The dubbing scene is shaken by the departure of Luis Alfonso Mendoza, who was in charge of giving Voice to Gohan in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT, among many other characters. With more than 38 years of experience, the announcer was in charge of playing the most varied characters, such as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory, Leonardo in the Ninja Turtles and Joey in Friends.Su death shocked the scene: Mendoza was 55 years old and, according to the first reports, was killed in a shootout on the night of Saturday, February 29 with his wife and brother-in-law in Mexico City.
The news was first disseminated by the yo also Apoyo el Doblaje Mexicano community and confirmed by local means. His former voice-bandmario Mario Castañeda (voiced by Goku) and Lalo Garza (voiced by Krilin) remembered him via Twitter:
Just a couple of days ago we laughed with my castaway look, and today you are no longer Luis Alfonso… Somebody explain it to me…! Luckily you stay in your heart with your laughter and your jokes and the memories of so many years… Yesterday was a sad day… — Mario C Castañeda P. (@ccp_mario)
March 1, 2020
Friends, unfortunately it’s true. It is horrible to give this kind of information and I am the least suitable person to do it, but indeed today passed my dear Luis Alfonso Mendoza, great voice actor. We’re out of our way. Dep. pic.twitter.com/qkJ0OFEeyE — Lalo Garza (@LaloGarx)
March 1, 2020
Below are some of Mendoza:Bugs Bunny’s works on The Looney Tunes Show
Joey Tribbiani on Friends
Luis in Ant-Man
Leonardo in The Ninja Turtles
Count Pátula in Conde Pátula
Carlton Banks in The Prince of Rap
Caleb at ICarly
Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán in Narcos: Mexico
Daniel Larusso at Karate Kid II
Aiacos de Garuda in The Knights of the Zodiac: The Saga of Hades (DVD version)
Dullahan’s Cube in The Zodiac Warriors: The Lost Canvas
Surt of the “Mystic Stone” Stone in The Knights of the Omega Zodiac
Kengo Murasame / Nobunaga Kyota in Slam Dunk
Kon at Bleach
Reiji Namikawa on Death Note
