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Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career that has lasted over thirty years, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, seven Goya Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. A son of actress Pilar Bardem, he first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón(1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula(1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000), a criminal with cancer in Biutiful (2010), and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021). His portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' western film No Country for Old Men (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem has also starred in auteur-driven films such as Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), and Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018). He also acted in blockbuster films such as the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), the swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017), the science fiction epic films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023). On television, he portrayed José Menendez in the Netflix crime anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). Bardem married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010, and they have two children together. In January 2018, Bardem became Greenpeace's ambassador for Antarctica's protection. Description above from the Wikipedia article Javier Bardem, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In a global underground tournament known only to the fiercest fighters, Ryu, a stoic warrior seeking meaning in strength, enters alongside his fiery rival and best friend, Ken Masters. They're joined by Interpol agent Chun-Li, vengeful after losing her father to the criminal empire Shadaloo; Guile, a U.S. soldier with a grudge against its leader, M. Bison; Cammy, a mysterious assassin with lost memories; and Vega, a sadistic Spanish cage fighter with his own agenda. The competition promises fame and fortune, but behind it all is M. Bison, who uses the tournament to find recruits for Shadaloo. As fighters fall, tensions rise. Ryu defeats Guile in a respectful battle, Chun-Li bests Cammy, and Ken is eliminated by Vega in a brutal surprise. In the finals, Bison handpicks Ryu to face Vega in a high-stakes spectacle. Chun-Li and Ken cheer from the sidelines as Bison watches with dark amusement. Ryu fights hard—torn between discipline and fury—but ultimately defeats Vega. Bison offers Ryu a place in Shadaloo and the tournament prize, but Ryu refuses. He reunites with his friends and approaches the broken Vega. Instead of finishing him, Ryu offers peace. They shake hands. As everyone prepares to leave, Guile pulls Ryu aside: “This isn’t over. Bison’s planning a second tournament targeting the desperate. We have to stop him… from the inside.” Ryu nods. The fight continues.
