• Javier comes from an entertainment-industry family.
• Javier lives in Madrid, Spain with his long-time girlfriend, Christina Pales.
• Javier is the first Spanish actor to ever be nominated for a Best Actor oscar. His nomination came for Before Night Falls.
• Javier learned how to speak English for the film Before Night Falls.
• At one point in his life, Javier decided against acting and studied art. Inevitably, he came back to the "family" career.
• While working his way to the big time, Javier was a stripper at a disco club and he also jumped out of cakes for money.

Jamon Jamon (1992)
Javier is just now becoming a star in America, but he is already a superstar in Spain. His big debut came in 1992 when he co-starred with Penelope Cruz in Jamon Jamon.

1. Nine (2009)
2. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
3. Killing Pablo (2008)
4. No Country for Old Men (2007)
5. Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
6. Goya's Ghosts (2007)
7. The Sea Inside (2004)
8. Collateral (2004)
9. Mondays In The Sun (2003)
10. The Dancer Upstairs (2003)
11. Between Your Legs (2003)
12. Before Night Falls (2000)
13. Second Skin (2000)
14. Live Flesh (1997)
15. Perdita Durango (1997)
16. Mouth To Mouth (1996)
17. Golden Balls (1993)
18. Jamon Jamon (1992)

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