Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 24 June 1984), better known as Javier Ambrossi, is a

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and

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and writer. He is best known for creating and directing the

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''La llamada'' and its film adaptation together with Javier Calvo, as well as the television series ''

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Early life

Ambrossi was born in Madrid, he graduated in Journalism at the

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and studied Dramaturgy at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático. His younger sister,

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, is also an actress.

Career

Ambrossi has had supporting roles in a number of television series, including ''El comisario'', ''

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'', ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'', and ''

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''. Since 2013 he co-directs ''La llamada'' at the Teatro Lara in

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, a musical he created alongside Javier Calvo. In August 2015, the Mexican production of ''La llamada'' opened at the López Tarso theatre in

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, with a Mexican cast. In July 2016 the web television series ''

'', created by Ambrossi and Calvo, premiered on

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. Due to the success of the series,

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acquired the rights to air the second season of the series. In September 2017, the film adaptation of ''La llamada'', directed by Ambrossi and Calvo, premiered in Spain. Along with Calvo, Ambrossi was listed 47th in El Mundo's list of most important LGBT people in Spain in 2017. From October 2017 to February 2018, Ambrossi and Calvo appeared on reality television talent competition ''

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'' as the teachers of acting in the "Academy". In 2020, the Ambrossi and Calvo-created

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television limited series '' Veneno'' aired on

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and

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. Since 2020, Ambrossi is a panelist for '' Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta'', the Spanish version of the international music game show ''

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''. On 1 March 2021, Ambrossi was announced as a judge for ''

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'', the Spanish version of the television

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competition ''

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''.

Personal life

Ambrossi has been in a relationship with actor and director Javier Calvo since 2010.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ambrossi, Javier 1984 births Living people Male actors from Madrid Spanish male film actors Spanish male stage actors Spanish male television actors Spanish gay actors Spanish LGBT actors LGBT film directors LGBT television directors LGBT theatre directors 21st-century Spanish male actors Drag Race España Spanish film directors Spanish television directors Spanish theatre directors 21st-century Spanish screenwriters