Antonio Esquivias

Description
Antonio Esquivias is a Spanish actor of dubbing and voice-over, born in A Coruña, Galicia, in 1964, with a professional career that began in 1981. He is recognized for his extensive work in dubbing for both Spanish and Galician languages, bringing his voice to a wide array of characters in animation, live-action series, and films over more than four decades. His training includes studies in Declamation, Orthophony, and Diction, as well as singing at the Conservatory of Music in A Coruña, and he later studied dubbing with Salvador Arias.

Esquivias has a substantial portfolio in the realm of anime and animated series. He is known for his role as Buena Festa in the 2019 film One Piece Stampede, part of the popular One Piece franchise. He also voiced the character Abigail in the Netflix original anime series BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-. In the series Sword Gai: The Animation, he took on the role of Kazuma Matoba. His work extends to classic anime, where he voiced Papa Moomin in the series Tanoshii Moomin Ikka. He also contributed to the series Majokko Tickle, providing the voice for Tika's Father.

Esquivias's voice is also featured prominently in several adaptations of popular manga and anime franchises. He is the Spanish voice for the character Umibozu in numerous installments of the City Hunter series, including the special City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba. He voiced Terrakion in the Pokémon franchise film Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice. His contributions to the Pokémon universe also include various roles in the long-running television series, such as Tyson, Mr. Saridakis, and the Underground Man. He has also voiced characters in Naruto, including Shikaku Nara, and in Fullmetal Alchemist as Tim Marcoh in the live-action film. His work in the Sailor Moon franchise includes multiple roles in the Sailor Moon S series, such as Professor Souichi Tomoe.

Beyond anime, Esquivias is widely recognized by Spanish audiences for his live-action dubbing work. He is the primary Spanish voice for actor Kelsey Grammer, notably as Dr. Frasier Crane in both Cheers and its spin-off Frasier. He is also a prominent voice in the Spanish adaptation of The Simpsons, voicing a variety of characters including Sideshow Bob, Superintendent Chalmers, Sideshow Mel, the Rich Texan, and God. Other notable dubbing roles include Coco on Sesame Street and Raphael in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.

In addition to his work in Spanish, Esquivias has a significant body of work dubbing into the Galician language. Active in Galician dubbing from 1984 to 1996, he voiced actors such as Charlton Heston, Robert Redford, Richard Harris, and Yul Brynner. One of his most iconic roles in Galician was providing the voice for Adam West's Batman in the 1960s live-action series. He also voiced the character Nam in the Galician version of Dragon Ball.

Esquivias is also active as a dubbing director and a teacher, having taught dubbing classes in Madrid since 2010. He has also made occasional appearances as an on-screen actor in Spanish television series such as La que se avecina and El Ministerio del Tiempo.