Mexican voice actor and dubbing director Francisco Reséndez, best known as the Latin American Spanish voice of Scooby-Doo, has died at the age of 85.
Reséndez, widely known as Don Paco, died on 2 September, although news of his death was confirmed publicly a day later. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
Reséndez provided the Latin American Spanish voice for the famous Great Dane in several productions, including The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show. He also appeared in animated films such as Scooby-Doo and the Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf.
For many Spanish-speaking viewers across Latin America, his distinctive performance became closely associated with the character during a formative period for the franchise.
A career beyond Scooby-Doo
Reséndez built a much broader career behind the microphone. He voiced Dot Pixis in Attack on Titan and Makarov Dreyar in Fairy Tail, bringing his work to a new generation of anime viewers.
His credits also included productions such as One Piece, Inuyasha and The Seven Deadly Sins, while his career extended to other areas of the entertainment industry, including video games and commercial work.
Reséndez also played an influential role behind the scenes as a dubbing director.
He directed the Latin American Spanish dubbing of the early seasons of The Simpsons, helping establish the voice and style that made the series particularly popular with audiences across the region. Reports differ on the exact number of seasons he directed, but multiple Mexican media outlets have credited him with overseeing the first seven or eight seasons.
He was born in 1941, had several periods of Mexican dubbing, and was active late in his career. He connected classic Western animation with Japanese anime and newer work, and his professional legacy gave him a rare foothold with multiple generations of audiences.
