You might know him as the “Latin Lover Narrator” from CW’s “Jane The Virgin,” but now his beautiful voice takes on a new character for Disney’s animated series “Elena Of Avalor.” Anthony Mendez has been heard on promos for several networks including NBC, MTV (and MTV tr3s,) Spike, Comedy Central, Showtime, and CNN. He’s also the voice of HBO’s weekly Sports Minute. His first major on-air promo campaign was for CNN’s Latino in America.
He can be heard on movie trailers for major and independent studios alike, including Fox Searchlight, Warner Bros, IFC Films, and, most recently, the Hispanic TV campaign for Universal Pictures’ Ride Along 2 which opened at number one at the box office, dethroning Star Wars: The Force Awakens from the top spot. He’s narrated national network and regional campaigns for Wieden+Kennedy, Energy BBDO, Leo Burnett, and Kaplan Thaler.
Now he’s guest-starring on Disney’s “Elena of Avalor” as the voice of King Juan Ramón, a monarch from the Argentine-inspired Kingdom of Cordoba. Tyler Posey ("Teen Wolf") also guest-stars in the episode as his son, Prince Alonso. Click play on the video and get an exclusive look of the King and Prince before the episode airs!
About "Elena of Avalor"
Princess Elena of Avalor made her royal debut in the highly anticipated animated series “Elena of Avalor” in July 2016.
Set in the enchanted fairytale land of Avalor, the series tells the story of Elena, a brave and adventurous teenager who has saved her kingdom from an evil sorceress and must now learn to rule as crown princess until she is old enough to be queen. Elena's journey will lead her to understand that her new role requires thoughtfulness, resilience and compassion, the traits of all truly great leaders.
"Elena of Avalor" stars Aimee Carrero as the voice of Elena; Jenna Ortega as Princess Isabel; Chris Parnell, Yvette Nicole Brown and Carlos Alazraqui as the jaquins Migs, Luna and Skylar respectively; Emiliano Díez as Francisco; Julia Vera as Luisa; Christian Lanz as Chancellor Esteban; Jillian Rose Reed as Naomi; Joseph Haro as Mateo; Jorge Diaz as Gabe; Keith Ferguson as Zuzo; and Joe Nunez as Armando.
The recurring guest stars will include: Constance Marie as Doña Paloma, Magister of the Traders Guild; Lou Diamond Phillips as Victor Delgado, a debonair villain who uses his charisma to deceive the people around him; Justina Machado and Jaime Camil as siblings Carmen and Julio, who run a restaurant in Avalor; Rich Sommer as Captain Daniel Turner, Naomi's father and harbormaster; Lucas Grabeel as Jiku, the leader of the Noblins; and Echo Kellum as King Joaquín, a monarch from the Caribbean-inspired Kingdom of Cariza, who is a trusted and close friend of Elena.
Aditionally, the guest stars for season one includes: Tituss Burgess as Charoca, a magical volcano creature based on a Chilean myth; Ana Ortiz as Rafa, Mateo's mother; Ivonne Coll as Doña Angelica, an absent-minded and overly dramatic ghost; Hector Elizondo as Fiero, a wicked wizard; Odette Annable as Señorita Marisol, Isabel's enthusiastic young teacher; Danny Trejo as Antonio Agama, a popular Avaloran hero; Eden Espinosa as Orizaba, an evil moth fairy banished to the spirit world; Marsai Martin as Cat, a budding scientist and adventurer; Aasif Mandvi as King Raja, a monarch from the Indian-inspired Kingdom of Napurna; and George Takei as King Toshi, a monarch from the Japanese-inspired Kingdom of Satu.
"Elena of Avalor" is a production of Disney Television Animation and carries a TV-Y parental guideline.
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