Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor.
He became known for two television roles as a priest in ''
¡Ay, señor, señor!'' and ''Éste es mi barrio''. He has since featured in films such as ''
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law'' (which earned him wide public recognition in Spain), ''
Talk to Her
''Talk to Her'' ( es, Hable con ella) is a 2002 Spanish drama written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, and Rosario Flores. The film follows two men who form an ...
'', ''
Torremolinos 73'', ''
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
''Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed'' ( es, Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados, links=no) is a 2013 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba, and starring Javier Cámara, Natalia de Molina, and Francesc Colomer. The film' ...
'', ''
Truman'' and ''
Forgotten We'll Be''.
Other television credits include performances in series such as ''
7 vidas
''7 Vidas'' is a Spanish sitcom which aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives (in contrast to English-speaking countries, whe ...
'', ''
The Young Pope
''The Young Pope'' is a drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. The series stars Jude Law as the disruptive Pope Pius XIII and Diane Keaton as his confidante, Sister Mary, in a Vatic ...
'' and ''
The New Pope
''The New Pope'' is a drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO and Canal+. It is a continuation of the 2016 series ''The Young Pope'', originally announced as its second season. The nine-episode seri ...
'' (portraying a cleric again) or ''
Narcos
''Narcos'' is an American-Colombian crime drama television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are based on the story of Colombian narcoterrorist and drug ...
'', likewise starring as the title character in the Juan Carrasco politico-satirical saga (''
Vota Juan'', ''
Vamos Juan'' and ''
Venga Juan'').
Early life
Javier Cámara Rodríguez was born on 19 January 1967 in
Albelda de Iregua
Albelda de Iregua is a village and municipality in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 3339 people.
Geography
Albelda is located south of Logroño in t ...
,
province of Logroño
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions o ...
. He trained his acting chops at the theatre group of IES Laboral (his high school) and the Logroño's Theatre School, later moving to
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...
to train at the
RESAD.
He worked as an
usher at the , so he could pay for his education.
Career
In 1991, Cámara made his debut in a stage play of the Spanish , ', directed by ,
whereas his feature film debut came with a performance in
Fernando Colomo
Fernando Colomo Gómez (born 2 February 1946) is a Spanish film producer, screenwriter and film director. He has also acted in small roles in his own and other's films. He is regarded as the father of the so-called ''comedia madrileña''.
Film ...
's 1993 film ''Rosa Rosae''.
Following his two first major television roles (as a
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...
) that made him known, in ''
¡Ay, Señor, Señor!'' (1994–1995), portraying Father Ángel Murillo and ''Éste es mi barrio'' (1996–1997), portraying Don Justo, he earned wide public visibility in Spain with his performance in 1998 dark comedy film and box-office hit ''
Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley'', portraying Rafi, the sidekick of antihero
José Luis Torrente,
earning a nomination to the
Goya Award for Best New Actor
The Goya Award for Best New Actor ( es, Premio Goya al mejor actor revelación, links=no) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain
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, national ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
Accolades
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Best Actor , , ''Torremolinos 73'' , , , ,
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Best Supporting Actor , , ''The Secret Life of Words'' , , , ,
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Best Actor , , ''Chef's Special'' , , , ,
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Best Actor , , ''The Unexpected Life'' , , , ,
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Best Actor , , , ,
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Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series , , , ,
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Best Actor , , ''Forgotten We'll Be'' , , , ,
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References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
European Film Awards winners (people)
Spanish male film actors
People from La Rioja
Spanish male television actors
20th-century Spanish male actors
21st-century Spanish male actors