Javier Bardem, first Spaniard to make his mark in Hollywood’s Walk of Fame: ‘Even in difficult times, people want to keep being part of the film community’
Javier Bardem is now part of Hollywood history. On Tuesday, the 57-year-old actor took part in one of those ceremonies so beloved by the U.S. celebrity world that cemented his status as the star that he is: he left his hand and footprints at the TCL Chinese Theatre on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He is the first Spaniard to do so. The Oscar winner — with four nominations during his career, as well as seven Golden Globe nominations — signed his name (accompanied by a drawing of a sun), and pressed his hands, feet and even nose into the wet cement outside the famous L.A. theater, where more than 200 celebrities, from Marilyn Monroe to Kobe Bryant, have also left their marks over the past century.

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