Arturo Mercado is a Mexican voice actor who has dubbed principal characters in the Spanish versions of many Muppet and Creature Shop productions, most often as Waldorf, Sal Minella, and Baby Kermit.
Mercado's extensive resume includes dubbing Yoda in the Star Wars franchise and such diverse personalities as Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins, Sylvester Stallone in Rocky, Steve Martin in Little Shop of Horrors, Dennis Quaid in The Alamo, Jonathan Pryce in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Ned Beatty in Superman II, Bruce Forsyth in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Bernard Woringer in Monkeys Go Home, Deems Taylor in Fantasia 2000, and Bill Clinton (in news footage) in The Queen.
TV dub roles include David Leisure on Empty Nest and William Schallert on The Torkelsons. Animation is dominated by such Disney characters as Uncle Scrooge, Beast in Beauty and the Beast, the adult Simba in The Lion King, the older Flower in Bambi, Fidget in The Great Mouse Detective, Gopher in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and Hamm in the Toy Story movies, amongst others, as well as Fred Flintstone, Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck in some Looney Tunes projects, and Shaggy in various Scooby-Doo appearances.
His son Arturo Mercado, Jr. has also been heard in Muppet dubs.
Muppet Dub Credits[]
- Los Pequeños Muppets: Baby Kermit, Baby Rowlf, Waldorf, Spider-Man
- Una Navidad con los Muppets (The Muppet Christmas Carol): Tiny Tim Cratchit, Robert Marley, Bean Bunny, Ma Bear
- Son Los Muppets (It's the Muppets): Waldorf, Janice, Robin the Frog, Link Hogthrob
- Los Muppets en la Isla del Tesoro (Muppet Treasure Island): Long John Silver, Waldorf
- Muppets Tonight: Clifford, Kermit, Waldorf, others
- Los Muppets en el Espacio (Muppets from Space): Dr. Phil van Neuter, Sal Minella, Cosmic Fish #1, Waldorf
- Fiesta de Navidad con Los Muppets (It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie): Sal Minella, Waldorf, others
- Los Muppets y el Mago de Oz (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz): Sal Minella, Waldorf, Clifford, additional voices
- Studio DC: Almost Live - Edición Extendida (Studio DC: Almost Live): Waldorf, Animal, Janice, Zoot
- Los Muppets (The Muppets): Waldorf, Janice, Mickey Rooney, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Penguin
- Muppets 2: Los más buscados (Muppets Most Wanted): Waldorf, Janice
- Los Muppets (The Muppets): Waldorf, Janice
- Muppet Babies (Muppet Babies): Sr. Waldorf
Creature Shop Dub Credits[]
- Los Dinosaurios: Roy Hess (first season), Sir David Tushingham, Andre
- The Flintstones: Fred Flintstone
- Babe: Rex, Ferdinand
- The Adventures of Pinocchio: Pepe the Cricket, Schoolmaster
- Cats & Dogs: Sam
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas: Gazoo
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Marvin the Paranoid Android