Constantino Romero

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Constantino Romero
Born Constantino Romero García
(1947-05-29)29 May 1947
Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Died 12 May 2013(2013-05-12) (aged 65)
Barcelona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Occupation TV and Radio host
Actor
Voice actor
Known for Dubbing acting
Awards TP de Oro (1996)
Antena de Oro 1999

Constantino Romero García (29 May 1947 – 12 May 2013) was a Spanish TV and radio host and actor. Due to his deep voice, he was most known for dubbing into Spanish other actors like Clint Eastwood, James Earl Jones (in the Darth Vader role) and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Terminator films.[1]

Biography

Radio and TV

Romero was born in Albacete and grew up in Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón (Albacete) where his mother lives. All his family are from Chinchilla and Almansa. His professional career began as an announcer at Radio Barcelona and RNE until 1985 when he made his first appearance in television as the host of the program Ya sé que tienes novio. From 1987 to 1992 he presented the game show El tiempo es oro on TVE. Later he moved to Antena 3 where he was very popular.[1]

Later he appeared in the regional TVs with the game show La Silla and replaced Silvia Jato in Pasapalabra in Antena 3 when she became a mother. Currently he works at CMT since 2002. In 1984 he made his first stage appearance with L'Ópera de tres rals directed by Mario Gas. Both worked together in the musicals Sweeney Todd in 1995 and A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim.[2] Another play in which he appeared was The Little Shop of Horrors, giving voice to the carnivorous plant.[1]

Voice actor

He was known as a voice over actor for some famous actors.[3] Among his notable appearances in Spanish versions of foreign-language films, he was the voice of William Shatner in Star Trek, of Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator film series, of Sean Connery in Outland, and of James Earl Jones' role as Darth Vader where Romero, rather than Jones, says "I am your father" (Yo soy tu padre).[1][4]

His voice also sounds in several Disney films, for example, in The Lion King, as Mufasa's voice, and in Mulan, the Supreme Ancestor.[1]

Awards

In 1999 he won an Antena de Oro Award and two TP de Oro awards.[1]

Retirement and death

He retired on December 12, 2012, after his last job as a voice actor: Trouble with the Curve. He announced it through his Twitter account:

"Thanks for the affection. It's been 47 years of work. And a whole life. Radio, TV, theatre, dubbing. It's been worth it. A hug. That's all folks!*" (* in English in the original). He showed his thankfulness to his fans with the words "I've always known that the best part of my job were people".

He died on May 12, 2013, in Barcelona at the age of 65.

Host

  • Ya sé que tienes novio (1985) in TVE.
  • El tiempo es oro (1987–1992) in TVE.
  • 3x4 (1989), in TVE, replaces Julia Otero in her holidays.
  • La vida es juego (1992–1993) in TVE.
  • Valor y coraje (1993–1995) in TVE.
  • La Parodia Nacional (1996–2001) in Antena 3.
  • Alta Tensión (1998–1999) in Antena 3.
  • Tierra tragame (1999) in Antena 3.
  • Telerisa (1999) in Antena 3.
  • Una vez en la vida (2001) in Antena 3.
  • Domino Day (2001–2002) en Antena 3.
  • Destino de Castilla a La Mancha (2002) in CMT.
  • Pasapalabra (2002) in Antena 3.
  • La silla (2002) in Telemadrid.
  • Reparto a domicilio (2003) in Telemadrid.
  • Un paseo por Castilla-La Mancha (2005) en CMT.
  • Siempre ellas (2006) in CMT.
  • Matrícula (2007–2009) in Cantabria TV.
  • Cantando en familia (2008) in CMT.
  • Tierra de Tesoros (2009) in CMT.

Filmography

Actor

  • Lola (1986)
  • Galeria oberta (1986) (TV series)
  • La ronda (1987) (TV movie)
  • 13 x 13 (1987) (TV series)
  • La veritat oculta (1988)
  • A l'est del Besòs (1988) (TV series)
  • L'amor és estrany (1988)
  • Las chicas de hoy en día (1991) (TV series)
  • Don Quijote de Orson Welles (1992)
  • No sé bailar (1992) (TV series)
  • Olímpicament mort (1993) (TV movie)
  • Oh, Espanya! (1996) (TV series)
  • El sueño de una noche... vieja (1997) (TV movie)
  • Lisístrata (2002)
  • 800 balas (2002)
  • 7 vidas (2003) (TV series)
  • El corazón de las tinieblas (2004) (short)
  • Di que sí (2004)
  • Bujias y Manias (2005)
  • Star Wars: Extinción (2006) (short)
  • Héroes (2010)
  • L'Edèn (2010) (TV Movie)
  • Elefante (2011) (short)
  • Snowflake, the White Gorilla (2011)

Dubbing

Clint Eastwood voice in:

James Earl Jones voice in:

Roger Moore voice in:

Arnold Schwarzenegger voice in:

William Shatner voice in:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Constantino Romero Garcia, biografía y trayectoria, Eldíadigital.es.
  2. ↑ La vida es un sueño, Elmundo.es.
  3. ↑ Constantino Romero es el más influyente, 20 Minutos.
  4. ↑ Constantino Romero: Darth Vader llegó a ser mi alborozo, LaSexta Noticias.

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