You can still find modern "Loquendo" generators online (using legacy code or clones), and the voice occasionally appears in ironic memes or retro-style horror games. But the golden age of Juan is over.
(Juan is gone. But his voice will not be forgotten.) voz de juan loquendo
Loquendo’s technology was revolutionary for its time. Unlike robotic early synthesizers, Loquendo voices used concatenative synthesis—stitching together tiny fragments of recorded human speech. The result was a voice that sounded eerily human but still retained a distinct, warbling, "uncanny valley" quality. You can still find modern "Loquendo" generators online
But who—or what—was Juan? Contrary to popular belief, "Juan Loquendo" is not a real person. The name comes from Loquendo , an Italian text-to-speech (TTS) software popular in the 2000s. Among its many language packs was the Spanish male voice simply labeled "Juan." But his voice will not be forgotten