Ricardo Silva Elizondo (February 7th, 1954-February 7, 2021), was a notable Mexican singer and dubbing actor. He was mainly known for singing many openings for anime series like Dragon Ball Z and Captain Tsubasa, as well as several animated series from the 80s and 90s, like Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck and DuckTales (1987). He would also provide singing voices from many protagonists in animated movies and series, such as Prince Derek in The Swan Princess, and Prince Cornelius in Thumbelina (1994), among many others. His brother, the late Nicolás Silva, was also a notable singer himself, and they would even share some works together.
He passed away on his 67th birthday, due to complications derived from COVID-19.
Themes he performed:
Anime
- Digimon Adventure 02: "Akai Shougeki" (Opening theme)
- Inuyasha: Vocals in "Change the World" (Opening 1), with his brother Nicolás as the main singer
- Captain Tsubasa: "Moete Hero" (original series opening), "Fighting" (J series opening)
- Gulliver Boy: Opening and ending
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: Vocals in "Be Strong" (first Opening), "Kimi ga Iru Kara" (Ending theme)
- Dragon Ball Z: "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" (Opening 1), Choruses in Ending 1
- Pokémon: The Series: "Together Forever", "You Can Really Do It (If You Really Try) and vocals in "2.B.A Master", for the 2.B.A Master soundtrack.
- Eyeshield 21: "Breakthrough" and "Innocence" (first and second openings)
Animated Series
- Darkwing Duck: Opening theme
- Sonic The Hedgehog SATAM: Opening theme
- Bob the Builder: Opening theme
- Sonic Underground: Singing voice of Sonic
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers: Opening theme
- Phineas and Ferb: "Ain't Got Rhythm"
- TaleSpin: Opening theme
- Flying Rhino Junior High: Opening theme
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003): Opening theme
- The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries: Opening theme (along with Rocío Garcel and Jade)
- Handy Manny: Opening theme (along with Habib Antonio, Romina Marroquín Payró and Claudia Bramnfsette)
- DuckTales (1987): Opening theme (along with Jade, Rocío Garcel, Arturo Mercado and Nicolás Silva)
- Rocko's Modern Life: Captain Compost in the R.E.C.Y.C.L.E song
Animated Films
- The Swan Princess: Singing voice of Prince Derek
- Babes in Toyland: Singing voices
- The Pebble and the Penguin: Singing voices
- Shrek: Vocals
- Shrek 2: Vocals
- Tom Sawyer (2000): Singing voice of Tom Sawyer
- Thumbelina (1994): Singing voice of Prince Cornelius
- The King and I: Singing voice of Prince Chulalongkorn
- Quest for Camelot: Singing voice of Cornwall
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron: Additional singing voices
- The Secret of NIMH: Singing voice in the final credits (redub)
- The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue: Singing voice of Cecil
- The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure: Singing voice of Petrie
- The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving: Singing voice of Hyp
- The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists: Singing voice of Ichy
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1998): “We Can Make It”
- An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster: Singing voice of Tony Toponi
- Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night: Singing voice of Father Joseph Mohr
- An All Dogs Christmas Carol: Singing voice of Charlie
Live-Action Films
- Tombstone: Johnny Ringo
- The Muppets (2011): Singing voice of Floyd Pepper
- Spider-Man: Singer in the subway
Live-Action TV series
- Wishbone: Opening theme
- Zoboo Mafoo: Singing voice of Zoboo, “Who Could it Be?”, “Going to the Closet”, and “Animal Friends”
Tropes:
- Anime Theme Song: He has performed the theme songs for multiple anime series.
- Non-Singing Voice: He has provided the singing voice of many characters while not being their primary voice actors, although he has also been cast as a regular, non-singing voice for some roles.
- Translated Cover Version: Aside from the themes he officially sung, he also performed many covers in Spanish on his Youtube channel
, many of which were originally performed by Hironobu Kageyama.
