Marla Hiromi Hayakawa Sales (October 19, 1982 – September 27, 2017) was a Japanese-Mexican voice actress and singer. She was best known as the Latin Spanish voice of Merida in Pixar's Brave.
She passed away due to liver failure/childbirth complications, less than a day after her newborn daughter, Julieta.
Some of Hayakawa's roles include:
Anime
- Pokémon the Series: Black & White as Caitlin
Films - Animation
- Barbie roles:
- Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale as Delphine
- Barbie: A Fairy Secret as Taylor
- Barbie in a Mermaid Tale as Deanne
- Barbie: Princess Charm School as Princess Isla
- Barbie as the Princess and the Popstar as Keira
- Brave as Princess Merida
- Gnomeo & Juliet as Juliet
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks as Sonata Dusk
- Additional voices in Barbie and the Three Musketeers, Cars 2, The Lorax (2012)
Films - Live-Action
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) as Alice
- The Muppets (2011) as Miss Piggy's receptionist
Theatre
- 12 Princesas en Pugna as Mulan
- Into the Woods as Cinderella
Toylines
- Ever After High as Bunny Blanc/Ginger Breadhouse
- Lalaloopsy as Rosy Bumps 'n' Bruises
- Monster High as Draculaura
Western Animation
- The 7D as Queen Delightful
- Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse as Teresa (2nd voice)
- Detentionaire as Brandy Silver
- Goldie & Bear as Goldie
- Grojband as Bernadette "Mina" Beff
- Jungle Junction as Zooter
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Angel
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as Daisy
- Additional voices in Futurama
Tropes and trivia
- Acting for Two: In Ever After High, she played both Bunny and Ginger.
- Actor-Shared Background: She had Japanese heritage, just like Princess Isla. She shares this trait with Isla's German voice actress, Rubina Kuraoka.
