Creator / Óscar Jaenada

Someone make a note of this man's bravery.

Óscar Jaenada Gajo (born 4 May 1975 in Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish actor. He started his career as a prolific stage actor, but hard times led him to move to TV where he appeared in various Spanish series such as 7 Vidas, Compañeros and Hospital Central (the national version of General Hospital), eventually expanding his range to films. His true breakout came when he played popular Romani singer Camarón de la Isla in his 2005 biopic, earning him a Goya Award and the popular belief that he's Romani himself (which he isn't, only looks like one).

He has become an usual option for American filmmakers seeking the nearest to a Dashing Hispanic they can find in modern cinema, better exemplified by a show-stealing role as an unnamed Spanish captain in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He's also put often to play other Latin nationalities and Romani).

His notable roles include:

• Che (2008) as Darío Ardiazola
• The Losers (2010) as Cougar
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) as the Spaniard
• Cantinflas (2014) as Cantinflas
• The Shallows (2016) as Carlos
• Hands of Stone (2016) as Chaflán
• Gold (2017) as Ensign Juan de Gorriamendi
• The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) as the Gypsy
• Rambo: Last Blood (2019) as Víctor Martínez
• Hernán (2019) as Hernán Cortés
• Xtreme (2021) as Lucero

Tropes and trivia about his career:

• Dashing Hispanic: His specialty.
• Deleted Role: He was cast as Wilf in Chaos Walking, but all his scenes were cut from the final film and he's only featured in Deleted Scenes.
• Fake Nationality: He's a Spaniard, but commonly plays Latinos and Spanish Romani.
• Multiple Languages, Same Voice Actor: Averted, as he doesn't dub himself in Spain.