Javier Calvo Guirao (born 21 January 1991) is a

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and

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and writer. He is best known for his role of Fernando "Fer" Redondo in the Antena 3 series ''

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'', and for creating and directing the

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''La llamada'' and its film adaptation together with

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, as well as the television series ''

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'' and '' Veneno''.

Career

Calvo began acting in theatre at age 11, eventually appearing in

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''. Beginning in 2008, he starred in the Antena 3

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Física o Química ''Física o Química'' is a Spanish drama television series produced by Ida y Vuelta Producciones for Antena 3 that was originally broadcast from 4 February 2008 to 13 June 2011.

'', portraying

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teenager Fernando "Fer" Redondo. Focusing on problems such as

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and

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, the series attracted much controversy. Calvo considers the themes of the series "problems that are also present in reality". He, however, received critical acclaim for portraying a gay male in his debut role. On 5 May 2012 a fan-conference with Calvo took place in Moscow, Russia. Since 2013, Calvo co-directs ''La llamada'' at the Teatro Lara in

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, a musical he created alongside

. In 2014, he made supporting role appearances in the Spanish soap opera ''Amar es para siempre'' and the Spanish television series ''

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''. 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 Calvo and Ambrossi, 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 Calvo and Ambrossi, premiered in Spain. Along with Ambrossi, Calvo was listed 47th in El Mundo's list of most important LGBT people in Spain in 2017. From October 2017 to January 2018, Calvo and Ambrossi appeared on reality television talent competition ''

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

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television limited series '' Veneno'' aired on

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and

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. Since 2020, Calvo 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, Calvo 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

Calvo is fluent in

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. Calvo is openly gay. Since 2010, Calvo has been in a relationship with actor and director

Filmography

References

External links

*
Javier Calvo
at the

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