Pedro D'Aguillon Jr

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Pedro D'Aguillon Jr was a Mexican voice actor, director, and announcer recognized for his extensive work in dubbing animated series and films for Latin American audiences. He was the son of Pedro D'Aguillon, a pioneer of dubbing in Mexico, and began his own artistic career at the age of 48.

His career in anime dubbing included several prominent roles. He was widely known for voicing the assassin Tao Pai Pai, the first major villain faced by Goku in the Dragon Ball series. He later returned to the franchise to voice Sorbet in the film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F. In the anime One Punch-Man, D'Aguillon Jr provided the voice for the powerful hero Bang, also known as Silver Fang. He also voiced Yoruichi Shihouin in his cat form for the series Bleach. Among his later works were the roles of Zeus in the series Record of Ragnarok and Chang Changku, designated Cyborg 006, in Cyborg 009: Call of Justice, part of the long-running Cyborg 009 franchise.

Beyond anime, D'Aguillon Jr was a prolific voice for live-action productions. He was the habitual Spanish voice for actors such as Dan Aykroyd and Stanley Tucci. This included voicing Aykroyd's character Ray Stantz in the Ghostbusters films and Tucci's character Caesar Flickerman in The Hunger Games series. He was also renowned for being one of the primary voice actors for the horror character Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and for voicing Willie Tanner on the sitcom ALF.

His work as a director included presiding over the dubbing studio Sono-Mex, where he directed colleagues such as Eduardo Garza in projects like the film Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F. Pedro D'Aguillon Jr passed away in February 2022 at the age of 74, an event that was met with condolences from colleagues in the dubbing community who remembered him for his professionalism and his vital, good-humored personality.
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