Javier Godino

Javier Godino
Born (1978-03-11) 11 March 1978
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Occupation actor

Javier Godino (born March 11, 1978 in Madrid) is a Spanish actor.

Biography

Godino began his studies at Juan Carlos Corazza's School of Interpretation, master and coach of Javier Bardem, among others. He is a well known Spanish actor, having worked in both Spanish and international cinematic productions, as well as musicals, theater and television.

In 2009, he played an important role for his career, playing Isidoro Gomez in Argentine director Juan José Campanella's film The Secret in Their Eyes, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, where he shared the lead with Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil.

On stage, he was one of the protagonists in Nacho Cano's Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar, which opened in Madrid in April 2005, and went on to become Spain’s longest running and highest selling musical. Godino's portrayal of the character of Colate received rave reviews.

For his role in the musical he was nominated by his peers for the Union de Actores de España award. For The Secret in Their Eyes he received a nomination to the 2010 Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards. He has also worked alongside Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor in the Hollywood production Deception.

Godino has also made a name for himself as a singer. Working on Nacho Cano's projects he has recorded many songs. For the soundtrack of Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar he recorded the songs Perdido en mi habitación, Hoy no me puedo levantar, Barco a Venus and No es serio este cementerio. His voice also featured in Mecano medley which was used in Coca-Cola Light's television ad. In Nacho Cano's second musical A, Godino was also the lead and he went on to record three songs: Sin alma yo no hablo, El segundo grupo and Tu deber es volver. With Antonio Carmona he recorded El tango de los amantes with Argentine singer Graciela Giordano, Les feuilles mortes and Nostalgias. He created alongside Asier Acebo, his first music band "The Wyest".

In 2011 was released José Luis García Sánchez's movie Los muertos no se tocan, nene, based on a novel by Rafael Azcona. In May 2012, the Spanish-Argentine co-production Everyone Has a Plan starring Viggo Mortensen, Daniel Fanego, Sofía Gala and Soledad Villamil will be released worldwide. The film was shot in the Paraná Delta near Buenos Aires.

He played the leading character in 2012 Los Dias no vividos by Lacaña Brothers and in 2013 "Prim, the murder in Turco's street" by Miguel Bardem playing the famous Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós

He had a short supporting role on the Netflix TV show Borgia as Dionigi Di Naldo during 2nd and 3rd season, and also worked in Spanish TV.

He starred Pasaje de vida by Diego Corsini, filmed in Argentina and Spain with great reviews of his performance.

In 2016 will be released The Chosen, a Mexican-Spanish co-production by Antonio Chavarrías and Al final del túnel, an Argentine-Spanish produced film by Rodrigo Grande.

Filmography

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