When we visited DisneyToon Studios for a day of learning about Disney’s Planes {in theaters now!}, I found out that we were going to have the chance to sit down and interview Carlos Alazraqui, the voice of El Chupacabra. I had never heard of him but after quickly looking him up on IMDB, I realized that he’s in pretty much almost all of my son’s favorite shows! Not only is he the voice of the Taco Bell Dog, but he’s also Deputy James Garcia in Reno 911. He also does a lot of voice work and you’ll hear him as King Magnus in Sofia the 1st, Hot Dog {and others!} in the Skylanders video game, Felipe ‘the Phillips Screwdriver in Handy Manny, Rocko in Rocko’s Modern Life and many more! He also does an AMAZING impression of Billy Crystal and is actually the voice of Mike Wazowski for the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor attraction at Walt Disney World, in the video games and more!
As soon as we sat down with Carlos, our whole group was laughing. He was extremely down to earth and had us laughing as he shared stories about his young daughter. Going into the interview, I was torn between Dusty and El Chu as my favorite character, but talking with Carlos definitely tipped the scale to El Chu!
We asked Carlos a little bit about how he got involved with Disney’s Planes and he told us that when Disney calls, you don’t day no! “Disney and Pixar are great storytellers”, says Carlos. He was initially invited to sit down and do a table read of the script for Planes. Usually, actors that sit down for the table read don’t actually voice a character in the movie {Jon Cryer did the table read for Dusty, but Dane Cook was eventually cast} but everyone loved him so much as El Chupacabra that they just had to cast him! After you see Disney’s Planes, I think you’ll agree that it’s hard to imagine anyone else playing him!
I swish my cape at you!
– El Chupacabra
Carlos was such a genuine guy, when we thanked him for coming to talk to us, he said anytime he is asked to come to DisneyToon Studios, he is happy and that he just loves to hang out there! We had such a fun time talking with Carlos about Disney’s Planes and after seeing it, I think he will quickly become your family’s favorite character!
Go Beyond Disney’s Planes
I had the amazing chance to visit DisneyToon Studios to learn more about Disney’s Planes. Make sure to check out all of my other posts to learn more about the movie!
– Interview with Teri Hatcher, voice of Dottie
– Drawing Disney’s Planes with a Disney Story Artist
– Interview with the Director and Producer of Planes
– Voicing a Character in Disney’s Planes
Disney’s Planes is in theaters now! Are you looking forward to seeing the movie?
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He was so fun to talk with! I loved hearing all of his different voices!
Wow – sounds like you had an amazing time! What an experience!
What a cool experience! – Haha when Disney Calls you don’t say no!! So true!
what a fun experience you had! I cant wait to see this movie with my family!
Wow -what an experience! It looks like it was an amazing time and this movie looks like it will be fabulous!
Wow! What an experience you had. I think he was our favorite in PLANES. I know he was mine. He made us laugh so much.
My youngest two have been seeing the previews for this and want to see it. We all LOVE the Cars movies, so we will be seeing this one too!
I took my son to see this movie on Sunday and he loved it. El Chupacabra was a such a funny character.
OMG I am dying to see this movie!!! All this talk is killing me!
we can’t wait to see this movie, possibly going this weekend!
How cool! We can’t wait to see this. My son went to a Lowe’s Clinic and made a Disney Planes figure. He is excited to see the movie.
What a great picture of you two! What a fun experience. I can’t wait to see this movie!
That sounds like a fun interview – and a fun movie.
My grandchildren will be wanting to see this. You have such great times and get to do the funnest things. So happy for you and so glad we’re able to share and learn
My nephew would get a kick out of this movie.
Thanks for the interview.
Awesome! we can’t wait to see it!
What an amazing movie and such a great movie to take the family to see! I like the interviews and who plays Dusty and Dottie are really good actors. I am getting this movie on DVD when it comes out!