Javivi was born on June 20, 1961 in Hervás, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain) as Javier Gil Valle. He is an actor, known for Lalola (2008), Washington Wolves (1999), Ana y los 7 (2002), Growing Up (2018) and Gàbia (2019).

Suffers from a stutter. His screen name "Javivi" is a consequence of that, coming from how he pronounced his first name Javier.