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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.
Overview
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, Torremolinos 73, Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed, Truman and Forgotten We'll Be.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film actor / television actor / photographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
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
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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 items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.