Javier Cámara

Acting

Javier Cámara

Born January 19, 1967 · La Rioja, Spain (age 59)

Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He starred in the Pedro Almodóvar films Talk to Her (2002), Bad Education (2004) and I'm So Excited (2013), and the television series 7 Vidas (Seven Lives). He played Cardinal Bernardo Gutierrez in the HBO series The Young Pope as well as Guillermo Pallomari, the chief accountant of the Cali Cartel, in season 3 of the Netflix serie…

Known For

Torrente for PresidentTorrente for President · 2026
Torrente for President
6.12026
MovieComedy
Years have passed since his last adventure, but José Luis Torrente, the most politically incorrect former cop in Spain, still sees himself as a national hero.
Sex and LucíaSex and Lucía · 2001
Sex and Lucía
6.72001
MovieDramaRomance
Lucía is a young waitress in Madrid who seeks refuge on a quiet, secluded Mediterranean island after the loss of her longtime boyfriend. Amidst the fresh air, dazzling sun, and glistening deep blue water, Lucía begins to piece together the dark corners of her past relationship.
53 Sundays53 Sundays · 2026
53 Sundays
5.92026
MovieComedyDrama
When three siblings agree to meet and discuss their aging father's future, their reunion spirals into bickering, bantering and reliving old grudges.
Talk to HerTalk to Her · 2002
Talk to Her
7.62002
MovieDramaRomance
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish MusketeerCaptain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer · 2006
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
5.92006
MovieAction
In 17th century Spain, Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, when near to his death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
Paris Je T'aimeParis Je T'aime · 2006
Paris Je T'aime
6.82006
MovieDramaRomance
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Bad EducationBad Education · 2004
Bad Education
7.42004
MovieDramaCrime
When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school. Weaving through past and present, the script follows a transvestite performer who reconnects with a grade school sweetheart. Spurred on by this chance encounter, the character reflects on her childhood sexual victimization and the trauma of closeting her sexual orientation.
TrumanTruman · 2015
Truman
7.02015
MovieDramaComedy
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.

Movies

Torrente for PresidentTorrente for President · 2026
Torrente for President
6.12026
MovieComedy
Years have passed since his last adventure, but José Luis Torrente, the most politically incorrect former cop in Spain, still sees himself as a national hero.
Sex and LucíaSex and Lucía · 2001
Sex and Lucía
6.72001
MovieDramaRomance
Lucía is a young waitress in Madrid who seeks refuge on a quiet, secluded Mediterranean island after the loss of her longtime boyfriend. Amidst the fresh air, dazzling sun, and glistening deep blue water, Lucía begins to piece together the dark corners of her past relationship.
53 Sundays53 Sundays · 2026
53 Sundays
5.92026
MovieComedyDrama
When three siblings agree to meet and discuss their aging father's future, their reunion spirals into bickering, bantering and reliving old grudges.
Talk to HerTalk to Her · 2002
Talk to Her
7.62002
MovieDramaRomance
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish MusketeerCaptain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer · 2006
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
5.92006
MovieAction
In 17th century Spain, Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, when near to his death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
Paris Je T'aimeParis Je T'aime · 2006
Paris Je T'aime
6.82006
MovieDramaRomance
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Bad EducationBad Education · 2004
Bad Education
7.42004
MovieDramaCrime
When an old friend brings filmmaker Enrique Goded a semi-autobiographical script chronicling their adolescence, Enrique is forced to relive his youth spent at a Catholic boarding school. Weaving through past and present, the script follows a transvestite performer who reconnects with a grade school sweetheart. Spurred on by this chance encounter, the character reflects on her childhood sexual victimization and the trauma of closeting her sexual orientation.
TrumanTruman · 2015
Truman
7.02015
MovieDramaComedy
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the LawTorrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law · 1998
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law
6.51998
MovieComedyCrime
A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Chinese restaurant.
Torrente 2: Mission in MarbellaTorrente 2: Mission in Marbella · 2001
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
6.12001
MovieActionComedy
For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to Marbella in Spain to investigate a villain’s plot to destroy the city with a missile. This James Bond style slapstick comedy became the most successful box-office film in Spanish film history beating out only the first Torrente film.
I'm So Excited!I'm So Excited! · 2013
I'm So Excited!
5.72013
MovieComedy
Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The group of eccentric travelers on the flight, defenseless in the face of danger, indulge in colourful confessionals, while the outlandish crew attempts to find ways to entertain them.
The Queen of SpainThe Queen of Spain · 2016
The Queen of Spain
5.22016
MovieComedy
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
The People UpstairsThe People Upstairs · 2020
The People Upstairs
6.42020
MovieComedyDrama
Julio and Ana have been together for more than fifteen years. They have become a couple who no longer look at nor touch one another, and who have made daily fighting the essence of their relationship. This evening, Ana has invited their upstairs neighbors to come round, Salva and Laura, a couple younger than them, pleasant and friendly, but whose noises are now an annoyance for Julio and Ana... or perhaps a stimulus? The upstairs neighbors will make them an unusual and surprising proposal which will turn the evening into an exaggerated and cathartic experience for all four.
Torremolinos 73Torremolinos 73 · 2003
Torremolinos 73
6.22003
MovieComedyDrama
Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.
Chef's SpecialChef's Special · 2008
Chef's Special
5.72008
MovieComedy
Maxi thinks his life is perfect. He is a famous cook who owns a successful restaurant in Chueca and is living his life as a gay man without much complex. But when his son Edu and his daughter Alba appear, and a new attractive neighbor comes along, it will have a strong effect on his life resulting in his values being challenged for ever.
The Secret Life of WordsThe Secret Life of Words · 2005
The Secret Life of Words
7.02005
MovieRomanceDrama
A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.
Sexo en el platóSexo en el plató · 2007
Sexo en el plató
5.82007
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
How are the sex scenes filmed? What tricks are used to fake the desire? How do the interpreters prepare and feel? Spanish actors and directors talk about the most intimate side of acting, about the tricks and work methods when narrating exposed sex. In Spain the general rule is that there are no rules. Each film, each interpreter, faces it in very different ways.
Hard TimesHard Times · 2005
Hard Times
5.52005
MovieDrama
When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.
Off CourseOff Course · 2015
Off Course
6.32015
MovieRomanceComedy
Two young Spanish men, with a university education, are tired of unemployment and decide to move to Germany. But soon they will find out that finding a better living is not as easy as they expected.
The Blind SunflowersThe Blind Sunflowers · 2008
The Blind Sunflowers
6.52008
MovieDrama
Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…
La torre de SusoLa torre de Suso · 2007
La torre de Suso
6.02007
MovieComedy
Cundo emigrated to Argentina to seek a new life. Ten years later he returns home, to the funeral of an old friend, Suso. The film chronicles the reunion with family and friends and how Cundo wants to fulfill the ultimate dream of Suso. The film is a tribute to friendship. And above all friendship in a age where it is not so clear why you should remain friends with your childhood friends.
It's for Your Own GoodIt's for Your Own Good · 2017
It's for Your Own Good
5.92017
MovieComedy
Three brothers-in-law try to get their daughters to dump their undesirable boyfriends.
The PigThe Pig · 2015
The Pig
2015
MovieComedy
A man scrambles to deal with a tricky financial situation in this short film about a birthday scam gone wrong.
Yesterday Never EndsYesterday Never Ends · 2013
Yesterday Never Ends
5.52013
MovieDrama
A couple meets at their son’s grave ten years after his death; his plot is to make way for a casino city. Anger, hatred and bitterness erupt. A nightmarish drama that goes far beyond this couple’s private grief and points towards the end of society.

TV Shows

El hormigueroEl hormiguero · 2006
El hormiguero
4.72006
SeriesComedy
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
NarcosNarcos · 2015
Narcos
8.12015
SeriesCrimeDrama
A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
7 vidas7 vidas · 1999
7 vidas
6.01999
SeriesComedy
The story of a group of friends in Madrid.
Dani&Flo con Lara ÁlvarezDani&Flo con Lara Álvarez · 2017
Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez
2017
SeriesComedy
MasterChefMasterChef · 2013
MasterChef
6.02013
Series
MasterChef is a Spanish competitive reality television cooking show based on the British television cooking game show of the same title.
Vota JuanVota Juan · 2019
Vota Juan
6.22019
SeriesComedy
Juan Carrasco is a nondescript Minister of Agriculture who must recognize that he has greater political ambitions due to a series of fortuitous political events, so he decides to run in the primary elections of his party, which may give him the opportunity to opt for the disputed position of President of the Spanish Government.
The New PopeThe New Pope · 2020
The New Pope
7.62020
SeriesDrama
As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”
The Young PopeThe Young Pope · 2016
The Young Pope
7.72016
SeriesDrama
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.
Martínez y hermanosMartínez y hermanos · 2022
Martínez y hermanos
6.32022
Series
La Noche DLa Noche D · 2021
La Noche D
3.32021
SeriesComedy
RapaRapa · 2022
Rapa
7.22022
SeriesCrimeMystery
When high school teacher Tomás finds the bloodied, dying mayoress of his hometown high up on his local cliffs, he not only becomes obsessed with the case but turns into its first suspect. Though solving the case is local cop Maite's job, Tomás doesn't care if his own private investigation gets in her way. Solving the case might just give Tomás' life the purpose he has been silently dreaming of for so long. Though clashing more than once, the two of them come close as can be to finding the murderer: Norma, Tomas' very own physiotherapist. She killed the mayoress in a fit of rage after finding out one of her many dark secrets - one that lies many years behind but one that has deeply affected her and her family. A twist of fate has it, however, that Norma remains undiscovered; her former fear and powerlessness turn to empowerment and confidence. Then a second murder stirs up the waters. Now an unlikely team, Maite and Tomás resume the hunt for a murderer who is closer than they imagine.
HomemadeHomemade · 2020
Homemade
5.52020
SeriesDramaDocumentary
Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.
PeriodistasPeriodistas · 1998
Periodistas
5.01998
SeriesComedyDrama
The WhoThe Who · 2011
The Who
3.52011
SeriesComedy
Tell the history of a married couple (María Pujalte and Javier Cámara) that at the beginning of the 80s they become the first divorced family in the democratic Spain.
The MiracleThe Miracle · 2018
The Miracle
7.32018
SeriesDramaMystery
In Rome, a Virgin Mary statue is found crying blood. Pondering on the implications of the existence of miracles, and eventually, the existence of God, the people involved in the enigma start losing their minds.
YakartaYakarta · 2025
Yakarta
7.52025
SeriesComedy
José Ramón Garrido is a former Olympic badminton player who makes a living teaching physical education at a public high school in Vallecas. Divorced and without prospects, Joserra has been drifting for years, but he keeps himself afloat with a daily purpose. Joserra believes he has discovered the diamond that will turn his life around at a school tournament: Mar, a teenage player who could be his ticket to fulfilling his dream of competing in Jakarta, the city where former players like him are respected as stars. Joserra and Mar will have to learn to put up with each other on a journey full of dingy guesthouses, run-down sports centers, and gas stations that takes them through Totana, Ponferrada, Torrelavega, and Tardajos before they reach the Indonesian capital. That is, if they ever get there.
Vamos JuanVamos Juan · 2020
Vamos Juan
5.42020
SeriesComedy
ShowrianoShowriano · 2023
Showriano
4.82023
Series
¡Ay, Señor, Señor!¡Ay, Señor, Señor! · 1994
¡Ay, Señor, Señor!
2.81994
SeriesComedy
¡Ay, Señor, Señor! was a 26-episode Spanish television sitcom transmitted by Antena 3 between 1994 and 1995. It tells of the adventures of a modern, open-minded priest, portrayed by the actor Andrés Pajares. The series kick-started several acting careers, including those of Javier Cámara and Neus Asensi. The singer Massiel starred in four episodes and Paloma Cela in nine, with many other actors and actresses making regular or guest appearances.
LEXLEX · 2008
LEX
3.02008
SeriesDramaComedy
Blasco IbáñezBlasco Ibáñez · 1997
Blasco Ibáñez
6.81997
SeriesDrama
A biography of a visceral republican, from his literary and political beginnings in Valencia until fame led him to travel the world and enjoy life's pleasures.