Javier Rey
Javier Rey (born 25 February 1980) is a Spanish actor. He is popular for his performance in the television series Cocaine Coast.
Javier Rey

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- Name
- Javier Rey
- Occupation
- Actor
- Born
- 25 February 1980
- Birthplace
- Noia, Galicia, Spain
- Full name
- Francisco Javier Rey Lago.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
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• Name — Javier Rey • Occupation — Actor • Born — 25 February 1980 • Birthplace — Noia, Galicia, Spain
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Javier Rey (born 25 February 1980) is recorded as an actor.
Biography
Biography
Born in Noia, Galicia on 25 February 1980. He was an avid comic book collector before starting his acting career. He landed a notable role in 2001 with a stage performance in the theatrical play Ubú rey. He had his television debut in the 2005 series Al filo de la ley, performing Darío, a flirt of the Nadia de Santiago's character. He had his debut in a feature film in 2008 with his performance in 8 Dates. Often cast in supporting roles, he became a sought actor in lead roles in Spanish drama fiction after his performance in Velvet and particularly after his breakthrough role as Sito Miñanco in the 2018 series Cocaine Coast.
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Javier Rey was born on 25 February 1980 in Galicien.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes || Reference(s) • 2005 — Al filo de la ley (TV series) — Darío — Guest role. TV debut • 2007 — Valderrei — Rafa — 86 episodes • 2007 — Amar en tiempos revueltos — Sancho — Recurring. 3 episodes. • 2009 — Marisol, la película (miniseries) — Carlos Goyanes — TV movie aired as 2-episode miniseries • 2009 — La chica de ayer — Cristóbal Mateo — Main cast • 2010–12 — Hispania, la leyenda — Alejo de Urso — Main cast • 2011 — Operación Malaya (miniseries) — Miguel Ángel Torres Segura • Bandolera (TV series) — Raúl Delgado — Main cast • 2012–14 — Isabel — Diego Pacheco • 2013–16 — Velvet — Mateo Ruiz • 2016 — Lo que escondían sus ojos — Cristóbal Balenciaga — TV Miniseries • 2017 — El final del camino — Pedro de Catoira • 2017–19 — Velvet Colección — Mateo Ruiz • 2019 — Fariña (Cocaine Coast) — Sito Miñanco — Starring role • Hache — Malpica — Starring role • 2020 — Mentiras (Lies and Deceit) — Xavier Vera — Starring role • 2023 — Los pacientes del doctor García (The Patients of Dr. García) — Doctor Guillermo García Medina • La última noche en Tremor (The Last Night at Tremore Beach) — Álex
Life and career
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Life and career
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1980
Javier Rey born at Noia.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes || Reference(s) • 2008 — 8 citas (8 Dates) — Pablo — Feature film debut • 2016 — Kiki, el amor se hace (Kiki, Love to Love) — Javier • ¿Qué te juegas? — Roberto Allende-Salazar • Sin fin (Not the End) — Javier • 2019 — El silencio de la ciudad blanca (Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City) — Inspector Unai López de Ayala, "Kraken" • 2020 — Orígenes secretos (Unknown Origins) — David Valentín • El verano que vivimos (The Summer We Lived) — Gonzalo • 2021 — La casa del caracol (The House of Snails) — Antonio Prieto • 2022 — Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) — Raul • La mujer dormida (The Sleeping Woman) — Agustín • 8 — Octavio • El fantasma de mi mujer (My Wife Is a Ghost) — Fernando
Awards and nominations
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2018 — 20th Iris Awards — Best Actor — Fariña • 2019 — 6th Feroz Awards — Best Actor in a TV Series — Fariña • Best Actor in a Film — Not the End • 69th Fotogramas de Plata — Best TV Actor — Fariña • 6th Platino Awards — Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series — Fariña • 2021 — 8th MiM Series Awards — Best Drama Actor — Hache

Seminci 2015
Ruben Ortega

Premios Goya 2017
Ruben Ortega
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- 1.Abelenda, Ana. Javier Rey: «Soy gallego, el 'depende' va siempre conmigo, como Noia». La Voz de Galicia. 2 May 2020.
- 2.Álvarez, Lorena. La discretísima vida privada de Javier Rey: novia de toda la vida, un hijo y adicción a los cómics. El Mundo. 5 November 2019.
- 3.Pizarro, Miguel Ángel. Su pasado como enfermero y más curiosidades de Javier Rey. 25 February 2020.
- 4.Cámara, Nora. Javier Rey regresa a Netflix con 'Orígenes secretos'. Diez Minutos. 27 August 2020.
- 5.Catalá, Laura. Así ha cambiado Javier Rey: La transformación del actor de 'Velvet' y 'Fariña'. Bekia. 27 August 2019.
- 6.Fernández, Lucía. ¡Imparable! Javier Rey, de perfecto secundario a chico de oro de la ficción española. Hola!. 14 January 2020.
- 7.Gómez, Antonio. A-3 TV evita el 'rojerío' de Pepa Flores en su biografía. El Periódico. 23 August 2008.
- 8.Aniorte, Carmen. Javier Rey: «Hay gente que me dice que debía honrar a Sito Miñaco y otros que lo odian a muerte». abcplay. ABC. 22 June 2018.
- 9.Balseiro, Ana. Javier Rey: «Pedro de Catoira es una víctima desde el principio hasta el final». La Voz de Galicia. 21 February 2017.
- 10.Pérez, Laura. "La gente se va a emocionar desde el minuto 1 con el final de Velvet". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 17 August 2019.
- 11.Herrera, Nuria. Quién es quién en 'Hache'. Diez Minutos. 1 November 2019.
- 12.Rabazo, Jorge. 'Mentiras', la necesaria serie sobre violaciones sexuales: NO es NO. Bluper. El Español. 19 April 2020.
- 13.Silvestre, Juan. 'Los pacientes del doctor García': primer tráiler de la serie. Fotogramas. 17 June 2022.
- 14.Zavala, Cristina. Willy Toledo estrena serie en Netflix y sabe que no irá a ‘El Hormiguero’: “Creo que tenemos que hacer un boicot a ese señor”. Los 40. 16 October 2024.
- 15.Pizarro, Miguel Ángel. Una extraña cita la de Alexandra Jiménez y Javier Rey en el clip en exclusiva de 'Kiki, el amor se hace'. ecartelera. 26 March 2016.
- 16.Carbonero, Daniel. Inesone, con las cosas recogidas. El Salto. 5 April 2019.
- 17.Todo lo que deberías de saber de Javier Rey, el protagonista de 'Fariña' que acaba de ser papá. Hola!. 18 April 2018.
- 18.García, Maliló. «El silencio de la ciudad blanca», un asesino ritual suelto en Vitoria. abcplay. ABC. 25 October 2019.
- 19.Javier Rey, de narco en 'Fariña' a policía en 'El silencio de la ciudad blanca'. Diez Minutos. 11 September 2018.
- 20.García Herráez, Silvia. "Orígenes secretos" el thriller en el que Javier Rey cumple su sueño. La Vanguardia. 11 September 2019.
- 21.Cortés, Iker. 'El verano que vivimos': una de amor originalmente contada. El Correo. 3 December 2020.
- 22.García Arribas, Alicia. Paz Vega se adentra en el 'thriller' fantástico con 'La casa del caracol'. Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly. 7 June 2021.
- 23.Holland, Jonathan. ‘Stories Not To Be Told’: San Sebastian Review. ScreenDaily. 24 September 2022.
- 24.La mujer dormida. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 26 October 2022.
- 25.Marroquín, Alberto. De las aulas de la Universidad de Burgos a producir la última película de Julio Medem. El Correo de Burgos. 24 March 2023.
- 26.Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto. Los estrenos del 20 de febrero. 'El fantasma de mi mujer'. Amores que matan. Aisge. 16 February 2026.
- 27.Márquez, Itziar. 'Fariña', triunfadora de los Premios Iris 2018: lista completa de los ganadores. El Confidencial. 24 October 2018.
- 28.eldiario.es. "Arde Madrid" y "Fariña" se emborrachan de premios en los Feroz de TV. Vertele!. 20 January 2019.
- 29.Alonso Sánchez, Raquel. Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019. Bekia. 19 January 2019.
- 30.Fotogramas de Plata 2018: Javier, mejor actor de televisión. Fotogramas. 4 March 2019.
- 31.Y los ganadores de los Premios Platino 2019 son. Milenio. 12 May 2019.
- 32.eldiario.es. 'Vida perfecta', 'Patria' y 'La Unidad', grandes triunfadoras de los Premios MiM Series 2019-2020. Vertele!. 26 February 2021.
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