Carlos Magaña Guisa (January 26, 1946 - November 14, 1998) was a renowned Mexican actor and dubbing director.
He is known for voicing Mufasa in The Lion King and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Master Splinter and General Traag in the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Freddy Krueger in two of the A Nightmare on Elm Street films. and Trevor Ochmoneck in ALF, Duncan / Man-At-Arms, Trap Jaw and Jitsu in He-Man and Barry White in his memorable appearance in The Simpsons, among many other characters.
Also for being the second voice of the Eagle in the Banco Serfín advertisements, "Carrazo" the car in the Bardahl additive advertisements [1] and having acted in countless plays, including "El avaro", "Don Juan Tenorio", etc.
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Born in Morelia, Michoacán, his family initially opposed his desire to be an actor. When his father died, he had to take care of his family, making photography his profession. He spoke several languages in addition to Spanish (Chinese, Latin, Italian, English and Portuguese).
In his youth, he was a goalkeeper for the Morelia soccer team, where he was nicknamed "The Black Spider." He held the position of manager at the automotive company Euskadi in Latin America. Finally, he was able to dedicate himself to acting, also being a director of TV, radio, theater and dubbing.
He lent his voice to actors such as Robert Englund, Don Ameche, Vincent Gardenia and Danny Glover.