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Francisco Reséndez, the classic Latin American voice of Scooby-Doo, dies at 85

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Mexican dubbing actor and director Francisco Reséndez died at 85 after a career spanning more than 65 years.
  • He voiced Scooby-Doo in several 1980s series and animated films, and also worked on “Attack on Titan,” “Fairy Tail” and other productions.
  • As a dubbing director, he led the Spanish-language versions of the first eight seasons of “The Simpsons” and “Hey Arnold!”

Francisco Reséndez, the Mexican voice actor remembered across Latin America as Scooby-Doo, has died at 85. Colleagues and people close to him made the death public on Thursday, saying he had died the previous Wednesday. They did not disclose the cause.

Reséndez worked as a dubbing actor and director for more than 65 years. His best-known role came in several classic 1980s Scooby-Doo series, including “The Scooby-Doo Show” and “The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show.”

He also voiced the frightened, hungry dog in the animated films “Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers” (1987), “Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf” (1988) and “Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico” (1989). His other acting credits included Dot Pyxis in “Attack on Titan” and Makarov Dreyar in “Fairy Tail,” as well as villains in the animated series “Thundercats.”

Behind the microphone, Reséndez also built a successful directing career at several studios, including Audiomaster 3000. He directed the dubbing for the first eight seasons of “The Simpsons” and for “Hey Arnold!”

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