Javier Cámara
Date of birth: 1967-01-19
Place of birth: La Rioja, Spain
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Javier Cámara Rodríguez, Javier Camara, Javi
Biography
Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He starred in the Pedro Almodóvar films Talk to Her (2002), Bad Education (2004) and I'm So Excited (2013), and the television series 7 Vidas (Seven Lives). He played Cardinal Bernardo Gutierrez in the HBO series The Young Pope as well as Guillermo Pallomari, the chief accountant of the Cali Cartel, in season 3 of the Netflix series Narcos. He was born in Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja. 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 enjoyed great success in the TV series 7 Vidas and then with Almodóvar. His awards include 12 wins and 22 nominations. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Talk to Her
2002-03-15
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Bad Education
2004-03-19
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two
The Secret Life of Words
2005-12-15
A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
1998-03-13
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Ch
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
2001-03-30
For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to
Sex and Lucía
2001-08-24
Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inex
Paris Je T'aime
2006-06-21
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished director
Torremolinos 73
2003-04-29
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to mak
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006-09-01
In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in
La torre de Suso
2007-11-09
Cundo emigrated to Argentina to seek a new life. Ten years later he returns home, to the funeral of
Chef's Special
2008-04-11
Maxi thinks his life is perfect. He is a famous cook who owns a successful restaurant in Chueca and
To Hell With The Ugly
2010-04-23
Eliseo is ugly, lame and single. He hasn't met the woman of his life and has never known love. Nati
What's a Bear For?
2011-04-01
Ecological comedy about two brothers. Alejandro and Guillermo are two Asturian brothers lovers of Na
The Blind Sunflowers
2008-08-29
Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her hom
Eso
1997-06-05
Since he began to work, Domingo lives against the trend: he sleeps during the day, care for her you
Hard Times
2005-11-18
When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving h
Havana Quartet
1999-01-01
Walter, an aspiring musician from Madrid, has a lot of troubles. After finding a videotape, he learn
Put a Man in Your Life
1996-08-23
In a swimming pool accident, Juan and Belinda somehow exchange bodies. Juan is coaching a football t
I'm So Excited!
2013-03-08
Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The g
Fiction
2006-11-10
Alex, a shy and introverted, is a film director trying to finish writing his latest script. Decided
Los abajo firmantes
2003-10-17
The first actor of a theater company on tour in Spain dies in a car accident. A new actor, Jorge Rui
Yesterday Never Ends
2013-04-26
A couple meets at their son’s grave ten years after his death; his plot is to make way for a casino
A Gun in Each Hand
2012-12-05
J. is depressed. E. lives peacefully. S. tries to get back with his wife. G. resorts to anxiolytics.
Looking for Chencho
2002-10-17
When a tourist bus stops at a gas station, Chencho, one of the passengers, decides to go to the toil
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
2013-10-31
Spain, 1966. An English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a fi
The Unexpected Love
2014-04-25
Juanito moved to New York to succeed as an actor. Years have gone by but success has not come his wa
Off Course
2015-03-03
Two young Spanish men, with a university education, are tired of unemployment and decide to move to
Truman
2015-09-24
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them,
Stories Not to be Told
2022-11-25
Five tales of human vulnerability and the hilarious, painful, and awkward curveballs life throws us.
53 Sundays
Three brothers meet to discuss what to do with their 86-year-old father.
Siete semillas
2016-10-21
This story tells how Ignacio Rodriguez, manager of a textile export company, lives so absorbed in hi
It's for Your Own Good
2017-02-24
Three brothers-in-law try to get their daughters to dump their undesirable boyfriends.
The Queen of Spain
2016-11-25
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she bec
Paris Je T'aime
2006-06-21
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished director
Sexo en el plató
2007-04-09
How are the sex scenes filmed? What tricks are used to fake the desire? How do the interpreters prep
Bomb Scared
2017-12-08
Somewhere in Spain, four ETA terrorists await a phone call before carrying out a mission, while the
Crime Wave
2018-10-04
Leyre lives a quiet and comfortable life which ends abruptly when an act of rage of her teenage son
Off Course to China
2019-02-15
Braulio after his misadventures in Berlin, moves to Hong Kong along with Rafa and Hakan in search of
Age of Monster
2016-04-23
Victor, who claims to have filmed a number of films he's not been able to release, unites around his
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
2016-09-11
When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact
Memories of My Father
2020-08-22
In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s, doctor Héc
Madrid, int.
2020-05-09
Madrid, Spain, March 2020. As the merciless disease that plagues the world spreads through the incre
The People Upstairs
2020-10-30
Julio and Ana have been together for more than fifteen years. They have become a couple who no longe
Deconstructing Almodóvar
2007-01-30
A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection that deconstructs his career through
Directed by Almodóvar
2007-01-30
A documentary produced for Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection featuring interviews with many of hi
Viva Pedro: The Life & Times of Pedro Almodóvar
2007-01-30
The genius that is Almodóvar is expressed in this film with interviews from his family, co-workers,
The Pig
2015-12-04
A man scrambles to deal with a tricky financial situation in this short film about a birthday scam g
Washington Wolves
1999-08-27
Alberto and Miguel have a bar, but things are not going very well. They need to get out of this blac
Alegre ma non troppo
1994-05-26
Pablo is a twenty-year-old man who wants to be a musician in order to be appreciated by his mother a
Five Minutes More
An on-the-rocks couple retreat to a secluded countryside home for the weekend in an effort to repair