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Oscar Foronda started his career as an actor rather late in life. Being a student of Philosophy at the age of 25 Foronda realized his dedication goes out to theatre play and music. Born Oscar Luis Manuel Pallares Foronda on September 13, 1970, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, as the younger of four brothers. As a young child, Foronda regularly was taken to the movie theaters by his father, along with his three older brothers. Quite early in life he developed a passion for film and theatre after watching the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" at the age of 12. Foronda was a sportive youngster and with 16 the Spanish karate kid winning first titles in martial arts in the State of Catalonia. He wins the attention of the audiences and becomes a respected and professional body-builder. Foronda competes successfully until the age of 23, albeit his sports career ends when he starts theatre playing. Many prominent theatre directors were in great demand for staging Operas in need of specific actor roles. Foronda's devotion was combining music with acting. He had the privilege of working with singers such as Jose Carreras, Montserrat Caballe, Placido Domingo, Natalie Dessai, Edita Gruverova. He also worked abroad, in theater Bolshoi of Moscow along with Sir Williard White. Foronda's stage performances caught the attention of film director Tono Errando, who cast the actor in his film debut La Gran mentira del rock'n'roll (2002). It was Forondas first role in a movie. The same year Foronda played the character of Macduff in Macbeth as theatre play, directed by Calixto Bieito. The performances lasted 1 ½ years and ended up in the famed theatre of Barbican in London, former location of the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2003 Foronda made his debut in a first TV series "El Comisario". He played a lover who ended up being eradicated by his girlfriend. After these TV series Foronda frequently stared in many renowned Spanish and foreign TV series, such as Hospital Central, Porca misèria, or Hispania. One of his first English speaking roles was in 2010 in the British TV series "Any Human Heart", directed by Michael Samuels. Foronda plays a Lieutenant. Outside of his acting profession, Foronda has been a passionate music fan and a loyal supporter of the FC Barcelona Football Club. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Eva French
