Javier Ambrossi

Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 24 June, 1984), better known as Javier Ambrossi, is a Spanish actor, stage, film and television director, and writer. He is best known for creating and directing the musical La llamada and its film adaptation together with Javier Calvo, as well as the television series Paquita Salas and Veneno.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García de la Camacha and the second or maternal family name is Gutiérrez-Ambrossi.
Javier Ambrossi
Javier Ambrossi at the 32nd Goya Awards in February 2018.
Born
Francisco Javier García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi

(1984-06-24) 24 June 1984
Madrid, Spain
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
Occupations
  • Actor
  • stage director
  • film director
  • television director
  • writer
Years active2012–present
Partner
Relatives

Early life

Ambrossi was born in Madrid. He graduated with a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid and studied dramaturgy at the Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático.[2] His younger sister, Macarena García, is also an actress.[3]

Career

Ambrossi has had supporting roles in a number of television series, including El comisario, Amar en tiempos revueltos, Sin tetas no hay paraíso, and Cuéntame cómo pasó.[2]

Since 2013, he co-directs La llamada at the Teatro Lara in Madrid, a musical he created alongside Javier Calvo.[4] Ambrossi and Calvo are universally known in Spain as "los Javis". [5]

In August 2015, the Mexican production of La llamada opened at the López Tarso theatre in Mexico City with a Mexican cast.[6]

In July 2016, the web television series Paquita Salas, created by Ambrossi and Calvo, premiered on Flooxer.[7] Due to the success of the series, Netflix acquired the rights to air the second season of the series.[8]

In September 2017, the film adaptation of La llamada, directed by Ambrossi and Calvo, premiered in Spain.[9]

Along with Calvo, Ambrossi was listed 47th in El Mundo's list of most important LGBT people in Spain in 2017.[10]

From October 2017 to February 2018, Ambrossi and Calvo appeared on the reality television talent competition show Operación Triunfo as the teachers of acting in the "Academy".

In 2020, Ambrossi and Calvo created the biographical television limited series Veneno, which aired on Atresplayer Premium and HBO Max.[11]

Since 2020, Ambrossi has been a panelist for Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta, the Spanish version of the international music game show Masked Singer.[12] 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.[13]

In 2023, the family thriller television series La Mesías, created, written and directed by Ambrossi and Calvo for Movistar Plus+, was included out of competition in the official section of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival.[14] They also created the drama television series Vestidas de azul for Atresplayer Premium, a spin-off and continuation for Veneno.[15]

Personal life

Ambrossi has been in a relationship with actor and director Javier Calvo since 2010.[16]

References
  1. Javier Ambrossi y Javier Calvo crearon 'La llamada' para dar trabajo a Belén Cuesta
  2. "Javier Ambrossi". Forbes Summit (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. Rubio Rueda, Almudena (5 February 2018). "Así son y así se llevan Macarena García y Javier Ambrossi, dos hermanos de cine". Bekia.
  4. López Palacios, Iñigo (19 December 2013). "El triunfo de la sencillez inteligente". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. Smith, Paul Julian (2018). "La Llamada, Paquita Salas, and the Javis". Film Quarterly. 71 (4): 41–45. doi:10.2307/26498159. ISSN 0015-1386.
  6. 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.
  7. Engel, Philipp (6 July 2016). "GRAN ESTRENO EN FLOOXER DE 'PAQUITA SALAS'. HABLAMOS CON ELLA". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Hearst Magazines International. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. "La serie española 'Paquita Salas' ficha por Netflix". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. 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.
  10. Romo, José Luis (23 June 2017). "Los 50 homosexuales más influyentes en España 2017". El Mundo. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  11. 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.
  12. "Malú vuelve por sorpresa a TV como jueza estrella de 'Mask Singer', en relevo de Ainhoa Arteta". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. 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.
  14. "'La Mesías' de Los Javis anuncia su fecha de estreno, previo paso por el Festival de San Sebastián". Vertele!. 15 September 2023 – via eldiario.es.
  15. "'Vestidas de azul', la continuación de 'Veneno', se estrena en diciembre en Atresplayer". formulatv.com. 18 October 2023.
  16. Betancourt, Manuel (19 August 2021). "The Myth Makers". Vulture. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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