Laia Manzanares

Laia Manzanares Tomàs is a Spanish actress known for her roles in various movies and TV shows. She gained recognition for her portrayal of the cheerleader and love interest in Tame Impala's 2015 music video for The Less I Know the Better. Manzanares also played the role of Ukrainian student Oksana Casanoves in the Spanish television series Merlí. Born in 1994, she was raised by a Valencian father and Catalan mother. Manzanares attended Institut Públic XXV Olimpiada high school and later studied at the Col·legi de Teatre in Barcelona. Inspired by Uma Thurman's performance in Kill Bill: Volume 1, she aspires to work with young students to instill self-confidence in them during their vulnerable years.