Óscar Jaenada

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jaenada and the second or maternal family name is Gajo.

Óscar Jaenada
black-and-white image of Óscar Jaenada with goatee and top bun, wearing an open-necked white shirt and staring intently at camera
Jaenada in 2001
Born
Óscar Jaenada Gajo

(1975-05-04) 4 May 1975 (age 49)
Esplugues de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Óscar Jaenada Gajo (born 4 May 1975) is a Spanish actor.[1] He portrayed Camarón de la Isla in Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend (2005) and Cantinflas in Cantinflas (2014).

Career

Óscar Jaenada was born on 4 May 1975 in Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain.[2][3] He began acting at the age of thirteen, performing in Shakespeare plays.[citation needed]

Jaenada moved to Madrid to improve his career prospects.[citation needed] He obtained several television roles, appearing in 7 vidas and Hospital Central, 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 November (2003). Jaenada was a candidate for the Goya Awards 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.[citation needed] 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 San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2005. On 15 December 2005, Jaenada was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Actor 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.[citation needed] Also in 2006, Jaenada served as master of ceremonies with Candela Peña at the inaugural gala of the Málaga Film Festival. 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 Telecinco 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.[4]

Personal life

Jaenada has a son with actress Barbara Goenaga, with whom he was romantically linked from 2000 until 2012.[citation needed]

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.[5]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Aunque tú no lo sepas Feature film debut [6]
2003 Lisístrata
Descongélate! Aitor [7]
Noviembre Alfredo [8]
2004 El juego de la verdad Alberto [9]
2005 Camarón: la película Camarón de la Isla [10]
2008 Todos estamos invitados [es] Josu Jon [11]
Che David "Dario" Ardiazola
2010 La herencia Valdemar Nicolás Trémel
The Losers Cougar
La herencia Valdemar II: La sombra prohibida Nicolás Trémel
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides The Spaniard
2012 ¡Atraco! Ramos [12]
The Cold Light of Day Dueño de Fabrik
2014 Cantinflas Mario Moreno "Cantinflas"
2015
 After Words Óscar Jaenada Juan
[13]
2016 The Shallows Carlos
Hands of Stone Chaflán
2017 Oro Juan de Gorriamendi [14]
Loving Pablo Santoro [15]
Snatched Morgado
2018 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Blair
2019 Rambo: Last Blood Víctor Martínez [16]
2021 Chaos Walking Wilf [17]
Xtremo Lucero [18]
2024 The Platform 2 [19]

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2000 Hospital Central
2003 7 vidas
2011 Piratas Álvaro Mondego [20]
2018–2021 Luis Miguel: The Series Luisito Rey 14 episodes
2019 Hernán Hernán Cortés
2023 Journey to the Center of the Earth Pompilio Calderón
[21]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ "La película de Cantinflas hace olvidar la maldición familiar" [Cantinflas makes you forget the family curse]. elmundo.es (in Spanish). 28 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ Álvarez, Inés (20 February 2023). "Óscar Jaenada: "Ha sido bonito investigar qué es sentirse como en casa en un lugar tan despreciable como la cárcel"". El Periódico de España.
  3. ^ Tomás, H. (19 May 2022). "Óscar Jaenada, el 'falso' gitano que conquistó a Mick Jagger y a la mujer de un político". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  4. ^ "Óscar Jaenada: "Mi situación en el cine español, no va por buen camino"". Faro de Vigo. Prensa Ibérica. 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Seis meses de cárcel para el actor Óscar Jaenada por falsificar el título de Patrón de Embarcación" [Six months in prison for actor Óscar Jaenada for falsifying the title of skipper] (in Spanish). 4 April 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Óscar Jaenada, el hombre en la mente de Cantinflas". El Informador. 24 March 2014.
  7. ^ Green, Jennifer (19 September 2003). "Chill Out (Descongelate)". ScreenDaily.
  8. ^ "Noviembre". El Mundo. January 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  9. ^ Garzón, Raquel (24 September 2004). "Fernández Armero intercambia parejas y mentiras en 'El juego de la verdad'". El País.
  10. ^ Cendros, Teresa (4 November 2005). "Óscar Jaenada se transfigura en un deslumbrante Camarón". El País.
  11. ^ Riambau, Esteve (29 May 2008). "Todos estamos invitados". Fotogramas.
  12. ^ "Vídeo exclusiva: Conoce a los protagonistas de '¡Atraco!'". Cinemanía. 1 December 2012 – via 20minutos.es.
  13. ^ Lowe, Justin (21 August 2015). "'After Words': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ "Clip en exclusiva de Oro: Raúl Arévalo y Óscar Jaenada en busca de El Dorado". Europa Press. 6 November 2017.
  15. ^ Minow, Nell (5 October 2018). "Loving Pablo". RogerEbert.com.
  16. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (23 October 2018). "Sylvester Stallone's 'Rambo: Last Blood' Adds Oscar Jaenada". Deadline. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  17. ^ Galuppo, Mia (3 October 2017). "Oscar Jaenada Joins Doug Liman's 'Chaos Walking' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  18. ^ García, Concha (4 June 2021). ""Xtremo": fuego, venganza y acción en Netflix". La Razón.
  19. ^ K.J. Yossman (11 July 2024). "Netflix Sci-Fi Horror 'The Platform 2' Unveils 2024 Release Date and New Images of Mysterious Newcomer Milena Smit". variety.com. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  20. ^ ""Piratas es el proyecto más ambicioso en la historia de Telecinco"". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 28 April 2011.
  21. ^ Calderón, Lucero (4 April 2023). "Óscar Jaenada enfocado al público infantil". Excélsior.
  22. ^ "Óscar Jaenada "Mi labor ha sido copiar a Camarón"" [Óscar Jaenada «My job has been to copy Camarón»]. 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 25 January 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  23. ^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2005" [CEC medals for Spanish productions in 2005]. cinecec.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Ganadores de los Premios Platino 2015" [Platinum Awards 2015 Winners]. sensacine.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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