. She continued this association by voicing the title character in Mulan and later Blancanieves (Snow White) in the second Mexican redub of the classic film. Her vocal versatility extended to Western animation, where she became widely known as the voice of Bubbles in the Mexican Spanish dub of the original The Powerpuff Girls animated series.
Parallel to her acting, Vera developed a significant career as a singer and musical director, a path she began in 1984 performing jingles. Starting in 1996, she took on responsibilities for vocal direction and Spanish adaptation of musical themes for various television series and films. This aspect of her work became a hallmark of her career. She has directed and adapted songs for a wide range of projects, including films like Coraline, The Polar Express, and Shrek the Third, as well as television series such as Plaza Sésamo, Family Guy, and Barney & Friends. A significant recurring collaboration in this area is with the Pokémon franchise, where she has served as musical director for various themes and has been an interpreter for several of them. She also holds the role of dialogue and song director for all seasons of the Latin American Spanish dub of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, for which she also adapts the songs.
In the realm of anime, Maggie Vera has built a substantial portfolio. Her voice work includes the role of Erza Scarlet in the Mexican Spanish dub of the long-running series Fairy Tail. For the Pokémon anime, beyond her musical direction, she has voiced characters such as Professor Burnet (Pimpinela) in the Sun & Moon series and the Pokémon Hunter J. Her film work includes the character Sheena in the movie Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Another notable anime role is Miyako Gōtokuji, also known as Rolling Bubbles, in the Japanese anime adaptation Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z. Her other anime credits include Bellemere in One Piece and the theme song performances for series such as the third opening of Inuyasha and various themes for Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter. Further demonstrating her range, she has voiced characters like Elissa in Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table, Yayoi Hayama in Child of Kamiari Month, and Charlotte E Firobisher in The Sacred Blacksmith.
Her career also encompasses work in live-action dubbing for films, frequently providing Spanish voices for actresses such as Zooey Deschanel, Clea Lewis, and Talulah Riley, among many others. She was also a judge on the reality competition show High School Musical México: La Selección.
All Characters
- SpanishAnime overview: Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table
- SpanishAnime overview: Child of Kamiari Month
- SpanishAnime overview: The Sacred Blacksmith
- SpanishAnime overview: Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
- SpanishAnime overview: Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z