Editing Javier Bardem (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:Javier Bardem & Penélope Cruz at Goya Awards 2018.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Bardem and his wife [[Penélope Cruz]] at the 32nd [[Goya Awards]] in 2018]]
=== Marriage and family ===
In 2007, Bardem began dating [[Penélope Cruz]], his co-star in ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]''. Bardem and Cruz have maintained a low public profile,<ref>{{cite web |first=Jane |last=Walker |author2=Michelle Tan |author3=Courtney Rubin |url=https://people.com/celebrity/buzz-are-penlope-cruz-and-javier-bardem-engaged/ |title=BUZZ: Are Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Engaged? |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=5 October 2009 |access-date=24 October 2009 |archive-date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419003055/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20310257,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> refusing to discuss their personal lives.<ref name="cbs"/> The couple married in July 2010 in [[The Bahamas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Cruz-Bardem-Marry-1020546.aspx|title=Report: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem Marry|newspaper=Tv Guide |publisher=TVGuide.com|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=19 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019202038/http://www.tvguide.com/news/cruz-bardem-marry-1020546.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> They have two children: a son, named Leo Encinas Cruz, born on 23 January 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities-news-in-pics/14-09-2010/54685/celebrities/ |title=Penélope Cruz is pregnant with her first child &#124; Latest celebrity news |website=Hello! |access-date=11 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126003905/http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities-news-in-pics/14-09-2010/54685/celebrities/ |archive-date=26 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}; {{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/report-penelope-cruz-javier-barden-75751 |title=Report: Penélope Cruz, Javier Barden Welcome First Child |first=Pamela |last=Rolfe |date=26 January 2011 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=26 January 2011 |archive-date=24 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181407/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/penelope-cruz-javier-bardem-child-75751/ |url-status=live }}. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110129013927/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/penelope-cruz-javier-bardem-child-75751 WebCitation archive]; {{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/javier-bardem-penelope-cruzs-son-97434 |title=Name of Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz's Son Revealed |first=Pamela |last=Rolfe |date=8 February 2011 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=9 February 2011 |archive-date=9 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209204717/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/javier-bardem-penelope-cruzs-son-97434 |url-status=live }}</ref> in Los Angeles; and a daughter, named Luna Encinas Cruz, born on 22 July 2013, in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europapress.es/chance/video-hija-pe-bardem-llama-luna-encinas-cruz-20130731174424.html |title=Luna, ha sido el nombre que Penélope Cruz y Javier Bardem ha escogido para su hija |website=[[La Vanguardia]] |access-date=31 July 2013 |language=es |archive-date=1 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801015059/http://www.europapress.es/chance/video-hija-pe-bardem-llama-luna-encinas-cruz-20130731174424.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2018, at the [[Toronto Film Festival]] premiere of ''Everybody Knows'' Bardem told ''Ikon London Magazine'' about acting together with his spouse: "I find it very easy. In a sense that we play what we are supposed to play and then we go back to our daily life which is way more interesting than any fiction. And it is real."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/javier-bardem-on-happy-marriage-at-the-toronto-film-festival/|title=Javier Bardem on Happy Marriage at the Toronto Film Festival|website=Ikon London Magazine|first1=Tamara|last1=Orlova-Alvarez|first2=Joe|last2=Alvarez|date=25 September 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930000321/http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/javier-bardem-on-happy-marriage-at-the-toronto-film-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Interests === 
Bardem's native language is Spanish, and he is also fluent in English. He is a fan of [[heavy metal music]], and credits the band [[AC/DC]] for helping him learn to speak English, in some respects.<ref name="cbs"/> He is also a fan of [[Pearl Jam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=297061491178078 |title=EstĂşpida Fregona - Webzine de Pearl Jam - Javier Bardem se vuelve a declarar fan |publisher=Facebook.com |date= |accessdate=24 March 2022}}</ref> Bardem does not drive, only getting behind the wheel for film roles,<ref name="mirror"/><ref name="don't call">{{cite news |title=Oscar Films/Actors: 'Don't Call Me Actor,' says a Nominee for Best, Um ... |work=The New York Times |date=4 March 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/movies/oscar-films-actors-don-t-call-me-actor-says-a-nominee-for-best-um.html |access-date=12 October 2007 |first=Kristin |last=Hohenadel |archive-date=11 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911091450/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/movies/oscar-films-actors-don-t-call-me-actor-says-a-nominee-for-best-um.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and he refers to himself as a "worker" or "entertainer", not an actor.<ref name="don't call" /> In 2024, he stated that he still saw himself as "the son of Pilar", adding that he did not want "to be anything else".<ref name="hopewellmclennan" />

Although Bardem was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], he is now [[agnostic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/javier-bardem-people-watch-me-i-feel-absurd-2182899.html |title=Javier Bardem: 'People watch me. I feel absurd' – Profiles – People |work=The Independent |date=16 January 2011 |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-date=29 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429064400/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/javier-bardem-people-watch-me-i-feel-absurd-2182899.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/religion-backgrounds-latino-celebrities#8|title=Religious Backgrounds of Latino & Latina Hollywood Celebrities|website=www.latina.com|access-date=13 June 2016|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808085956/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/religion-backgrounds-latino-celebrities#8|url-status=live}}</ref> He expressed his support of gay marriage [[same-sex marriage in Spain|in Spain]]. Bardem emphasized that while [[Egoism|ego]] drives acting, it should not interfere with filmmaking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=640998 |title="Sólo para joder a la Iglesia" : Si fuera gay, Bardem se casaría ¡mañana! |publisher=Univision.com |language=es |access-date=6 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015181924/http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=640998 |archive-date=15 October 2009 }}</ref> He later said that although he does not believe strongly in the [[supernatural]], he does not deny it. "We are just this little tiny spot in the whole universe, so of course there must be other things, other people, other creatures, other lives and other dimensions. Sure, I believe in it". In the same interview, Bardem stated that he thinks science and belief "should go together".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm96JhjoJWM "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" – "Salazars Rache" – Interview: Javier Bardem] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202054250/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm96JhjoJWM&gl=US&hl=en |date=2 February 2019 }} ''[[YouTube]]'', 18 April 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017</ref>

Despite the villainous characters he has played throughout his acting career, Bardem has a self-confessed "hatred" of violence that stems from a fight in a nightclub in his early 20s that left him with a broken nose.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/javier-bardem-movies|title=Javier Bardem: 'I can't stand violence'|last=GQ|website=British GQ|date=2 May 2017|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321095110/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/javier-bardem-movies|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2025, Bardem revealed that he is a fan of Spanish football club [[Atlético Madrid]] on the show [[Conan O'Brien Must Go]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=Spain |series=Conan O'Brien Must Go |last1=O'Brien |first1=Conan |last2=Sweeney |first2=Mike |network=Max |date=May 2025 |season=2 |number=1}}</ref>

=== Activism and political stances === 
Long committed to the plight of the [[Sahrawis|Sahrawi people]], Bardem served as spokesperson of the platform 'All with the Sahara', that collected signatures to ask the Spanish government to "lead the search for a peaceful and just solution to a conflict that affects us directly".<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 October 2011|title=Javier Bardem vuelve a llevar el conflicto del Sáhara ante la ONU|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/10/03/cultura/1317635609.html|website=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]}}</ref> Bardem produced and narrated the documentary film ''[[Sons of the Clouds]]'' about life in the [[Sahrawi refugee camps]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/cultura/2012/05/18/richard-gere-reinventa-agente-retirado-47537133.html|website=[[El Periódico de Aragón]]|publisher=[[Prensa Ibérica]]|date=18 May 2024|title=Richard Gere se reinventa como un agente retirado de la CIA}}</ref> In May 2011 Bardem teamed up with The [[Enough Project]]'s co-founder [[John Prendergast (activist)|John Prendergast]] to raise awareness about [[conflict minerals]] in eastern [[Democratic Republic of Congo|Congo]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ueTGrTRaeqo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120603152355/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueTGrTRaeqo Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueTGrTRaeqo |title=Javier Bardem: Peace for Congo's Mothers |publisher=[[Enough Project]] |date=5 May 2011 |access-date=6 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In July 2019, Bardem signed a manifesto urging [[PSOE]] and [[Podemos (Spanish political party)|Podemos]] parties to reach an agreement to form a ministry after the [[April 2019 Spanish general election|April 2019 elections in Spain]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Díez |first1=Anabel |title=Javier Bardem and 200 other artists make plea for a progressive government in Spain |url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/19/inenglish/1563525487_105458.html |access-date=22 April 2020 |agency=El País |date=29 July 2019 |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802000140/https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/19/inenglish/1563525487_105458.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In November 2019, during the March for Climate in Madrid, Bardem gave a speech on stage where he called both the mayor of Madrid [[José Luis Martínez-Almeida]] and the US president [[Donald Trump]] "stupid". He later apologized, declaring that "the insult illegitimizes any speech and conversation."<ref>{{cite news |title="The insult illegitimizes any speech and conversation" |url=https://spainsnews.com/the-insult-illegitimizes-any-speech-and-conversation/ |access-date=22 April 2020 |agency=Spain's News |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801223415/https://spainsnews.com/the-insult-illegitimizes-any-speech-and-conversation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]], Bardem and Cruz signed an open letter denouncing Israel's actions as [[Palestinian genocide accusation|genocide]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/penelope-cruz-javier-bardem-denounce-721894|title=Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem Denounce Israeli 'Genocide' in Open Letter|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Jones|first=Ben|date=29 July 2014|access-date=3 August 2014|archive-date=4 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804102323/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/penelope-cruz-javier-bardem-denounce-721894|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2024, Bardem criticized Israel's [[Gaza war|military operations]] in the [[Gaza Strip]] and the "unconditional support" of Israel by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany,<ref>{{cite news |title=Javier Bardem: "La situación en Gaza es inadmisible, deshumanizante y terrible. Agradezco el premio, pero así es imposible celebrarlo" |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2024/09/20/66ed763de9cf4a0b2d8b459f.html |work=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |date=20 September 2024}}</ref> saying that "Israel's extreme right-wing nationalist government is not at all representative of the Jewish community or Israeli society."<ref>{{cite news |title=Javier Bardem Denounces Benjamin Netanyahu And Calls On The U.S. & UK To Rethink Support For Israel's "Radical" Government: "The Palestinian Population Is Suffering" — San Sebastian |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/javier-bardem-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-radical-gaza-hamas-san-sebastian-film-festival-2024-1236095609/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=20 September 2024}}</ref>