Alexis Ortega, the Mexican actor best known for portraying the Latin American voice of Spider-Man, has died at the age of 38. The news was confirmed by World Dubbing News on Monday, January 26, but his cause of death hasn’t yet been disclosed. They penned a statement on the portal, which read: “We regret to announce the sensitive passing of voice actor Alexis Ortega. We send our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues in this difficult time.”
He worked on Latin American versions of blockbusters Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies, most notably voicing of Tom Holland‘s titular lead character in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. He had previously voiced the role in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War and reprised it in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. Other voice credits included playing Tadashi Hamada in Big Hero 6, and roles in Star Wars: Rogue One, Finding Dory, and Cars 3.
He also stepped in front of the camera on occasion, playing Jorge “El Burro” Van Rankin in Luis Miguel: The Series and Federico DJ Freddy Limantour in La Casa de las Flores.
In recent years, he also worked on social media dubbing for the Spanish version of channels like Mr Beast.
Tributes flooded in for the star as the news broke, with devastated fans of his work sharing their memories.
“That’s sad. I was a huge fan of him. He was Spider-Man. Big Hero Six,” one lamented.
“We lost another legend today. Alexis Ortega, the Latin American Spanish voice actor, has passed away at the age of 38.
He was best known as the voice of Tadashi Hamada in Big Hero 6 and Spider-Man (Tom Holland) from Captain America: Civil War to Avengers: Infinity War in Latin America. RIP, ICON,” another added.
A third chimed in: “Rest easy, i can only imagine the amount of memories he’s given to children. so sad.”
A fourth said: “So sad, so young, rest in peace, sweetheart, you’ll forever be in our hearts (BIGHERO6).”
A fifth simply wrote: “Rest in peace Alexis. Prayers for his family and friends.” Meanwhile, a sixth commented: “Rest in peace, Alexis, you will be deeply missed.”