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  • Manolo Solo (Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano) passes away

    Last week actor Manolo Solo (real name Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano) passed away at the age of 62.

    The actor known for playing Beerus and #17 in the Castilian dub of Dragon Ball died on Thursday from cancer.

    Solo won a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Tarde para la ira.

    The stage name Solo came from his childhood desire to be a rock star, in addition to his work as an actor he was a singer, bassist and guitarist of the rock band Los Relicarios.

    Solo was also a theatre actor, performing in the documentary plays Ruz-Bárcenas (2013) and El Rey (2015), both of which were adapted to films.

    Within Dragon Ball, Solo is also known for playing Tao Pai Pai, Silver Horn, Mr. Popo, Gregory, Zarbon (first voice), Jheese, Oob (Dragon Ball GT episodes 32 onward), Bon Para and Nappa in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

    Solo is the second actor that played #17 to pass away this year after Figueira Junior in the Brazilian Portuguese dub).

  • First two Dragon Ball movies coming to Anime Box in Spain

    Anime Box has just announced that the first two Dragon Ball movies will be coming to their platform in Spain.

    The Legend of Shenlong will hit the platform on July 20, followed by The Sleeping Princess in Devil’s Castle on July 27th.

    This will mark the first time that these movies have been available on a streaming service, as previously they were only available through TV airings and home video releases.

    Anime Box added the three classic anime Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT to their platform, as well as Dragon Ball Kai in 2024.

    Anime Box’s parent company Selecta Vision have been the home of Dragon Ball on DVD and Blu-Ray for several years, but this addition will solidify them as the place to go for digital Dragon Ball content where Spanish fans can watch on all their devices too.

    For more news on Dragon Ball in Spain please keep an eye on Antonio Sánchez-Migallón Jiménez (known online as MrKaytos) who posts regularly on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter).

Tag: Spanish dub of Dragon Ball