La traducción audiovisual del humor: Los Simpson latinos

Resumen

 The audiovisual translation of humor is challenging due to factors such as translatability, the cultural aspects of humor, and timing. However, the Latin American audiovisual translation of the animated TV show The Simpsons is an excellent example of how to translate humor accurately and effectively from an audiovisual product. This paper analyses the translation decisions that were made in the process of translating and dubbing The Simpsons, with the purpose of helping translators who would like to accept the challenge of translating a humorous show, and to serve as inspiration for future research about The Simpsons’ Latin American dubbing. To achieve this, three different episodes of the show were analyzed: “Treehouse of Horror VII (The Thing and I)”, “Lisa the Vegetarian”, and “Springfield Files”. After the analysis, it was concluded that the most used translation techniques were Oblique Translation Techniques, such as adaptation, modulation, and transposition. These translation decisions accompanied by the masterful dubbing by voice actor Humberto Velez contributed to the massive success of The Simpsons in Latin America, and their immortalization into Latin pop culture.