Carlos Revilla

Carlos Revilla González (22 January 1933 – 28 September 2000) was a Spanish voice actor and voice director known for his role as Homer Simpson in the Spanish version of The Simpsons, for which he was also the dubbing director.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Revilla and the second or maternal family name is González.
Carlos Revilla
Born
Carlos Revilla González

(1933-01-22)22 January 1933
Salamanca, Spain
Died28 September 2000(2000-09-28) (aged 67)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • voice director
Years active1953–2000

Biography

Born in Salamanca, Castile and León, Revilla left his medical studies at the age of 20 to become a radio actor on Cadena SER and later moved into dubbing of American films into Spanish. He dubbed the voices of actors such as Walter Matthau, Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon and Bill Cosby and was the voice of KITT on Knight Rider in Spain. He worked on the dubbing of the first eleven seasons of The Simpsons, directing the entire process in addition to voicing Homer.[1]

Fox Broadcasting Company, original creators of The Simpsons, said that the Spanish dub of the show was the best in Europe.[2]

Death

Revilla died of a heart attack in Madrid on 28 September 2000 at the age of 67.[3] The Spanish voice of Homer Simpson was passed on to Carlos Ysbert, who continues nowadays with the role.

References
  1. "Carlos Revilla, director de doblaje" [Carlos Revilla, dubbing director]. El País (in Spanish). Prisa. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. Santos, Y.; Campelo, S. (20 August 2000). "La Fox distingue el doblaje al español de Los Simpson como el mejor de Europa" [Fox distinguishes Spanish dub of The Simpsons as the best in Europe]. ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. p. 74. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. TVI (28 September 2000). "Muere Carlos Revilla, la voz de Homer Simpson" [Carlos Revilla, voice of Homer Simpson, dies]. ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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