{"id":268539,"date":"2026-01-28T15:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/268539\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:30:11","slug":"tributes-pour-in-following-death-of-spiderman-voice-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/268539\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributes pour in following death of Spiderman voice actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tributes are pouring in following the death of a Spiderman voice star, Alexis Ortega.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexican native worked on the Latin-American versions of a number of films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Captain America: Civil War as well as Star Wars, Finding Dory and Big Hero 6.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old\u2019s death was confirmed via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/27\/alexis-ortega-spider-man-voice-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">TMZ<\/a>, though no cause of death has been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alexis-Ortega-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741347\"  \/>Tributes are pouring in following the death of the Spiderman voice star. Pic: Alexis Ortega\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>One of the Mexican voice actor\u2019s most notable roles was in the Latin-American version of Spider-Man: Homecoming, in which he voiced the role of Tom Holland\u2019s lead character. <\/p>\n<p>The death of Ortega was first reported by the World Dubbing News portal, who shared: \u2018We 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.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Fans of the star took to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.x.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X<\/a> to pay tribute to the man who voiced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.extra.ie\/tag\/tom-holland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Holland\u2019s<\/a> first stint as Spiderman.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alexis-Ortega-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741352\"  \/>Mexican native Alexis Ortega worked on a number of films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films as well as Captain America: Civil War and Star Wars, Finding Dory and Big Hero 6. Pic: Alexis Ortega\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>One wrote: \u2018Nooo, the first voice of Spiderman in the MCU [Marvel Cinematic Universe], peace to his grave.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Another added: \u2018Although I like Alberto Bernal more, it was his voice that introduced me to my favourite big-screen Spider Man. May he rest in peace.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Thank you for making me happy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A third said: \u2018NOOOOO TOM HOLLAND\u2019S FIRST TIME AS SPIDER-MAN.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Other on-screen roles from Ortega included Luis Miguel: The Series, Thursday\u2019s Widows, El Candidato and The House of Flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his death, he had been working alongside YouTube phenomenon Mr Beast. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/spiderman.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741321\"  \/>Pic: X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tributes are pouring in following the death of a Spiderman voice star, Alexis Ortega. 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