Oscar Martínez

Oscar Martínez strikes me as an actor of quiet, accumulated authority. Born in Buenos Aires and working across Argentina and Spain, he won the Volpi Cup at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, reportedly for The Distinguished Citizen, a role that demands both irony and warmth in equal measure. What deepens my respect is the range beyond performance: he is also an author and theatre director, someone who understands a story from inside and out. The 2023 honorary doctorate and his continued presence on major stages in his seventies suggest a craftsman who simply keeps deepening. To me, he is the kind of seasoned talent that rewards patient attention.

Name (English)

Oscar Martínez

Name (Japanese)

オスカル・マルティネス

Reading

おすかる・まるてぃねす

Born

October 23, 1949 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Ox

Origin

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Occupation

actor

Awards & achievements

• 2023 honorary doctorate
• 2016 Volpi Cup for Best Actor

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9

Tags

• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.