Jesús Barrero Explained

Jesús Barrero
Birth Name:José de Jesús Barrero Andrade
Birth Date:July 26, 1958
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1968 - 2016
Spouse:Mónica Sierra
Children:1

José de Jesús Barrero Andrade (July 26, 1958 – February 17, 2016), better known by his stage name Jesús Barrero, was a Mexican actor who specialized in dubbing.[1]

Biography

Barrero began his acting career in 1968 at the age of nine playing secondary roles in theater and voice-over work. He made his debut in a leading role four years later with the Latin American Spanish dub of the PBS series Big Blue Marble. Barrero was best known for his roles as the voice of Pegasus Seiya in Saint Seiya, Rick Hunter and Scott Bernard in Robotech, Koji Kabuto in Mazinger Z, Kuzco in The Emperor's New Groove, Jason Lee Scott in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Koji Minamoto in Digimon Frontier, Rex in the Toy Story series, Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga and Yoichi Hiruma in Eyeshield 21.

Barrero was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2015, and did not succumb to the disease until February 17, 2016, at the age of 57.[2] His last film role was in as the voice of Luke Skywalker.

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
YearFilmRole
1979Captain FutureGrag
1982Mazinger ZKouji Kabuto
1984Thomas the Tank Engine and FriendsHarold The Helicopter
MacrossRick Yamada (one episode)
1985Robotech: The New GenerationScott Bernard
RobotechRick Hunter
1991-1992Yo Yogi!Huckleberry Hound
1993-1995Mighty Morphin Power RangersJason Lee Scott
1995-2006Saint SeiyaPegasus Seiya
1995-1999Timon and PumbaaBanzai
1996-1998Sailor MoonKelvin Taylor and Andrew
2001-2003House of MouseKuzco and Banzai
2001-2002Digimon TamersImpmon/Beelzemon
2002-2003Digimon FrontierKouji Minamoto
2005-2008Eyeshield 21Hiruma
2006-2008The Emperor's New SchoolKuzco
2012Saint Seiya OmegaPegasus Seiya

Feature films

List of voice performances in feature films
YearTitleRole
1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownKris Kringle/Santa Claus
1976CarrieBilly Nolan
1978M*A*S*HDuke Forrest
1979AlienKane
The RoseHuston Dyer
1981Brother Simeon
The Evil DeadAsh
Friday the 13th Part IIJeffrey
1984A Nightmare on Elm StreetGlenn Iantz
GhostbustersLouis Tully
SplashJerry
The TerminatorMatt Buchanan
The NeverEnding StoryAtreyu
1985LegendOgro
Codename: RobotechLynn Kyle
The Breakfast ClubJohn Bender
Stand by MeChris Chambers
1986The Money PitWalter Fielding, Jr.
1987Evil Dead IIAsh
1988 Rocket GibraltarKane Rockwell
1989Ghostbusters IILouis Tully
Turner & HoochDetective Scott Turner
1990Pretty WomanDavid Morse
Atreyu
1991Rock-A-DoodleStuey
1992Army of DarknessAsh
Pips
1994Lily C.A.T.Hiro Takagi
The Next Karate KidEric McGowen
The Lion KingBanzai
Ryu Hoshi
1995AkiraEiichi Watanabe
Toy StoryRex
1996SleepersLorenzo Shakes
1998Pips
MulanChien Po
Quest for CamelotGarret
A Bug's LifeFlik
1999Toy Story 2Rex
2000An Extremely Goofy MovieBradley Cremanata III
The Emperor's New GrooveKuzco
2001ShrekThe Gingerbread Man
Osmosis JonesOsmosis Jones
The Fast and the FuriousBrian O'Conner
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneProfessor Quirinus Quirrell
Kuzco
Monsters, Inc.Rex
2002Mickey's House of VillainsBanzai
Treasure PlanetBEN
2004Home on the RangeBuck
Shrek 2The Gingerbread Man
The Lion King 1½Banzai
2005Kronk's New GrooveKuzco
2006Happy FeetLombardo
Jack Frost
2007Meet the RobinsonsFrankie the Frog
Shrek the ThirdThe Gingerbread Man
Shrek the Halls
2010Shrek Forever After
Toy Story 3Rex
The ExpendablesLee Christmas
2012The Expendables 2
2015Luke Skywalker

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eunice Martínez Arias . Sólo su voz es reconocida . Elsiglodetorreon.com.mx . 2006-09-02 . 2016-02-20.
  2. Web site: Muere la voz de Pegaso en los "Caballeros del Zodiaco". 17 February 2016 . February 18, 2016. Spanish. El Universal.