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Javier Cámara

Javier Cámara

2 films · 127 frames · top-billed in 1 · 20022013

Born 19 January 1967 · La Rioja, Spain

Javier Cámara Rodríguez 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 series Narcos.

He was born in Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja. He later moved to Madrid and graduated from the Dramatic Art School. He worked as an usher at the Figaro Theatre in Madrid.

His debut in theatre was in El caballero de Olmedo in 1991. He enjoyed great success in the TV series 7 Vidas and then with Almodóvar. His awards include 12 wins and 22 nominations.

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Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 127 frames · top-billed in 1 · 20022013

  • Goya Award for Best Actor2014
  • Premio Mestre Mateo á mellor dirección2024
  • Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts2022
  • Premio Feroz for Best Main Actor in a TV Series2022
  • Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor2002

How their films are shot

Measured across 127 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Javier takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 59% of their frames are day, 41% natural — the look of the work Javier takes.

Time of day

Day59%
Night24%
Interior15%

Lighting

Natural41%
High key39%
Low key17%

Shot size

Medium48%
Closeup29%
Wide15%
Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level84%
High angle7%
Low angle5%

Mood

Neutral84%
Tense10%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

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