Pokémon fans in Latin America are mourning the death of Diana Pérez, the Spanish-language voice of Jessie of Pokémon’s Team Rocket. The voice actress has been voicing the character since 1997.

Diana Pérez, the voice actress of Team Rocket’s Jessie, died at 51.

En paz descanse Diana Pérez, una mujer fuerte, culta, inteligente y muy talentosa. Ya estás bien, amiga… ya no te duele nada. Buen viaje.

— Lalo Garza (@LaloGarx) April 28, 2021

Lalo Garza, a famed voice actor in Mexico, confirmed the death of the Pokémon voice actress.

“Rest in peace Diana Pérez, a strong, cultured, intelligent, and very talented woman. You are good now, friend. Nothing hurts anymore. Have a good trip,” reads the tweet.

Pérez has been a staple in the Spanish-language Pokémon fandom for decades.

The voice actor of Jessie from Pokémon in the Latinamerican Spanish dub of the anime just passed away. She gave her voice to Jessie since her first apparition in the anime.

Rest in peace, Diana Pérez, your iconic voice acting will be remembered forever. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/O3Do4tyDAu

— 🕹️GAME & RODO🕹️ (@GAMEandRODO64) April 28, 2021

Pérez was more than just he voice of Jessie. The voice actress was the voice of multiple anime characters including Luffy in One Piece and Kagura in Inuyasha. In recent years, Pérez had started branching out to directing, producing, and other branches in the entertainment industry.

Pérez’s death is being mourned by Pokémon fans outside of the Spanish-language fandom.

RIP Diana Pérez, the Mexican voice actor behind Team Rocket’s Jessie on the Spanish dub of Pokémon, since the very beginning. Sending all my love to her family, friends and fans. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

— Sarah Natochenny (@sarahnatochenny) April 30, 2021

Sarah Natochenny is the English voice of Ash Ketchum in the Pokémon series, Jessie’s mortal enemy. The death of Pérez has impacted the larger Pokémon community. Pérez was a pivotal part of the Latin American Pokémon community for decades and her loss has devastated fans.

Descansa en paz, Diana.

My heart goes out to the family, friends, and fans of Diana Pérez, the Mexican voice actress of Team Rocket’s Jessie on the Spanish dub of Pokémon. Sending you all my love during this difficult time. ❤❤❤ pic.twitter.com/NZdAMa5Bma

— Michele Knotz (@MicheleKnotz) May 2, 2021

There have been no plans announced for a replacement to voice Team Rocket’s Jessie. No official cause of death has been released either. Our hearts and thoughts go out to Pérez’s family and the greater Pokémon community mourning her passing.

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Look out Bad Bunny. There’s another breed of bunny in town that’s taking the internet by storm. A college student in Mexico recently went viral for the oddest thing. He has genetically engineered a strain of rabbits to be the largest in the world.

21-year-old Kiro Yakin has become a viral sensation after internet users have seen him with pictures of the giant bunnies he genetically engineered.

#Puebla I El estudiante poblano de 21 años, @KiroYakin, criador de Conejos Gigantes 🐇🐰 visitó las instalaciones de Síntesis
📸 @FotoSintesisIM pic.twitter.com/Oa1yMBmHn9

— Síntesis Puebla (@sintesisweb) April 11, 2021

Yakin, a student at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla on the Xicotepec campus, is studying veterinary and animal husbandry. He began his experimentation by breeding two unique rabbit types together. The Flemish Giant rabbit and other, longer-eared bunnies that Yakin happened to notice. As a result, his monster-bunny was born.

According to Yakin, his experimental bunnies grow up to 22 pounds  Flemish Giant, while the average Flemish giant weighs 15 pounds. But make no mistake, Yakin’s bunny experiment was no accident. “It takes an average of 3 to 4 years to reproduce this giant species,” he told Sintesis.

Yakin’s ultimate goal is to breed a rabbit that can grow up to 30 pounds. “I am currently studying genetics to see how to grow this breed of giant rabbits more,” he said.

Yakin, who has had a soft spot for rabbits since he was a child (pun intended), now cares for a whopping fifty giant rabbits out of his parents’ home.

#Puebla I El estudiante poblano de 21 años, @KiroYakin, ha hecho estudios de ADN para hacer crecer de 3 a 4 años a conejos 🐇🐰 gigantes que llegarán a pesar de 13 a 14 kilos
📹 @Solmisara pic.twitter.com/vuqVBcD4bJ

— Síntesis Puebla (@sintesisweb) April 11, 2021

Luckily, his parents are supportive enough of his dream that they support their son (and his bunnies) financially. “I have the financial support and support of my parents to buy food a week for all 50 giant rabbits,” Yakin told Sintesis.

But he also admitted his project has a long way to go. “So far I have not set aside the time or budget that is required to start the project more seriously,” he said.

The only thing that’s preventing Yakin from committing all his time and energy to creating even bigger bunnies is–what else?–money.

Although he already submitted a proposal to his university to try and expand his research, as of now, he is self-financed. However, Yakin makes a bit of extra cash by selling the giant bunnies to private customers.

His ultimate goal though, is to open up a large, professional farm where he can breed and cross-breed his bunnies to his heart’s content.

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