Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He became known for two television roles as a priest in '' ¡Ay, señor, señor!'' and ''Éste es mi barrio''. He has since featured in films such as '' Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law'' (which earned him wide public recognition in Spain), '' Talk to Her'', '' Torremolinos 73'', '' Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed'', '' Truman'' and '' Forgotten We'll Be''. Other television credits include performances in series such as '' 7 vidas'', '' The Young Pope'' and '' The New Pope'' (portraying a cleric again) or '' Narcos'', likewise starring as the title character in the Juan Carrasco politico-satirical saga ('' Vota Juan'', '' Vamos Juan'' and '' Venga Juan'').

Early life

Javier Cámara Rodríguez was born on 19 January 1967 in Albelda de Iregua, province of La Rioja. He trained his acting chops at the theatre group of IES Laboral (his high school) and the Logroño's Theatre School, later moving to

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to train at the RESAD. He worked as an usher at the , so he could pay for his education.

Career

In 1991, Cámara made his debut in a stage play of the Spanish , ', directed by , whereas his feature film debut came with a performance in Fernando Colomo's 1993 film ''Rosa Rosae''. Following his two first major television roles (as a

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) that made him known, in '' ¡Ay, Señor, Señor!'' (1994–1995), portraying Father Ángel Murillo and ''Éste es mi barrio'' (1996–1997), portraying Don Justo, he earned wide public visibility in Spain with his performance in 1998 dark comedy film and box-office hit '' Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley'', portraying Rafi, the sidekick of antihero José Luis Torrente, earning a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camara, Javier 1967 births Living people European Film Awards winners (people) Spanish male film actors People from La Rioja Spanish male television actors 20th-century Spanish male actors 21st-century Spanish male actors