Bardem first became known as a peasant, co-starring with his now-wife Penelope Cruz in Bigas Luna’s 1992 film Jamón, Jamón.
THE Javier Bardem will receive his Donostia award San Sebastian Film Festival in this year’s 71st edition.
The Spanish actor will receive the award, San Sebastian’s highest honor in recognition of his contribution to the seventh art, at the Festival’s opening gala on September 22.
His image will also appear on this year’s event poster, unveiled in San Sebastian.
The only surprise about Bardem’s Donostia award is that it didn’t happen sooner, Variety reports.
A rugby player for Spain’s national team, Bardem first came to prominence as a villager, co-starring with his now-wife Penelope Cruz in Bigas’s 1992 film Luna “Jamón, Jamón.”
The international audience got to know him in 2000 thanks to the performance of the gay Cuban poet Reynaldo Arenas “Before Night Falls». After an Academy Award nomination for his role in “Before Night Falls,” Bardem went on to earn three more Academy Award nominations, win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA Award for his performance in “No Country for Old Men» of 2008.
A member of one of Spain’s most famous acting dynasties – his grandfather, Rafael Bardem, and his mother, Pilar Bardem, were both distinguished actors – Javier Bardem has won more major acting awards than any other living Spanish actor.
Source :Skai
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