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My Take
Javier Cámara is one of those actors whose face I trust completely. From the quiet nurse in Almodóvar's Talk to Her to his Goya-winning work, he moves between comedy and melancholy without ever showing the seams. What I value is his refusal of vanity; coming from a small Rioja wine town, he carries the texture of ordinary lives, their sorrow and their absurdity, into every role. He earned a Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts yet seems entirely without grandeur. That combination of range and humility is rare, and it is exactly why I hope he keeps working for decades more.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Javier Cámara
- Name (Japanese)
- ハビエル・カマラ
- Reading
- はびえる・かまら
- Born
- January 19, 1967 (age 59)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja, Spain
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film actor / television actor / photographer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- 2014 Goya Award for Best Actor
- 2022 Premio Feroz for Best Main Actor in a TV Series
- 2022 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- 2024 Premio Mestre Mateo á mellor dirección
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Javier Cámara born?
Born January 19, 1967 (age 59).
Where is Javier Cámara from?
Javier Cámara is from Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja, Spain.
What does Javier Cámara do?
Javier Cámara works as actor, film director, film actor, television actor, photographer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.