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Named Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada, Oscar Isaac is a renowned actor and singer, of Guatemalan and North American nationality, born on March 9, 1979, in Guatemala City. The son of a Cuban father and Guatemalan mother, Oscar and his family moved to Miami, where he grew up and spent most of his childhood. From the age of 12, Oscar began playing the guitar and little by little he discovered a particular talent for music, which led him to participate in different bands, in various musical genres, where he stood out for his skill with the guitar and bass.
Studying at the prestigious Julliard school of music and performing arts in New York, he became interested in acting and drama. Although she debuted in a small role in the 1996 film, Illtown; His first professional acting role was in the film All About the Benjamins (2002), while he was still in school. His first major role was in The Nativity Story (2006).
Oscar worked, for a time, in theater, highlighting his participation in Shakespeare in the Park . Returning to the cinema, the actor was in important projects such as Che, the Argentine (2008), Red de Lies (2008), Ágora (2009), Robin Hood (2010), Sucker Punch (2011), Drive (2011), which which allowed him to work with directors such as Ridley Scott, Alejandro Amenábar, Zack Snyder and Nicolas Winding Refn.
In 2013, Oscar was selected for the lead role in the film Ballad of a Common Man , by the Coen brothers, a film for which Oscar was nominated for the Golden Globes, in the category of Best Actor. His participation opened doors for him to work on different projects, both big budget and independent films. Within his career, the actor has stood out in films such as The Most Violent Year (2014), Ex Machina (2014), Suburbicon (2017), as well as super productions such as X-Men: Apocalypse (2015) and the new Star trilogy Wars, in the role of Poe Dameron.
