Probably as a boy born in Boac Marinduque, even Mr. Danilo Ledesma Mandia, himself could’ve never imagined that he would later on become an institution, a pillar of the voice acting industry. Although, Mr. Mandia may not want to be branded as an institusyonĀ¦ all the people he has worked with would certainly agree.
Coming from a diverse educational background – an Economics major in Trinity College; Agriculture Courses in the USA and UP Los Banos; it seemed that Mr. Mandia’s heart is really into the Theater Arts, which he finished as a Master”s degree at UP.
It was indeed in the theater where he perfected his art as an actor, stage manager, artistic director and instructor since the late 70″s until the 90″s. Also, for a couple of years, he served as an instructor for De La Salle College of St. Benilde, Miriam College and Trinity College.
Since 1991, Mr. Mandia has been working as a dubbing director and translator for the biggest Broadcasting Network in the country, ABS-CBN and since 2005, for Hero TV Channel.
Some of the most memorable animated series he handled were Peter Pan, Dog of Flanders, Remi, Julio at Julia, Snowhite, RayEarth, BTX, Little Women 1 and 2, Zenki, Heidi, Digimon 1 and 2, Hana Yori Dango, Kim Possible, Voltes V celebrity edition, Akazukin Cha-cha. He also had a hand in other TV Series such as Bananas in Pajamas, Meteor Garden, Love Scar (Fantasy Fever), ABCDEF-4, and Girls Marching On among others.
