Danny Ledesma Mandia (August 23, 1954 – October 16, 2024) was a Filipino dubbing television and film director and voice actor. He is known for being the dubbing director of various television series, mostly anime.
Danny Mandia | |
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| Born | Danny Ledesma Mandia August 23, 1954 Boac, Marinduque, Philippines |
| Died | October 16, 2024 (aged 70) Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation(s) | Dubbing television and film director |
| Years active | 1991–2024 (voice acting and dubbing direction) |
| Employer(s) | ABS-CBN Corporation CreatiVoices |
| Organization(s) | VoiceWorx Workshop Certified Voice Artist Program |
| Spouse | Bea de la Paz |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editDanny Mandia was born on August 23, 1954[1] in Boac, Marinduque.[2]
Career
editMandia is known as the "Father of modern Filipino Dubbing" within the Philippine entertainment industry. He had a background in theatre.[3]
He started getting involved in dubbing in 1991 after a friend from the theater industry asked him to do translation works for Ultraman and Magma Man.[1][4] He would become a supervisor before transitioning to being a director.[4]
He did directorial work for the Tagalog language dub of various media, including live-action, anime, and Western animation.[3]
In 1992, Mandia became ABS-CBN's in-house dubbing director-translator for its main network and later the anime-dedicated network Hero. He also translated theme songs into Tagalog.[1] He also voiced Smee in the Tagalog dub of Peter Pan: The Animated Series.[4]
Along with voice artist and his former dubber Pocholo De Leon Gonzales aka The VoiceMaster, Mandia established the Philippine Center for Voice Acting or the VoiceWorx Workshop in 2005. They also founded the Certified Voice Artist Program (CVAP).[1]
Mandia became active once again during the COVID-19 pandemic era when he did dubbing directorial work for films under CreatiVoices Productions.[1]
Personal life and death
editMandia was married to Bea de la Paz.[4] They had two children. Aside from theater and directing, Mandia was educated in agriculture and economics; as well as an educator who taught in De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde, Miriam College, and Trinity College.[1]
Mandia died at the Manila Doctors Hospital on October 16, 2024, at the age of 70.[3]
Filmography
editAs dubbing director
editAnimation
edit| Original year[a] | Title | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Heidi, Girl of the Alps | Localized as Heidi | [1] |
| 1975 | Dog of Flanders | ||
| 1977–1978 | Voltes V | "Celebrity edition" | |
| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables | ||
| 1984 | Voltron | ||
| 1987 | Tales of Little Women | ||
| 1989 | Peter Pan: The Animated Series | ||
| 1991 | The Twins of Destiny | Localized as Julio at Julia | |
| 1994–1995 | The Legend of Snow White | Localized as Ang Alamat ni Snow White | |
| 1994–1995 | Magic Knight Rayearth | ||
| 1994–1995 | Akazukin Chacha | ||
| 1995 | Zenki | ||
| 1996 | B't X | ||
| 1996–1997 | Remi, Nobody's Girl | ||
| 1996–1997 | Saber Marionette J | ||
| 1999–2001 | Digimon Adventure | ||
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Western animation | |
| 2004 | Ragnarok The Animation |
Live action
edit| Original year[a] | Title | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–2001 | Bananas in Pyjamas | [1] | |
| 2000–2006 | Nonstop | Localized as Girls Marching On | |
| 2001 | Meteor Garden | ||
| 2002 | Love Scar |
As voice actor
edit| Title | Role | Dub for | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Pan: The Animated Series | Smee | Kenichi Ogata | [4] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Bagaoisan, Anjo (October 18, 2024). "'Father of Modern Filipino Dubbing' Danny Mandia passes away". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Voice Acting Instructors". VoiceWorx Workshop. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c Mallorca, Hannah (October 21, 2024). "Danny Mandia, 'father of modern Filipino dubbing,' dies at 70". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Danny Ledesma Mandia, known as the Father of Modern Filipino Dubbing, passes away". GMA News. GMA Integrated News. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Danny Mandia at Anime News Network's encyclopedia