Óscar Jaenada Gajo (born 4 May 1975) is a Spanish actor. He portrayed Camarón de la Isla in '' Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend'' (2005) and

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in ''

'' (2014).

Career

Óscar Jaenada was born on 4 May 1975 in

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, Spain. He began acting at the age of thirteen, performing in Shakespeare plays. Jaenada moved to Madrid to improve his career prospects. He obtained several television roles, appearing in '' 7 vidas'' and ''

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'', before landing work in feature films. Some of his early roles were in such productions as '' Lisístrata'' (2002) and ''Descongélate'' (2003). Shortly afterwards, Achero Mañas offered him the leading role in ''

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'' (2003). Jaenada was a candidate for the

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in 2004 as best actor for his role in this production but couldn't attend the ceremony as he was in Argentina filming ''El juego de la verdad''. Upon his return to Spain, he was offered several roles in comedies. Among them was the lead in the film ''XXL'' (2004). He also landed a permanent role in the series ''Javier ya no vive solo''. Just as Jaenada was beginning to feel pigeonholed as a comedian, Jaime Chávarri sent him a script for a film about the life of flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla. '' Camarón'' premiered at the

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in 2005. On 15 December 2005, Jaenada was nominated for the

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in the film. Nine days later, he was nominated for the Silver Frames prize and the Circle of Cinematographic Writers medal. At the beginning of 2006, Jaenada won all three honours. Also in 2006, Jaenada served as master of ceremonies with Candela Peña at the inaugural gala of the

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. A week later, he obtained a nomination at the Spanish Actors Union for his work with Chávarri. In 2011, Jaenada obtained a role in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', where he played "the Spaniard", King Ferdinand's most trusted agent and an officer of the Spanish Royal Navy. He returned to the pirate theme in 2011 for the

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series ''Piratas''. In 2015, he confessed that his career in Spanish cinema "was not on the right track", and that the bulk of offers he received came from the Americas.

Personal life

Jaenada has a son with actress Barbara Goenaga, with whom he was romantically linked from 2000 until 2012. In April 2017, he was sentenced to six months in prison for falsifying the official title of recreational boat skipper in a nautical school. Jaenada admitted to the charges and reached an agreement to have the penalty commuted to a €3,600 fine.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Awards and recognition

– Best New Actor for '' Noviembre'' (2003) *

– Best Actor for '' Camarón'' (2005) * Silver Frames – Best Actor for ''Camarón'' (2005) * Circle of Cinematographic Writers – Best Actor for ''Camarón'' (2005) * Platino Awards – Best Actor for ''

'' (2015) * Ariel Award for Best Actor for ''Cantinflas'' (2015)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaenada, Oscar 1975 births Living people Spanish male film actors Male film actors from Catalonia Male actors from Barcelona 21st-century Spanish male actors People from Esplugues de Llobregat Spanish male television actors