We're kicking off the sixth season of La Script with Javier Bardem, who's here to present Rodrigo Sorogoyen's 'El ser querido' (The Beloved) and talk about his passion for acting. It's no surprise he's an actor: he tells us he grew up backstage watching his mother and grandparents work. From his mother, Pilar Bardem, he inherited his philosophy of life: “My mother was a courageous actress. She was often called upon to replace another actress who had dropped out of the cast. I remember several times when my mother would receive the script on Friday and the premiere would be on Tuesday. I remember the courage with which she faced the first page of the ninety-page script. And she would say the first line, the second, and the third. Little by little. Step by step. Hers was a way of not despairing, based on concentration and the courage to believe in the process.”

From his work with Sorogoyen, he highlights the director's respect for the actors' work: "That's evident in the staging; he respects the timing, the transitions, and the silence." At 57, he begins his theatrical career in November with the play 'Chekhov, Chekhov,' texts adapted by his mentor, Juan Carlos Corazza. In short, an in-depth conversation about the discipline and passion of acting.