Arturo Mercado

Arturo Mercado
Birth Date: 07/12/1940
Arturo Mercado Chacón a Mexican voice actor from Acámbaro, Guanajuato, with over 60 years of dubbing experience. He is the iconic Latin American Spanish voice of Simba in The Lion King, The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Shaggy in Scooby-Doo, Scrooge McDuck in DuckTales, Yoda in Star Wars, and George Clooney and Tom Hanks across numerous films. Father of voice actor Arturo Mercado Jr., he remains one of the most celebrated and versatile voice talents in Latin American entertainment history.

Mercado began working in theatre, television, and radio around 1961 before specializing in dubbing in 1963. His career spans over six decades, making him one of the most prolific and recognizable voices in Latin American entertainment history.

Iconic Animated Roles

His animated work is particularly iconic across multiple generations of audiences:

  • Adult Simba (The Lion King, 1994 and sequels) — voicing Matthew Broderick’s character
  • The Beast (Beauty and the Beast, 1991 and sequels) — replacing Robby Benson’s performance
  • Scrooge McDuck / Rico McPato in DuckTales (TV series and 1990 film)
  • Shaggy in Scooby-Doo (classic series and spin-offs)
  • Hamm in Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Toy Story 3 (2010)
  • Yoda in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and The Clone Wars series
  • Charlie in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
  • Winnie the Pooh in the original 1966 short

Arturo Mercado Voices

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