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Jesús Barrero

1957 – 2016

Mexican actor

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Lived 1957 – 2016 (aged 58). Jesús Barrero was a Mexican film actor, dub actor and actor.

José de Jesús Barrero Andrade (July 26, 1957 – February 16, 2016), better known by his stage name Jesús Barrero, was a Mexican actor who specialized in dubbing.

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 died from the disease on February 17, 2016, at the age of 58. His last film role was in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the voice of Luke Skywalker.

Filmography Animation + List of voice performances in animation Year Film Role 1979 Captain Future Grag 1982 Mazinger Z Kouji Kabuto 1984 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Harold The Helicopter Macross Rick Yamada (one episode) 1985 Robotech: The New Generation Scott Bernard Robotech Rick Hunter 1991-1992 Yo Yogi! Huckleberry Hound 1993-1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Jason Lee Scott 1995-2006 Saint Seiya Pegasus Seiya 1995-1999 Timon and Pumbaa Banzai 1996-1998 Sailor Moon Kelvin Taylor and Andrew 2001-2003 House of Mouse Kuzco and Banzai 2001-2002 Digimon Tamers Impmon/Beelzemon 2002-2003 Digimon Frontier Kouji Minamoto 2005-2008 Eyeshield 21 Yoichi Hiruma 2006-2008 The Emperor's New School Kuzco 2012 Saint Seiya Omega Pegasus Seiya

Feature films + List of voice performances in feature filmsYearTitleRole 1970 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Kris Kringle/Santa Claus 1976 Carrie Billy Nolan 1978 M*A*S*H Duke Forrest 1979 Alien Kane The Rose Huston Dyer 1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict Brother Simeon The Evil Dead Ash Friday the 13th Part II Jeffrey 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street Glenn Iantz Ghostbusters Louis Tully Splash Jerry The Terminator Matt Buchanan The NeverEnding Story Atreyu 1985 Legend Ogro Codename: Robotech Lynn Kyle The Breakfast Club John Bender Stand by Me Chris Chambers 1986 The Money Pit Walter Fielding, Jr. 1987 Evil Dead II Ash 1988 Rocket Gibraltar Kane Rockwell 1989 Ghostbusters II Louis Tully Turner & Hooch Detective Scott Turner 1990 Pretty Woman David Morse The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter Atreyu 1991 Rock-A-Doodle Stuey 1992 Army of Darkness Ash FernGully: The Last Rainforest Pips 1994 Lily C.A.T. Hiro Takagi The Next Karate Kid Eric McGowen The Lion King Banzai Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Ryu Hoshi 1995 Akira Eiichi Watanabe Toy Story Rex 1996 Sleepers Lorenzo Shakes 1998 FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue Pips Mulan Chien-Po Quest for Camelot Garret A Bug's Life Flik 1999 Toy Story 2 Rex 2000 An Extremely Goofy Movie Bradley Cremanata III The Emperor's New Groove Kuzco 2001 Shrek The Gingerbread Man Osmosis Jones Osmosis Jones The Fast and the Furious Brian O'Conner Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Professor Quirinus Quirrell Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Kuzco Monsters, Inc. Rex 2002 Mickey's House of Villains Banzai Treasure Planet BEN 2004 Home on the Range Buck Shrek 2 The Gingerbread Man The Lion King 1½ Banzai 2005 Kronk's New Groove Kuzco 2006 Happy Feet Lombardo The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Jack Frost 2007 Meet the Robinsons Frankie the Frog Shrek the Third The Gingerbread Man Shrek the Halls 2010 Shrek Forever After Toy Story 3 Rex The Expendables Lee Christmas 2012 The Expendables 2 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Luke Skywalker

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Who was Jesús Barrero?

Mexican actor (1957-2016)

When was Jesús Barrero born?

Jesús Barrero was born on 26 July 1957 in Mexico City.

When did Jesús Barrero die?

Jesús Barrero died on 17 February 2016 in Mexico City.

What was Jesús Barrero's occupation?

Jesús Barrero was a film actor, dub actor and actor.

What nationality was Jesús Barrero?

Jesús Barrero was Mexican.

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· Wikipedia: Jesús Barrero

· Wikidata: Q6188392

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