Javier Bardem was born on March 1, 1969 in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. His grandparents were actors, his mother Pilar is a theater actress, and his uncle Juan Antonio Bardem is a director. He spent his childhood in Madrid with his brother Carlos and his sister Monica, and lived with his mother after his parents separated. As a teenager, he was very athletic and became passionate about rugby, which he started playing in high school. At the age of 16, he participated in the Spanish junior championship. Then, attracted by the plastic arts, he chose painting and enrolled at the Escuela de Arte in Madrid. But, he was quickly caught up by the artistic fiber he inherited from his family.
Spotted by the Spanish director José Bigas Luna, he got his first role in 1990 in Les Vies de Loulou. The collaboration between the two artists continues with; Jambon Jambon (1992), Macho (1994), or La lune et le téton (1995). In 1996, he won the Goya for best actor for his role in Mouth to mouth. The following year, Pedro Almodovar revealed him to the public with a character of paraplegic policeman in In the flesh (1997). With Mondays in the Sun by Fernando Leon de Aranoa, he won his second Goya for best actor in 2003.
At the same time, the actor began a career outside Spain since the early 2000s. He turns under the direction of Julian Schnabel in Before the night, which earned him the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival and a nomination for the Oscar for best actor. In 2004, for the needs of the film Mar Adentro by Alejandro Amenabar, in which he plays a quadriplegic, he made up for five hours before each day of shooting. This role marks a turning point in his career and his performance is rewarded with numerous awards; Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival, a European Film Award and a Goya for best actor.
Since then, Javier Bardem multiplies prestigious collaborations; Michael Mann (Collateral), Milos Forman (The Ghosts of Goya), John Malkovich (The Dancer Upstairs). In 2007, the consecration comes with No Country for Old Men by Joel and Ethan Coen, which earned him the Oscar for best supporting actor, the Golden Globe and the Bafta Award in the same category. Prolific, the actor chains the films that are all box office successes; Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Biutiful (2010), Skyfall (2012), A la merveille (2013) …
In 2017, he starred in several films; Pirates of the Caribbean; The Revenge of Salazar, The last face and Escobar. In 2018, he plays in Everybody Knows by Asghar Farhadi, alongside Penélope Cruz, which is in competition for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival.
On the private side, the actor is married to Penélope Cruz since July 2010. The couple has two children; Leonardo (born in January 2011) and Luna (born in July 2013). On July 17, 2021, his mother, the actress Pilar Bardem died at the age of 82 years.
The Bardem family is in mourning. On July 17, Javier Bardem announced the death of his mother Pilar at the age of 82. Depicted as
The Bardem family is in mourning … Saturday July 17, 2021, Pilar Bardem died at the age of 82, in Madrid. In a statement, her
It is one of the most glamorous couples on the planet people. Although very discreet on the public scene, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have
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