Nestor Paiva, (June 30,1905 - September 9, 1966) was actor a prolific American actor of Portuguese descent who portrayed the innkeeper on Walt Disney's live-action television series Zorro by American Broadcasting Company in its second season. He was born in Fresno, California. Nestor appeared in motion pictures and television shows from the 1930s to the 1960s such as Get Smart, The Beverly Hillbillies, and The Addams Family. He played the part of 'Lucas' (the boat captain) in the 1954 horror film The Creature from the Black Lagoon. His appearances were in over 250 movies. Paiva married a Peruvian woman and had two children, Joseph and Caetana, who appeared with him in the 1956 movie Comanche with Dana Andrews. The son, Joseph, wound up becoming a noted singer in Peru. His cause of death was cancer in Hollywood, California.
