Javier Ambrossi
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Born | Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi 24 June 1984 |
Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 24 June 1984), better known as Javier Ambrossi, is a
Early life
Ambrossi was born in
Career
Ambrossi's career as an aspiring actor began in the early 2000s, as he took on many bit roles.[2] He had supporting roles in a number of national television series, including El comisario, Génesis: En la mente del asesino, Hermanos y detectivos, Amar en tiempos revueltos, Cuéntame cómo pasó, Maitena: Estados alterados, La fuga, and Arrayán. His best known roles were as Gustavo in the series Sin tetas no hay paraíso and as Cristiano in the series Ciega a citas.[3] Ambrossi also acted in the film Sexykiller, morirás por ella and had the leading role in El triunfo. In the theater, he had parts in El enemigo de la clase and in Beaumarchais.
Since 2013, Ambrossi has co-directed La llamada at the Teatro Lara in
In July 2016, the web television series Paquita Salas, created by Ambrossi and Calvo, premiered on Flooxer.[8] The pair originally created the indie series as a way to hone their filmmaking skills, but due to its success, Netflix acquired the rights to air the second season of the series.[2] There are currently three seasons with a fourth pending release. The comedy show is named for its mature female protagonist, who is a failing 50 year old showbiz agent and is played by Brays Efe.[9] The mockumentary style of the series was very original in Spain, who doesn't have a tradition of short-form sitcoms.[9]
Along with Calvo, Ambrossi was listed 47th in El Mundo's list of most important LGBT people in Spain in 2017.[10] They have been credited with pioneering a new model of authorship for popular film in Spain, and in 2020 El País described them as "an unstoppable millennial revolution".[9]
From October 2017 to February 2018, Ambrossi and Calvo appeared on the reality television talent competition show
In 2020, Ambrossi and Calvo created the
Veneno was the first project that Ambrossi and Calvo created under their own production company, Suma Latina Producciones. In 2021, they relaunched the company under the name Suma Content. The independent production company operating internationally and is based in Madrid.[15] In an interview with Variety, Ambrossi explained, "At Suma Latina we were only able to do one production a year and we always had exclusive arrangements that limited what we could do. Suma Content was born for us to be free, no more exclusives."[15]
Since 2020, Ambrossi has been a panelist for Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta, the Spanish version of the international music game show Masked Singer.[16] On 1 March 2021, Ambrossi was announced as a judge for Drag Race España, the Spanish version of the television drag queen competition Drag Race.[17]
In 2023, the family thriller television series
Ambrossi and Calvo also created the drama television series Vestidas de azul for Atresplayer Premium, a spin-off and continuation for Veneno in 2023.[20] The show begins two years after Veneno when Valeria returns to Valencia and discovers a VHS copy of Antonio Giménez Rico's famous documentary Vestida de azul and looks to uncover what has happened to the six transgender women it features. "With the series, we’d like to convert the documentary’s protagonists into a mainstream phenomenon, giving them what they didn’t have in the past: Fame but also respect and affection," Ambrossi has explained.[14]
On 10 February 2024, Ambrossi will co-host the 38th Goya Awards, alongside Calvo and actress and singer Ana Belén.[21]
On the whole, Ambrossi, along with Calvo, is bringing greater visibility to the LGBTQ+ community and related themes via his work in the mainstream media industry. There work has been described as "representative of a Spanish queer aesthetics which navigates between combative subversion and mainstream normalization" and as "changing hegemonic social and idealogical constructs in relation to gender, sexuality, and identity".[22]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Richi | 6 episodes |
2001 | Operación triunfo | Self-Coach | 35 episodes |
2006 | El triunfo
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Topo | |
2006 | El hormiguero | Self-Guest | 2 episodes |
2008 | Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her | Jaime | |
2011 | The Bird Spider | Pet shop salesman | |
2014 | Planeta Calleja | Self | 1 episode |
2018 | La resistencia | Invitado | 1 episode |
2018 | Looser | Self | 6 episodes |
2019 | Terror y feria | Javier Ambrossi | 1 episode |
2020 | Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta | Investigator | 25 episodes |
2020 | Física o Química: El Reencuentro | Self | 1 episode |
2021 | Drag Race España | Jurado | 34 episodes |
2021 | B.S.O. con Emilio Aragón | Invitado | 1 episode |
2021 | Family Feud: The Battle of the Famous | Self-Contestant | 1 episode |
2023 | José Mota Live Show | 1 episode | |
2024 | Drag Race España: All Stars | Jurado | 1 episode |
Year | Title |
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2016 | Paquita Salas |
2020 | Veneno |
2020 | Paca la Piraña, ¿dígame? |
2023 | La mesías |
2023 | Vestidas de Azul |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2016 | Paquita Salas | 16 episodes |
2017 | Holy Camp! | |
2020 | Más de Veneno: El Documental | |
2020 | Veneno | 5 episodes |
2023 | La mesías |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Terror y feria | Producer | 6 episodes |
2020 | Veneno | Executive producer | 8 episodes |
2021 | Cardo | Executive producer | 6 episodes |
2021 | Una Navidad con Samantha Hudson | Producer | |
2023 | La mesías | Producer | 7 episodes |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2016 | Paquita Salas | 15 episodes |
2017 | Holy Camp! | |
2020 | Veneno | 5 episodes |
2023 | La mesías | 6 episodes |
Recognition and accolades
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | La llamada | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Audience Award - Best Spanish Film | La llamada | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Best New Director | La llamada | Nominated |
2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | La llamada | Nominated |
Year | Category | Result |
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2022 | Málaga Talent Award | Won |
Year | Category | Series | Result |
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2019 | Best Screenplay | Paquita Salas | Nominated |
2019 | Best Director | Paquita Salas | Nominated |
2020 | Best Director | Veneno | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | La llamada | Nominated |
2018 | Audience Award | La llamada | Won |
Year | Category | Film/Series | Result |
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2018 | Best Film: Comedy | La llamada | Won |
2021 | Best Drama Series | Veneno | Nominated |
2024 | Best Screenplay in a Series | La Mesías | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Best Spanish Film | La llamada | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2018 | Audience Award | La llamada | Won |
Personal life
Ambrossi has been in a relationship with actor and director Javier Calvo since 2010.[23] Together, the two are universally known as "los Javis" and have become public figures with active social media followings.[2] They spontaneously proposed to each other at the Capitol Cinema in Madrid during the premiere event for one of their films.[9] Both of them have the phrase "Lo hacemos y ya vemos", which translates to "we'll do it and we'll see" and is the title of a song from La llamada, tattooed on their forearms.[9]
References
- ^ Javier Ambrossi y Javier Calvo crearon 'La llamada' para dar trabajo a Belén Cuesta
- ^ a b c d e f Betancourt, Manuel (19 August 2021). "The Myth Makers". Vulture. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Javier Ambrossi". Forbes Summit (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Rubio Rueda, Almudena (5 February 2018). "Así son y así se llevan Macarena García y Javier Ambrossi, dos hermanos de cine". Bekia.
- Prisa. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Díaz, Aroa (1 September 2015). "Éxito en la versión mexicana del musical 'La llamada'" (in Spanish). Teleprograma. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (22 September 2017). "Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi • Directors". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- Hearst Magazines International. Archived from the originalon 21 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ JSTOR 26498159.
- ^ Romo, José Luis (23 June 2017). "Los 50 homosexuales más influyentes en España 2017". El Mundo. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ vertele.eldiario.es (3 November 2020). "Así presenta HBO Max a 'Veneno', que ya tiene fecha de estreno internacional". vertele (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ISSN 2631-2514.
- ^ "How the trans icon Spain 'didn't want to see' inspired a hit TV show". Los Angeles Times. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ a b Sandoval, John Hopewell,Pablo; Hopewell, John; Sandoval, Pablo (21 June 2023). "'Veneno' Creators Los Javis Drop International Trailer for Sequel, 'Vestidas de Azul' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Lang, Jamie (21 October 2021). "'Veneno,' 'Paquita Salas' Creators Los Javis Launch New Independent Global Production Label, Suma Content (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- eldiario.es(in Spanish). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Avendaño, Tom C. (1 March 2021). "Ana Locking, Javier Ambrossi y Javier Calvo serán el jurado de 'Drag Race España'". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- eldiario.es.
- ^ "Masterclass: Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi - Serielizados". Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "'Vestidas de azul', la continuación de 'Veneno', se estrena en diciembre en Atresplayer". formulatv.com. 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Ana Belén, Javier Ambrossi y Javier Calvo presentarán los Premios Goya". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 30 October 2023.
- ^ Garcia Lopez, Miguel (26 April 2023). "Millennial Screen Cultures in Spain: Queering the Mainstream". Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies.
- ^ Betancourt, Manuel (19 August 2021). "The Myth Makers". Vulture. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
- Javier Ambrossi at IMDb(in English)