Javier Cámara
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Javier Cámara is a Spanish
actor
, most notably in the Pedro Almodóvar
films Talk to Her
(2002) and Bad Education
(2004), and the television series 7 Vidas
(Seven Lives).
He was born in Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja (Spain)
. He later moved to Madrid
and graduated from the Dramatic Art School. He worked as an usher
at the Figaro Theatre in Madrid.
His debut in theatre was in El caballero de Olmedo in 1991. He won big success in the TV series 7 Vidas and then with Almodóvar. Awards include 12 wins and 22 nominations.
Spain
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, most notably in the Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
films Talk to Her
Talk to Her
Talk to Her is a 2002 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, and Rosario Flores...
(2002) and Bad Education
Bad Education
Bad Education is a 2004 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar. The plot is about two reunited childhood friends in the vein of a murder mystery...
(2004), and the television series 7 Vidas
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...
(Seven Lives).
He was born in Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja (Spain)
La Rioja (Spain)
La Rioja is an autonomous community and a province of northern Spain. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.-History:...
. He later moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and graduated from the Dramatic Art School. He worked as an usher
Usher (occupation)
Ushers assist visitors by formally showing the way in a large building or to their appropriate seats. This may coincide with a security role. The word comes from the French huissier, with the same meaning , ushers were servants or courtiers who showed or ushered visitors in and out of meetings in...
at the Figaro Theatre in Madrid.
His debut in theatre was in El caballero de Olmedo in 1991. He won big success in the TV series 7 Vidas and then with Almodóvar. Awards include 12 wins and 22 nominations.
Filmography
- ¿Para qué sirve un oso?¿Para qué sirve un oso?¿Para qué sirve un oso? is a 2011 Spanish eco-comedy film written and directed by Tom Fernández. The film stars Javier Cámara, Gonzalo de Castro and Emma Suárez. It also stars Geraldine Chaplin and her real-life daughter, Oona...
(2011) - Let the Ugly Die (2010)
- Chef's SpecialChef's SpecialChef's Special is a Spanish film directed by Nacho García Velilla that centers on homosexuality and the decision to come out. It focuses on men who have had relationships with women to hide their own sexuality, to the point of even having kids. The film also deals with the theme of single parents....
(2008) - The Blind SunflowersThe Blind SunflowersThe Blind Sunflowers is a 2004 Spanish novel written by Alberto Méndez.-Film adaption:This novel was adapted into a film with the same name in 2008....
(2008) - LexLex-Written law :* Legislation* Statute* Statutory law* Act of Parliament* Act of Congress-Fictional characters:*Lex Luthor, a fictional supervillain in DC Comics*Lex in the TV series The Tribe .* Lex in game Fire Emblem...
(2008) - Suso's Tower (2007)
- Ficción (2006)
- AlatristeAlatristeAlatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste ....
(2006) - Paris, je t'aimeParis, je t'aimeParis, Je t'aime is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements...
(2006) - The Secret Life of WordsThe Secret Life of WordsThe Secret Life of Words is a 2005 Spanish film, directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Sarah Polley and Tim Robbins. The film was released on December 15, 2006 and grossed a worldwide total of $6,410,058.-Plot:...
(2005) - Malas temporadas (2005)
- Bad EducationBad EducationBad Education is a 2004 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Daniel Giménez Cacho and Lluís Homar. The plot is about two reunited childhood friends in the vein of a murder mystery...
(2004) - Torremolinos 73Torremolinos 73Torremolinos 73 is a 2003 Spanish/Danish comedy film directed by Pablo Berger.-Plot:The protagonist, Alfredo López, is an exasperated encyclopedia salesman for the Montoya Publishing House and lives with his faithful wife Carmen in 1973 Spain...
(2003) - Talk to HerTalk to HerTalk to Her is a 2002 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, and Rosario Flores...
(2002) - Sex and Lucia (2001)
- El cuarteto de La Habana (1999)
- Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley (1998)
