Danny Mandia

Danny Ledesma Mandia (August 23, 1954 – October 16, 2024) was a Filipino film and television director. He is known for being the dubbing director of various television series, mostly anime.

Early life Danny Mandia was born on August 23, 1954 in Boac, Marinduque.

Career Mandia is known as the "Father of modern Filipino Dubbing" within the Philippine entertainment industry. He had a background in theatre.

He started getting involved in dubbing in 1991 after a friend from the theater industry asked him to do translation works for Ultraman and Magma Man. He would become a supervisor before transitioning to being a director.

He did directorial work for the Tagalog language dub of various media, including live-action, anime, and Western animation.

In 1992, Mandia became ABS-CBN's in-house dubbing director-translator for its main network and later the anime-dedicated network Hero. He also translated theme songs into Tagalog. He also voiced Smee in the Tagalog dub of Peter Pan: The Animated Series.

Personal life and death Mandia was married to Bea de la Paz. They had two children. Aside from theater and directing, Mandia was educated in agriculture and economics; as well as an educator who taught in De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, Miriam College, and Trinity College.

Mandia died at the Manila Doctors Hospital on October 16, 2024, at the age of 70.

Filmography As dubbing director Animation

Live action Original year Title Notes Source 1992–2001 Bananas in Pyjamas 2000–2006 Nonstop Localized as Girls Marching On 2001Meteor Garden 2002 Love Scar

As voice actor Title Role Dub for Notes Source Peter Pan: The Animated Series Smee Kenichi Ogata