Diana Santos facts for kids
Alicia Diana Santos Colmenero (born June 9, 1950), known as Diana Santos, is a famous Mexican voice actress. She has given her voice to many characters in Spanish for movies and TV shows. You might know her as the voice of Minnie Mouse! She also voiced Takeshi in the Japanese TV show Comet-San. Sometimes, she is called Ad Santos, which comes from her first two names, Alicia Diana. Her parents were Edmundo Santos and Alicia Colmenero.
What she has voiced
Diana Santos has voiced many characters. Here are some of her most famous roles:
- Nostalgia in Inside Out 2 (2024)
- Bo Peep in Lamp Life (short film) (2020)
- Nai-Nai in Abominable (2019)
- Bo Peep in Toy Story 4 (2019)
- Belle in Wreck-It Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
- Mother in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017-2020)
- Julia Child (TV Chef) in The Boss Baby (2017)
- Miss Chicarelli in Kick Buttowski (2010-2013)
- Isabella Garcia-Shapiro (singing voice) in Phineas and Ferb (Season 1 only) (2007)
- Mini in Cars (2006)
- Audrey in Home on the Range (2004)
- Minnie Mouse in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
- Belle and Minnie Mouse in House of Mouse (2001-2003)
- Belle / Minnie Mouse in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
- Minnie Mouse in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
- Minnie Mouse (1960s-present)
- Bo Peep in Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Belle (speaking voice) in Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999)
- Belle (speaking voice) in Belle's Magical World (1998)
- Belle (speaking voice) in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
- Nerdluck Nawt in Space Jam (1996)
- Baloo (cub) and Mowgli in Jungle Cubs (1996-1998)
- Bo Peep in Toy Story (1995)
- The Hoggetts' Daughter / The Singing Mice / Valda in Babe (1995)
- Spanky McFarland in The Little Rascals (1994) (Original Mexican dub)
- Sarah Sanderson in Hocus Pocus (1993) (Mexican re-dub)
- Jerry and Robyn Starling (singing voice) in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
- Young Ebenezer Scrooge as well as Clara and Beaker in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- Belle (speaking voice) in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Binkie, Honker, and Tank Muddlefoot in Darkwing Duck (1991)
- Edmond in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
- Miss Bianca in The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
- Rebecca Cunningham in TaleSpin (1990)
- Webby in DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
- Miss Piggy in Muppet Babies (1984–1991) and Muppets from Space (1999)
- Chip (second voice) in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (1989)
- Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) (Original Mexican dub)
- Piglet (in some episodes) in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988-1991)
- Young Babar / Young Celeste in Babar: The Movie (1989) (Mexican re-dub) (1994)
- Hansel (singing voice) in Hansel and Gretel (1987)
- Princess Rosebud in Sleeping Beauty (1987)
- Young Snow White in Snow White (1987)
- Twinkle in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
- Jeanette Miller in The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) (Original Mexican dub)
- Olivia Flaversham / Lady Mouse in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
- Alicia in He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special (1985)
- Sunni Gummi / Princess Calla in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985)
- Princess Eilonwy / Fairfolk Little Girl in The Black Cauldron (1985)
- Mrs. Brisby / Timothy Brisby in The Secret of NIMH (1982) (Original Mexican dub)
- Vixey in The Fox and the Hound (1981)
- Smurfette in The Smurfs (1981-1989)
- Banjo in Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979) (Original Mexican dub)
- Boy (speaking voice) in The Small One (1978)
- Pete (speaking voice) in Pete's Dragon (1977)
- Miss Bianca in The Rescuers (1977)
- Peter / Clara Sesemann in Heidi (1974)
- Maid Marian (speaking voice) in Robin Hood (1973)
- Fern Arable and Jeffrey the Gosling in Charlotte's Web)
- Paul Rawlins in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Artful Dodger in Oliver! (1968) (Original Mexican dub)
- Mowgli in The Jungle Book (1967)
- Christopher Robin in the Winnie the Pooh featurettes (1966–1974)
- Liesl von Trapp (speaking voice) in The Sound of Music (1965) (Original Mexican dub)
- Michael Banks / Jane Banks (singing voice) in Mary Poppins (1964) (Mexican re-dub) (1986)
- Lucky and Penny in One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
- Susan Evers and Sharon McKendrick in The Parent Trap (1961) (Original Mexican dub)
- Pollyanna Whittier in Pollyanna (1960)
- Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
- Arliss Coates and Lisbeth Searcy in Old Yeller (1957)
- Singing Harp (speaking voice) in Fun and Fancy Free (1947) (Mexican re-dub) (1992)
- Adult Faline (speaking voice) in Bambi (1942) (Mexican re-dub) (1969)
- Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (Mexican re-dub) (2001)
Awards and Recognition
On November 28, 2020, Diana Santos received a special award. This was at the 2nd Lavat Awards ceremony in Mexico City. She was honored for her amazing work as a voice actress over 64 years. The event was shown online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
In Spanish: Diana Santos (actriz) para niños