Who is Herman Lopez, voice actor in The Simpsons, Finding Nemo and The Powerpuff Girls

The Mexican dubbing world received, on Sunday evening, shocking news. Famous actor Herman Lopez has passed away at the age of 60. This was announced by his family via their personal account on Facebook.

“It is with profound pain that we inform you today that a great husband, father, partner, friend and one-of-a-kind human being has been transcended. An American actor at heart, a biker with a passion, a lifelong warrior and a great example of struggle. May God have mercy on him! Rest in peace Herman Lopez ”, they wrote in the post.

He was born on March 16, 1961. His beginnings in dubbing were in 1984, when he was only 23 years old, while transferring cartoons Los snorkelsHanna-Barbera’s production of small underwater creatures, such as ants, who have lived countless adventures at the bottom of the sea.

However, his talent made him stand out, and Over time, he rose through several series and movies until he devoted himself to unforgettable roles, which he achieved thanks to his varied tone of voice that prompted him to interpret the harshest of villains, gentle chattering animals or forgetful naive people.

Some of his voices that everyone remembers were voices Auto Man On The Simpsons, and hunter Elmer Grumpy in Looney TunesAnd Mayor of Saltadella de The Powerpuff Girls seriesAnd Wolverine in the animated series X-Men 90 And clownfish in Marlin Finding Nemo.

Other appearances as Shredder (Destroyer) appeared in the first animated series of Ninja TurtlesAnd Dexter’s father in Dexter’s labAnd Don Justo Bolsa, IN Courage of a cowardly dog. It was also called Cassius Knights of the Zodiac and a sea turtle, faithful companion of Mr. Roshi, in Dragon Ball.

Finally, he also took on lead roles that will never be forgotten, such as the one Austin Powers, in the movie franchise of the same name; The Alebrije in the Mexican animated films The Legend of the Llorona, Charro Negro and Nahuala; In addition, he lent his voice to The Polo V Toy Story 2.

in your personal life, He was married to dubbing actress Norma Iturbe, with whom he had a son, Carlos Eduardo Lopez.. Iturbee is famous for being the Princess Morbucks in The Powerpuff Girls series, Petunia Dursley in Epic Harry Potter, as well as Maud Flanders, Brandin Del Roy Specler and Helen Allegria in The Simpsons.

For some time it was like Chairman of the Dubbing Committee of the National Association of Actors (ANDA) until his death on December 19, after being hospitalized with a spinal ailment since the end of August.

He was recently co-produced on the Netflix Original Series the magician, where he acted as an additional voice in the production.

Many of his colleagues bid him farewell via social networks. This was the case of Eduardo Garza, known for being the voice of Krillin in Dragon Ball. From his Twitter account, learn about Hermann’s career and remember some of the moments he had with him.

“What a great sadness, it pains me to say goodbye to a great friend. How much laugh, how much talk, how much learning. You have always been a warrior and today I put you like this. And even if I went crazy… I was the first “dad” in the middle. May God have mercy on the great Herman Lopez”, wrote

Memo Aponte, who shared the booth during the Finding Nemo recordings, Jerry Velázquez and dubbing actress María José Guerrero also added to his condolences.

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