Rafa Torres

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Rafa Torres is a Spanish voice actor whose professional career is documented primarily through his work on Spanish-language dubs of Japanese anime series and films. He is recognized for taking over the role of the shape-shifting pig Oolong in the Dragon Ball franchise, beginning with the film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and continuing into the series Dragon Ball Super. This role was previously voiced by Antonio Inchausti, and Torres prepared extensively to capture the essence and nuances of the character as established by his predecessor. His other notable role within the Dragon Ball universe is providing the voice for the heroic Android Number 16 in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Z Kai.

Torres's career in dubbing began after an initial interest sparked during his teenage years. He recounted that at around sixteen years old, a friend invited him to watch the dubbing process for a Dragon Ball episode, an experience that left a lasting impression. He later trained at the voice acting school run by Gracia Carvajal and began seeking professional opportunities after completing his studies. His early work included a role in a film titled Los albóndigas en remojo.

Beyond Dragon Ball, Torres has voiced a wide array of characters in other popular anime series dubbed into Spanish. He is known for voicing Amon Ogata in the Netflix original series Sword Gai: The Animation and its second part. His other anime roles include Vitalis in the adaptation of Sans Famille, the title character in Jean Valjean Monogatari, and Axel in the film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. He also voiced a Boar in Princess Mononoke, Cocodrilo (also known as Don Cero) in the long-running series One Piece, and Dante de Cerbero in the classic series Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac). Additional credits include Wei Wang in Cardcaptor Sakura, Fray in D.Gray-man, Haruta in Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, and Asao Narumi in Fancy Lala. Torres's extensive voice work forms part of the larger body of Spanish dubbing for animation.
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