Javier Bardem: Madrid Protester with Brother Carlos!

Javier Bardem and his brother Carlos take up a banner to protest with a massive crowd on Thursday (July 19) in Madrid, Spain.

The 43-year-old Academy Award-winning actor and his brother demonstrated against economic crisis measures that could threaten Spain’s cultural sector.

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Javier is getting ready to start work on a new thriller called The Counselor. He co-stars opposite Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Michael Fassbender, and his wife Penelope Cruz. The flick follows the story of a lawyer who finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking and hits theaters next year.

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