Lovebirds Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem take a romantic stroll through Nice, France after flying into the city for Easter Sunday.

Penelope, 33, and Javier, 39, have been dating for almost a year now. In 1992, Javier made his first international hit with Jamón, Jamón, which also starred Penelope.

Source: JustJared

According to Box Office Mojo, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” will be released in the US on August 29, 2008. Thanks to Scarlett-Fan.com for the news!

“No Country for Old Men” and “Love in the Time of Cholera” are also available on DVD in the US. Be sure to grab your copies now to see Javier’s awesome performances!

Spain’s Oscar winning actor, Javier Bardem, is to play a literary critic in the new film from Francis Ford Coppola. The film, “Tetro”, will also star the Spanish actress Maribel Verdu, and Vicent Gallo, and filming starts in Buenos Aires at the end of the month.

Reuters reports that Verdu is already in Argentina and that Bardem is expected to arrive there shortly. The film will also star a little known actor, Alden Ehrenreich, who has appeared in some episodes of the TV series “C.S.I”.

Source: Typically Spanish

Vincent Gallo is joining Javier Bardem in writer-director Francis Ford Coppola’s family drama Tetro for American Zoetrope.

The Brown Bunny actor-director will play the title character, a brother in a family torn apart by rivalries and betrayal. Newcomer Alden Ehrenreich plays the younger brother who searches for him in Buenos Aires. Bardem plays an Argentinean literary critic, and Maribel Verdu plays Tetro’s longtime love interest.

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Today is Javier Bardem’s birthday, he is 39. Many congrats!

To celebrate Javier’s big win, I have added all shoots to the gallery. Some amazing shots here! Ranging from 2000-2008. Thanks to everyone who sent in things. If you have anything to contribute please contact me and I will get it added.

On behalf of all the fans I’d like to congratulate Mr Bardem for his well deserved Academy Award win for his performance in “No Country for Old Men”.

Here is Javier’s very funny speech. You can also view it here.

Wow. Alright, this is very amazing. It’s a great honor for me to have this. I want to and I have to speak fast here, man. Thank you to the Coens for being crazy enough to think that I could do that and put one of the most horrible haircuts in history over my head.

Thank you for really proving my work. I want to share this with the cast, with the great Tommy Lee Jones, with the great Josh Brolin, with the great Kelly Macdonald. And I want to dedicate this to my mother, and I have to say this in Spanish, and I’m sorry…

Mama esto es para ti. Esto es para tus abuelos, para tus padres, Rafael y Matilde. Esto es para los comicos de Espana que han traido la dignidad y el orgullo a nuestro oficio.

Esto es para Espana. Y esto es para todos vosotros.

Thank you very much!

Welcome to my mini tribute to the fantastic actor Javier Bardem! This site has been put together in time for tonight’s 80th Annual Academy Awards, where Mr Bardem is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for “No Country for Old Men”. Obviously a big congratulations to Javier for his much deserved nomination.

The site is still in it’s early stages, many more things - pictures, scans, information, etc, are all to come very soon. We are looking for affiliates (both top, and family sites; related only for family). Be sure to apply if you wish to swap links. I hope you enjoy this site!

Check back tonight for all the coverage of the Oscars! Good luck Javier!

Javier presented at the 2008 Independent’s Spirit Awards held yesterday in Santa Monica. Pictures have been added!

Pilar Bardem left an abusive husband, raised three kids to be successful adults and established herself as a top actress in Spain. Her next duty: rushing to the Oscar ceremony to support Javier.

When Javier Bardem was a toddler, his mother, Pilar, dragged him by the hand to the backstage doors of Spanish theaters as she searched for work. She was a young actress, trying to separate from an abusive husband at a time in Spanish history when women separated from their husbands only at death. Javier was 2.

That’s how the young Bardem came to know the world of performance art, Pilar says, adding that he scored his first role at age 5 when a production had a last-minute need for a child.

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