Pinocchio / Latin American Spanish cast

Pinocho (1940)

Pinocchio

Mario González

(Unknown dates)

Pablo Palitos

(February 8, 1906 - February 26, 1989)

Miguel Gómez Bao

(1894 - September 17, 1961)

Cast :

Spanish name

Original name

Voices

Pinocho

Pinocchio

"Cielito" Mario González (speaking & ?)

Pepe Grillo

Jiminy Cricket

Pablo Palitos (speaking & ?)

Geppetto

Miguel Gómez Bao (speaking & ?)

El Hada Azul

Blue Fairy

Norma Castillo

Honrado Juan

Honest John

Carlos Casaravilla (speaking & ?)

Stromboli

Rafael Salvatore

Cochero

Coachman

Lalo Malcolm

Polilla

Lampwick

"Semillita" Juan Ricardo Bertelegni

Alejandro

Alexander

Additional voices

Carlos Ginés
June Marlowe
Juan Arrieta

Ramón Caray
Pol Breval

Songs

« La estrella del ensueño [Music Sheet] | La estrella azul [Soundtrack] » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Opening credits) »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

« Muñequito de madera [Music Sheet] | La cabecita de madera [Soundtrack] » (« Little Wooden Head »)

performed by : ? (Geppetto)

« Dame un silbidito » (« Give a Little Whistle »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) ; ? (Pinocchio)

« La vieja caja de música » (« Music Box »)

performed by : ? (Geppetto)

« Hi-Diddle, Dee, Dee » (« Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me) »)

performed by : ? (Honest John) ; ? (Pinocchio)

« No tengo hilos [Music Sheet] | Sin hilos [Soundtrack] » (« I've Got No Strings »)

performed by : ? (Pinocchio) ; June Marlowe (?) (Dutch Marionette) ; June Marlowe (?) (French Marionette) ; June Marlowe (?) (Russian Marionette)

« La estrella del ensueño (Final) [Music Sheet] | La estrella azul (Final) [Soundtrack] » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Finale) »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

Technical Staff

Luis César Amadori
Tito Davison
Jorge Andremi (?)
Luis César Amadori
?
Stuart Buchanan
Jack Cutting
Argentina Sono Film

Dubbing director
Assistant director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist
Creative Supervisor
Creative Supervisor
Dubbing studio

Sources : VHS credits / DVD credits / 1940 Music Sheet (Song's titles) / Eldoblaje (Coachman + Marionettes + Musical director)

Release dates :
Argentina - July 17, 1940
Mexico - July 19, 1940
Uruguay - October 10, 1940 (Montevideo)
Chile - February 12, 1942
Spain - February 7, 1944 (Madrid)
Peru - June 23, 1949
The credits translated Honest John's and Lampwick's name literally, as Honesto Juan and Mechón respectively, instead of using their actual Spanish names, Honrado Juan and Polilla.
Pinocchio was the first Disney movie to be dubbed in Argentina, and the only film that preserves its original Argentine dubbing today. It is also the dubbing used in Spain since the beginning.
Diana Santos, the daughter of Edmundo Santos, revealed in an interview in 2003 that a Mexican redubbing was planned by her father at one point, but eventually given up.
Even though Eldoblaje credits Edmundo Santos as the Lyricist, the site Tómbola Disney argues Edmundo did not work on this movie, and simply re-wrote the song "When You Wish Upon a Star" for Walt Disney himself, which got him to work on Dumbo afterwards. However, many vinyls and CDs of the movie's songs do mention Edmunto Santos for the Spanish lyrics.
Pablo Palitos, the voice of Jiminy Cricket, was credited by his real name, Pablo Palos.
Carlos Casaravilla, the voice of Honest John, was miscredited as Carlos Casarvilla.
Juan Ricardo Bertelegni, the voice of Lampwick, was miscredited as José Bertelani.
Lalo Malcolm, supposedly the voice of the Coachman, was miscredited as Lalo Malcom.
Carlos Ginés (additional voice) was miscredited as Carlos Gires.