Personal Life
He credits the group AC/DC for his fluency in English and has stated he loves heavy metal music. Bardem cannot drive, only getting behind the wheel for film roles, and he consistently refers to himself as a "worker" and not an actor.
Bardem is an atheist. Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in Spain in 2005, Bardem incited controversy when he stated that if he were gay, he would "get married tomorrow, just to fuck with the Church" (mañana mismo, sólo para joder a la Iglesia). In May 2011 Bardem teamed up with The Enough Project's co-founder John Prendergast to raise awareness about conflict minerals in eastern Congo.
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