Javier Bardem

But Hollywood does not forget Javier Bardem, and it is said that he will play Pablo Escobar in a big blockbuster. For now, he will be one of the fighters at El Álamo , in the new version of the heroic battle prepared by John Lee Hancock , with Billy Bob Thornton , Dennis Quaid , Jason Patric and Jordi Mollá. Another of the projects that he is considering is called The Lost City , a script by Guillermo Cabrera Infante that actor Andy García will direct for the cinema .

Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on March 1, 1969, Javier Encinas Bardem belongs to a family deeply rooted in acting and cinema. His grandparents were two renowned actors, Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro , while his uncle is one of the most prestigious filmmakers our country has produced, the recently deceased Juan Antonio Bardem . His mother is the prestigious actress Pilar Bardem . He himself tells that from a very young age he has lived behind the scenes, and that he felt the need to interpret.

For this reason, he made his debut very soon, at the age of four, in the television series El pícaro , by Fernando Fernán Gómez . He studied until he finished COU, although painting was his thing and to develop this vocation he entered the School of Arts and Crafts. He is also dedicated to playing boxing and rugby, a sport in which he achieved some success, since he was part of the Spanish team. Due to his bully appearance, Pedro Masó offers him a fixed role in another television series, Segunda Enseñanza . In the 90s he became famous thanks to the director Bigas Luna , after playing a small role in Las edades de Lulú , he went on to star in Jamón, jamón yGolden eggs .
She also collaborates for the first time with Almodóvar with a brief role in High Heels . She becomes a star of the national cinema, although the triumph does not go to her head. “Success is like an oasis. This is very nice while it lasts, ”said the actor, who never sells his private life.

Despite his versatility, today beyond any doubt, at that time he was typecast in the roles of an Iberian macho, a label that was difficult for him to get rid of. He definitely achieved it with his role as an consumed drug addict from ETA in Días contados , by Imanol Uribe , and with the shy aspiring actor in Boca a boca , by Gómez Pereira, although his most interesting work is his portrayal of a thief in search of a father figure in Ecstasy , where he manages not to lose merit against an immense Federico Luppi . Although he receives scripts at large, he chooses his projects with droppers, and would rather spend a year without working than accept a film that doesn’t interest him.

He stars with AlmodóvarTremulous Flesh , and Perdita Durango , with Álex de la Iglesia . Its definitive accolade on an international scale is due to its composition by the Cuban writer Reynaldo Arenas , in Before Night Falls . Bardem exceeded the quality of the film, with an expressiveness that allowed him to reflect the restlessness of life and the melancholy of the protagonist. Not in vain means the Volpi Cup for best actor in Venice, and an Oscar nomination for best actor, quite a feat, since one of our compatriots had never competed in the categories considered first division. Still, he tries to keep his feet on the ground.

“Obviously, that affects you. Me too, if I am not nominated for an award I am frustrated and if I am nominated I am very happy, but that does not mean that I approve of what the award means. The awards make me compete with people I admire and that doesn’t seem fair to me, ”he declared at the time.