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Oscar Foronda
Oscar Foronda in 2023
Born (1970-09-13) 13 September 1970 (age 54)
NationalitySpanish
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Oscar Foronda Pallarés (born 13 September 1970 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish actor who has appeared in over 80 films and television series. In his career he has acted in British, German, Mexican, Swedish, US, Turkish, Arabian, Dutch, French, Korean and Spanish productions.[1]

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In the early 1990s, Foronda began his acting career by appearing in commercials and amateur theatre. He then went on to act in various episodes of well-known Spanish TV series, including "El Comisario" and "Los Serrano". His passion for theatre and his talent on stage allowed him to play a "wonderful impassioned" Macduff in Macbeth (2003) at the Barbican Theatre in London, directed by Calixto Bieito.[2] In the years to follow Foronda became a prolific television actor, acting in many Spanish television and film productions.[3]

His international career began in 2010 with an appearance in the British television production Any Human Heart, a mini-series directed by Michael Samuels in which Foronda played the role of Faustino Angel alongside Matthew Macfadyen. In the years to follow he appeared in other international film and TV productions. In 2017 Foronda played a journalist in the German TV series Tatort, Barcelona Krimi (2017). Different and more prominent roles in international projects followed. In 2019 Foronda was seen in the Swedish C-More TV series Gåsmamman with the credited role of the cunning and implacable Colombian drug dealer "El Largo".

In the Sky AtlanticTV series Riviera (2017) Foronda played Argentinian businessman Señor Alvarez,[3]. In Season 4 of the Netflix TV series The Crown (2020), Foronda portrays the historical character Constantino Davidoff, an Argentinian businessman deemed by some as responsible for starting the Falklands War in 1982.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

In the BBC 1 TV series The Mallorca Files (2021), Foronda plays Sebastiá Serra, a Mallorcan sous chef.[9]

He has also acted in acclaimed productions in Arab countries in 2022 and 2023.

In addition to acting, he is a passionate writer.

Foronda acts as Branco in the upcoming Paramount plus and Elevenfilms TV show, Stags.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Director Production
2024 Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue Viviane Andereggen Sony Pictures
2024 Stags David Kerr Paramount+
2023 Mano de Hiero Lluís Quílez Netflix
2023 Slave Market Lasaad Queslati MBC
2022 Heirs to the Land Jordi Frades Netflix
2020 The Mallorca Files Craig Pickles BBC
Welcome to Eden Daniel Benmayor Netflix
The Crown Paul Whittington Netflix
Riviera Sarah Harding Sky Atlantic
Warrior Nun Simon Barry Netflix
2019 Gåsmamman Richard Holm Bigster
2017 Still Star-Crossed Jon Jones ABC Studios
Tatort Jochen Alexander Freydank ZDF
Centro Médico Raquel Barrero Eccho Rights
Sé Quién Eres Pau Freixas Telecinco, Filmax
Com Si Fos Ahir Esteve Rovira TV3
2016 Legend of The Blue Sea Jin Hyuk Netflix
2016 Nit i Dia Manuel Huerga TV3
1012 Tornarem Felipe Sole TV3
2011 Operación Malaya Manuel Huerga TVE
2010 Infidels Sònia Sánchez TV3
2010 Any Human Heart Michael Samuels Channel 4 TV
2010 Hispania, la leyenda Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo Antena 3
2010 Pelotas José Corbacho TVE
2008 Ventdelplà Ignasi Tarruella TV3
2007 Los Serrano Begoña Álvarez Rojas Telecinco
2007 Los hombres de Paco David Molina Encinas Antena 3
2006 Hombres Daniel di Grado Kanal 5
2004 Porca misèria Núria Furió TV3
2004 Hospital Central Javier Pizarro Telecinco
2004 El comisario José Ramos Paíno Telecinco
1995 Makinavaja Carlos Suárez TVE

Film

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Year Title Director Production
2024 The Grand Amir and Donna Maria Yalkin Tuychiev Kanguru Yapim
2024 Invasión Bobby Boermans Storytellers Film & TV
2023 Run Baby Run Tony Andújar Esde Mango Films
2018 The Pact David Victori 4 Cats Pictures
2017 Incerta Glòria Agustí Villaronga Aragón Televisión
2016 All I See Is You Marc Forster 2DUX²
2015 The Gunman Pierre Morel Open Road Films (II)
2013 Ismael Marcelo Piñeyro Sony Pictures
2012 Tengo ganas de ti Fernando González Molina Atena 3
2010 Julia's Eyes Guillem Morales Universal Pictures
2009 [REC]² Jaume Balagueró Filmax
2007 Fuerte Apache Mateu Adrover Alta Producción

References

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  1. ^ Metropolitan Culture Corner: Oscar Foronda, Metropolitan Barcelona, 4 January 2021
  2. ^ Macbeth is butchered, Evening Standard, 8 April 2003
  3. ^ a b c "ENTREVISTA A ÓSCAR FORONDA". EN TIEMPOS DE ALETHAIA. 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Entrevista a Oscar Foronda, actor en la serie "The Crown"". No Sólo Cine. 8 November 2020.
  5. ^ Scott, David G (17 November 2020). "Spanish actor in Netflix's The Crown recalls filming at Lybster harbour". The Northern Times.
  6. ^ "Oscar Foronda: "Eres actor o actriz las 24 horas del día, aunque puedas tener otras aficiones"". Barna Foto Press. 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ COVADONGA, CAMBLOR (16 November 2020). "Oscar Foronda: "Un equivalente español a 'The Crown' sería también éxito seguro"". El Ibérico.
  8. ^ "Crown actor talks about his Lybster experience". Highland News and Media. 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ The Mallorca Files, 'A Dish Served Cold', Series 2, BBC website

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