Antonio Banderas (full name Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas) was born on August 10, 1960, in Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. He is a famous Spanish actor.
Biography and Career :
His mother was a teacher and his father was a policeman. When he was a child he wanted most to become a football player, but at the age of 14, he suffered an accident and his dream was to break down. Later on, Antonio Banderas joined a group of actors in a Spanish theatre. The director Pedro Almodovar saw his real talent as an artist and took him to be starring in "Laberinto de Pasione".
That year, 1982, Antonio Banderas made his debut as an actor of the big screen. He also showed up in a series of films like: "Desperado" (1995), "Evita"(1998) and "The Mask of Zorro" (1998). In 1999 he made his debut as
a director with "Crazy in Alabama", a black comedy. He starred this film with Melanie Griffith, to whom he had got married in 1996. In 1995 Antonio Banderas was chosen to be the 24th sexiest actor in the history of movie by the Empire Magazine.
Quotes :
- "If you call a cat, it may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats are very sexy I think too in the way they move."
- "I must hold on before I too go mad."
- "Whatever happens... I must not... cry..."
- "I hate Mondays."
Trivia :
- He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- He now has his own perfume/cologne brand for men.
- He supports the Real Madrid soccer team.
- He has one sibling, a younger brother named Francisco.
Filmography :
- Puss in Boots (2010) (voice)
- Shrek the Halls (2007) (TV) (voice)
- Memoirs of Hadrian (2007) (in talks)
- Shrek the Third (2007) (voice)
- Homeland Security (2007)
- Bordertown (2006)
- Take the Lead (2006)
- The Legend of Zorro (2005)
- Far Far Away Idol (2004) (V) (voice)
- Shrek 2 (2004) (voice)
- Imagining Argentina (2003)
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) (TV)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
- Frida (2002)
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
- Femme Fatale (2002)
- Original Sin (2001)
- The Body (2001)
- Play It to the Bone (1999)
- The White River Kid (1999)
- The 13th Warrior (1999)
- The Mask of Zorro (1998)
- Evita (1996)
- Two Much (1995)
- Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
- Assassins (1995)
- Four Rooms (1995)
- Desperado (1995)
- Miami Rhapsody (1995)
- Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
- Of Love and Shadows (1994)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- The House of the Spirits (1993)
- Dispara! (1993)
- Giovane Mussolini, Il (1993) (TV)
- The Mambo Kings (1992)
- Mujer bajo la lluvia, Una (1992)
- Terra Nova (1991)
- Contra el viento (1990)
- Atame! (1990)
- Otra historia de Rosendo Juarez, La (1990) (TV)
- Acto, El (1989)
- Blanca Paloma, La (1989)
- Si te dicen que ca� (1989)
- Bajarse al moro (1989)
- Baton rouge (1988)
- Placer de matar, El (1988)
- Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)
- Mujer de tu vida: La mujer feliz, La (1988) (TV)
- Asi como habian sido (1987)
- Ley del deseo, La (1987)
- Delirios de amor (1986)
- 27 horas (1986)
- Puzzle (1986)
- Matador (1986)
- Caso cerrado (1985)
- Corte de Faraon, La (1985)
- Requiem por un campesino espanol (1985)
- Zancos, Los (1984)
- "Fragmentos de interior" (1984) TV Series
- Senor Galindez, El (1984)
- Caso Almeria, El (1984)
- Y del seguro... libranos Senor! (1983)
- Laberinto de pasiones (1982)
- Pestanas postizas (1982).
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