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Óscar Jaenada
Jaenada in 2001
Born	Óscar Jaenada Gajo (1975-05-04) 4 May 1975 (age 49) Esplugues de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present

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 Cantinflas in Cantinflas (2014).

Career

Óscar Jaenada was born on 4 May 1975 in Esplugues de Llobregat, 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 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. 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. 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.

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

• Goya Awards – Best New Actor for Noviembre (2003)
• Goya Awards – 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 Cantinflas (2015)
• Ariel Award for Best Actor for Cantinflas (2015)

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.

External links

• Óscar Jaenada at IMDb

• 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