Óscar Ladoire Montero was born in
Madrid on 1 April 1954. He studied at the Faculty of Information Sciences in Madrid, founding the film magazine
Casablanca together with
Fernando Trueba and
Antonio Resines. He made his big screen debut as an actor portraying Matías in
Ópera prima (1980), directed by Fernando Trueba and co-written by Ladoire. Ladoire and Trueba founded the production company Ópera Films in 1982. He made his directorial debut with ''
(1982), in which he also starred. He has since featured in titles such as Voyage to Nowhere (1986), The Ages of Lulu (1990), Alegre ma non troppo (1994), Off to the Revolution by a 2CV (2001), and We Treat Women Too Well (2024). For his part in Alegre ma non troppo'', he earned a nomination for the
Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor. == References ==