Isabel Vara
Description
Isabel Vara is a Venezuelan voice actress and dubbing artist known for her extensive work in Latin American Spanish dubs of animated series, live-action television, and anime. She began her career in the dubbing industry in 1987 with the company Etcétera Group in Venezuela. Later, she relocated to Miami, where she continues to work, occasionally providing voiceovers for The Kitchen Inc.
Vara has voiced a wide array of characters across numerous anime series. As noted by the user, she is the narrator for the series Hell Girl. Her other prominent anime roles include Gracia Hughes in both Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Magno Vivan in Vandread and Vandread: The Second Stage. Her filmography also includes characters in Speed Grapher as Sra. Kokobunyi, Trinity Blood as Catherina Sforza, and Gantz as an old woman and Kato's aunt. Additional credits feature roles in DNA², Mushishi, Bokurano, Noir, and Pita-Ten.
Beyond anime, Vara is highly recognized for her work in Western animation and live-action dubbing. Her most famous and enduring role is as the voice of Mrs. Puff in the Latin American Spanish dub of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, a character she voiced for the first nine seasons. She also provided voices for series such as Animaniacs as Tía Slappy, Los Jóvenes Titanes as Mamá Puedo, and Ginger as Lois Foutley. In live-action, she was the Spanish voice for Martha Stewart in her television appearances and for characters in shows like Dexter, Kenan and Kel, and telenovelas such as Tieta. A recurring aspect of her career has been collaborations with various dubbing studios in both Venezuela and Miami, including Etcétera Group, M&M Studios, and BVI Communications Inc..
Vara has voiced a wide array of characters across numerous anime series. As noted by the user, she is the narrator for the series Hell Girl. Her other prominent anime roles include Gracia Hughes in both Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Magno Vivan in Vandread and Vandread: The Second Stage. Her filmography also includes characters in Speed Grapher as Sra. Kokobunyi, Trinity Blood as Catherina Sforza, and Gantz as an old woman and Kato's aunt. Additional credits feature roles in DNA², Mushishi, Bokurano, Noir, and Pita-Ten.
Beyond anime, Vara is highly recognized for her work in Western animation and live-action dubbing. Her most famous and enduring role is as the voice of Mrs. Puff in the Latin American Spanish dub of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, a character she voiced for the first nine seasons. She also provided voices for series such as Animaniacs as Tía Slappy, Los Jóvenes Titanes as Mamá Puedo, and Ginger as Lois Foutley. In live-action, she was the Spanish voice for Martha Stewart in her television appearances and for characters in shows like Dexter, Kenan and Kel, and telenovelas such as Tieta. A recurring aspect of her career has been collaborations with various dubbing studios in both Venezuela and Miami, including Etcétera Group, M&M Studios, and BVI Communications Inc..
All Characters
- Spanish
- SpanishAnime overview: Trinity Blood
- SpanishAnime overview: Speed Grapher
- SpanishAnime overview: Vandread