Mexican actor
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Barrero and the second or maternal family name is
Andrade.
Jesús Barrero |
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| Born | José de Jesús Barrero Andrade
July 26, 1958
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| Died | February 17, 2016(2016-02-17) (aged 57)
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1968–2016 |
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| Spouse | Mónica Sierra |
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| Children | 1 |
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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 Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the voice of Luke Skywalker.
Filmography
Animation
Feature films
References
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