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Óscar Jaenada

Óscar Jaenada

Actor · Born May 4, 1975 (51) · Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Berlinale award winner

Óscar Jaenada (born May 4, 1975) is a Spanish actor and producer, known for films like Noviembre (2003), Camarón (2005), Los perdedores (2010), Piratas del Caribe: En mareas misteriosas (2011), Cantinflas (2014), After Words (2015), The Shallows (2016), Snatched (2017), Loving Pablo (2017), and Rambo:Last Blood (2019); and series like Hernán, Luis Miguel, Silent Cargo, Prime Time, Journey to the Center of the Earth (2023), and Midnight Family. He won the Platino for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Cantinflas (2014).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 4, 1975 (51)
From
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Óscar Jaenada's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Morality
21%
Bonds
18%
Power
15%
Survival
15%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 11

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 19
Shadow
6 of 19
Ally
4 of 19
Trickster
1 of 19
Shapeshifter
1 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
13
Dread
9
Thrilling
5
Absurd
6
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Óscar Jaenada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Óscar Jaenada's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kill Jackie(2026)

    Show as Zigor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Fate(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maestro

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pompilio Calderón

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Punto Nemo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Máximo

  • The Platform 2(2024)

    as Dagin Babi

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Family(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Duke

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Federico

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Pompilio Calderón

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Awareness(2023)

    as Perceptor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Prime Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ramiro del Solar

  • The Eighth Clause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Borja

  • La piel en llamas(2022)

    as Sálomon

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Silent Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Muro

  • Xtreme(2021)

    as Lucero

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hernán(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hernán Cortés

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Rambo: Last Blood(2019)

    as Víctor Martínez

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Black Is Beltza(2018)

    as ‘Che’ Guevara (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote(2018)

    as Gitano

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Luis Miguel: The Series(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as Luis Rey

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Loving Pablo(2017)

    as Santoro

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Gold(2017)

    as Alférez Gorriamendi

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alberto

  • Snatched(2017)

    as Morgado

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hands of Stone(2016)

    as Chaflan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Shallows(2016)

    as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • After Words(2015)

    as Juan Chapa

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cantinflas(2014)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Looking for Eimish(2012)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hold Up!(2012)

    as Ramos

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Cold Light of Day(2012)

    as Maximo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Arteros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Taño

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011)

    as The Spaniard

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Piratas: El tesoro perdido de Yáñez el sanguinario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · as Álvaro Mondego

  • Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Román

  • The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow(2010)

    as Nicolás Tremel

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A sinapse do códice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • The Losers(2010)

    as Cougar

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Valdemar Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nicolás Tremel

  • Trash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Sukalde kontuak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Limits of Control(2009)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part Two(2008)

    as Darío (David Ardiazola)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Todos estamos invitados(2008)

    as Josu Jon

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Life in the Abyss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as El Chino

  • Skizo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Días azules(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • El efecto Rubik (& el poder del color rojo) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Pablo

  • Neon Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ricky

  • Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Camarón

  • Somne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Gabriel

  • The Game of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Alberto

  • XXL(2004)

    as Fali

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • November (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Alfredo

  • Chill Out! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Aitor

  • Lisístrata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Domestos

  • Javier ya no vive solo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · as Marcos

  • Aunque tú no lo sepas(2000)

    as Cacique

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The White Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Alberto

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles, 56 of them dated from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Shallows (2016)

$119M worldwide

Highest rated

Luis Miguel: The Series (2018)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)

Film career

20012025

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2003Screen debut· November
  • 2003First top-billed film· November
  • 2019Career best· Hernán
  • 2021Career best· Xtreme

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

2000s19 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 24% of 21 roles
031318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2007.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Óscar Jaenada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 34 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2023)

86th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Luis Miguel: The Series (2018)

Midcredits 91st · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Óscar Jaenada's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles42–96 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles18–72 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles55–88 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles29–78 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles35–89 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Óscar Jaenada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Óscar Jaenada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joaquín Cosio shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles