RIP Emilio Freixas

Spanish voice actor Emilio Freixas died on July 30, 2017. He was the son of artist and set designer Emilio Freixas Aranguren [1899-1976] and brother of artist Carlos Freixas Baleitó [1923-2003]. Born Emiliiet Freixas Baleitó he was the grandson of the actor Carlos Freixas and started his career as a child actor in the 1950s. In the ‘60s he turned to dubbing films imported from America, Italy and some Spanish films. He was the Spanish voice of Sal Mineo in 1955’s “Rebel Without a Cause” starring James Dean. Among his Euro-westerns he was the voice of Juan Torres in 1965’s “A Pistol for Ringo”, Terence Hill in “Frontier Hellcat” (1965), Mario Via in 1966’s “Sunscorched”, in 1978’s “China 9, Liberty 37” he voiced the Governor’s representative and in the 1991 DVD of “Boot Hill” he voice Eduardo Cianelli.