This just in from my pal Armida, who's kindly translated Javier Bardem's acceptance speech.
"Mamá, esto va por ti, por los abuelos Rafael y Matilde. Va por los cómicos de España que llevaron la dignidad y el orgullo a nuestro oficio. Esto es para España".
"Mom, this is for you and for grandpa Rafael and grandma Matilde. This is for the Spanish comedians that carried, with dignity and pride, our trade. This is for Spain."
Armida explains: This is specially significant, because the Bardems are a clan of artists, since the Spanish civil war or even before. They were traveling artists that would go from town to town in Franco's Spain and performed at the plazas. These are Javier's grandparents and uncles. The mother, Pilar is a grand dame, a very important actress in Spain. She was politically active against Franco and an active Spainish leftist.
Wesley explains: I'll be able to do this for myself in a few months.
