

It’s quite a mix of newcomers, heavy-hitters, and some A-list celebrity talent. We had Andrea Romano voice directing, and she also directed me on El Tigre. I still auditioned, fair and square, for it, but I think they had remember working with me, and it was such a joy to get to work with those folks. It’s much more refined and dignified, but in the same wheelhouse. I ended up doing the voice of the father, which was very much my Ricardo Montalban. It was actually created, and most of the episodes were directed, by Jorge Gutierrez, who directed The Book of Life. We’d worked on a show called El Tigre, way back in the day of 2007. This one came around and I had actually worked with the executive producer on it, Doug Langdale. How did you come to be voicing the beloved Puss in Boots?īAUZA: Just like anything that comes about in the city of Los Angeles, I’ll get emails on auditions. I feel like we’re still just scratching the surface of recording these episodes, and yet, here we are with the episodes on Netflix. It has a lot to live up to, but I think with today’s technology, I’m actually amazed that it’s out as soon as it is. As a study of the genre, as a whole, you look at everything from the art, the cast, the writing, the music. I was an artist drawing poses that were to be animated. I started out as a character layout artist, which means I was drawing. Essentially, it’s just him, which is one of the trickiest parts about voicing such an iconic role, or any iconic role, for that matter. I’ve gotta thank Antonio Banderas for creating such a great character. For a performer, it’s a roll of a lifetime.


It’s just so odd, to begin with, because this amazingly manly, sexy voice comes out of him.
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Right now, the series has five episodes with the promise of more to come.Ĭollider: What’s it like to be a part of a TV series about such a popular animated character?ĮRIC BAUZA: I’ve always been a fan of DreamWorks movies, especially this character, in particular. As he embarks on legendary adventures, the suave, charismatic, swash-buckling cat springs to action in search of treasure that leads him to a mystical city filled with unforgettable characters.ĭuring this exclusive phone interview with Collider, voice actor Eric Bauza talked about what it’s like to be a part of a TV series about such a popular animated character, how he came to be a part of the show, the challenges in voicing a character that was established so iconically by Antonio Banderas, getting to see this character in the middle of some really fun action, being able to record with many of the other voice actors, and the fun and unexpected character relationships. The animated action-comedy series The Adventures of Puss in Boots, available at Netflix, stars the much-loved fighter, lover and milk connoisseur known as Puss in Boots (voiced by Eric Bauza).
