Gianina Talloni was a highly regarded Chilean actress and voice director, recognized as a seminal figure in the world of dubbing for Latin America, particularly for her extensive work in anime and animated series during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Born in Santiago, Chile on December 26, 1953, Talloni's artistic journey began with a strong foundation in theater. She studied at the University of Chile, graduating as an actress with a thesis on the role of theater in early childhood development, a topic that foreshadowed her later dedication to education.

Her early career was deeply rooted in the performing arts. During the 1970s and 1980s, Talloni was an integral part of Chile's street theater movement and a founding member of the Teatro Urbano Contemporáneo (TEUCO). In this collective, she shared the stage with prominent Chilean actors, performing in classic works such as The Little Prince. This extensive theatrical experience preceded her transition into dubbing, where her distinctive vocal timbre made her a perfect fit for voicing child and young adult characters.

Talloni's legacy is most profoundly felt in the realm of anime and animation dubbing, where her voice became familiar to generations of viewers across Latin America. Among her most recognized roles is that of the titular character in the classic World Masterpiece Theater anime Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow, where she brought the young English girl emigrating to Australia to life. She also voiced the adorable rabbit My Melody in the Sanrio-based series Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater. Her work in anime was vast and varied, including significant roles such as Natsuko in Kinnikuman, el hombre músculo, Fine Elecyne Line in Zoids, and Crema the rabbit in the first two seasons of Sonic X, later also voicing her mother, Vanilla, in the same series.

Beyond anime, Talloni's vocal range allowed her to portray a wide array of characters in Western animation. She was the voice behind Sheldon and Nermal in Garfield y sus amigos, Haley Long in Jake Long: El dragón occidental, and various incarnations of the Peanuts characters, including Charlie Brown, Lucy Van Pelt, and Sally Brown, in various specials and films. Her filmography also includes dubbing for live-action television and film, such as providing the voice for the title character in the 1999 television film Annie.

Throughout her prolific career, Talloni was a recurrent presence in dubs produced in Chile, often collaborating with a stable of fellow voice actors and working out of studios like DINT Doblajes Internacionales. Her contributions were not limited to voice acting; she also took on roles as a dubbing director. Parallel to her artistic endeavors, Talloni maintained a passionate career as a drama teacher, instructing children and adolescents at institutions like the Scuola Italiana, a vocation she held dear until her retirement from the performing arts in 2009 due to stage fright. Gianina Talloni passed away on September 26, 2015, in Santiago from pneumonia, leaving behind an indelible mark on the landscape of Latin American dubbing.