{"id":342214,"date":"2025-07-14T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=389708"},"modified":"2025-07-14T05:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:18:47","slug":"dragon-ball-is-an-institution-in-mexico-but-it-could-have-been-a-failure-due-to-its-aberrant-first-dubbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/dragon-ball-is-an-institution-in-mexico-but-it-could-have-been-a-failure-due-to-its-aberrant-first-dubbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Ball is an institution in Mexico, but it could have been a failure due to its aberrant first dubbing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact of the original dubbing of Dragon Ball in Mexico during the 90s continues to generate debates among fans of the series in Latin America. <strong>Managed by the studio Video Doblajes S.A., the series arrived in the country through the producer Harmony Gold and underwent notable changes in its translation<\/strong>. Not only was Goku&#8217;s name changed to Zero, but other characters also experienced significant alterations, such as Krilin, who was renamed Cachito, and Oolong, who became Mao Mao. This creative twist generated confusion, but it also memorably marked the childhood of many young people who began to follow the adventures of these warriors at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A mistake that was resolved relatively quickly<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For approximately 60 episodes, <strong>this controversial dubbing was the only way Mexican viewers accessed the series<\/strong>. However, the landscape changed in 1994 when a new dubbing was made that became iconic and recognizable for new generations. With voice actors like Laura Torres and Mario Casta\u00f1eda at the forefront, this new approach restored the original names and adjusted the translations, allowing fans to enjoy Dragon Ball in a way that was more faithful to the vision of its creator, Akira Toriyama.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DRAGON BALL SUPER: SUPER HERO. Tr\u00e1iler oficial espa\u00f1ol HD. 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