StatsBirth Name: José Antonio Domínguez Banderas Age: 52, born 10 August 1960 Country of origin:  Spain Currently Residing In:  United States Height: 5' 9" Ethnicity: Latino / Hispanic Relationship Status: Married Partner: Melanie Griffith
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José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born 10 August 1960), better Known as Antonio Banderas , is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer. Began his acting career I with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then Appeared in high-profile Hollywood movies, Especially in the 1990s, Including Assassins , Evita , Interview with the Vampire , Philadelphia , Desperado , The Mask of Zorro and Spy Kids . Banderas played the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek sequels and
José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born 10 August 1960), better Known as Antonio Banderas , is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer. Began his acting career I with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then Appeared in high-profile Hollywood movies, Especially in the 1990s, Including Assassins , Evita , Interview with the Vampire , Philadelphia , Desperado , The Mask of Zorro and Spy Kids . Banderas played the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek sequels and Puss in Boots as well as the bee in the Nasonex commercials.
Banderas was born Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas in Malaga , Andalucia , Spain, on 10 August 1960 to Ana Banderas, a school teacher , and José Domínguez, a police officer in the Guardia Civil. He has a younger brother, Javier. Although the family name is Domínguez, I took his mother's last name as his stage name. As a child, I wanted to become a professional soccer player Until a broken foot sidelined his dreams at the age of fourteen. He went on to enroll in some drama classes, Eventually joining a theater troupe toured all over Spain That. His work in the theater, and his performances on the streets, Eventually landed him a spot with the National Theatre of Spain.
Early work, 1982-1990
Banderas Began working in small theaters During Spain 's post-dictatorial movement culture Known as the 'Movida'. While performing With The theater, Banderas caught the attention of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar , who cast the young player in his 1982 movie debut Labyrinth of Passion. 5 years later, I went on to Appear in the director's Law of Desire , making headlines with His performance as a gay man, Which required him to engage in his first male-to-male onscreen kiss. After Banderas Appeared in Almodóvar's 1986 Matador , the director cast him in his Internationally acclaimed 1988 film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown . The recognition Banderas for his role Increased Gained two years later starred in Almodóvar When He's controversial Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as a mental patient who kidnaps a porn star ( Victoria Abril ) and keeps her tied up Until she returns his love. It was his breakthrough role in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! , That Helped spur him on to Hollywood. Banderas' having to regulate Become feature of Almodóvar's movies all Throughout The 1980s, Almodóvar is Credited for helping launch Banderas's international career.
Breakthrough, 1991-1994
In 1991, Madonna Introduced Banderas to Hollywood in Madonna: Truth or Dare . In the movie, Madonna says she wants to seduce That Banderas even though she knows he is married.
The Following year, still speaking minimal Inglés , I Began acting in U.S. films. DESPITE having to learn all his lines phonetically , Banderas still managed to turn in a performance Critically Praised as a struggling musician in his first American drama film, The Mambo Kings (1992).
Banderas then broke through to mainstream American audiences in the film, Philadelphia (1993), as the gay lover of AIDS-afflicted lawyer Andrew Beckett ( Tom Hanks ). The film's success earned Banderas wide recognition, and the Following year was Given a role in Neil Jordan 's high-profile adaptation of Anne Rice 's Interview with the Vampire , Which allowed him to share the screen with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
Worldwide recognition, 1995-present
I Appeared in several major Hollywood releases in 1995 , Including a starring role in the Robert Rodriguez -directed film Desperado and the antagonist on the action film Assassins , co-starred with Sylvester Stallone. In 1996, I starred alongside Madonna in Evita , an adaptation of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and in Tim Rice In Which I played the narrator, Che, a role played by David Essex in the original 1978 West End production. Also I made Success with his role as the legendary masked swordsman Zorro in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro.
In 2001, I collaborated with Robert Rodriguez who cast him in the Spy Kids film trilogy. Also I starred in Michael Cristofer 's Original Sin alongside Angelina Jolie the same year. In 2002, I starred in Brian De Palma 's Femme Fatale opposite Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and in Julie Taymor 's Frida with Salma Hayek . In 2003, I starred in the last installment of the trilogy Once Upon A Time In Mexico (In Which I Appeared with Johnny Depp and Salma Hayek ). Banderas' debut as a director was the poorly-received Crazy in Alabama ( 1999 ), starring his wife Melanie Griffith.
In 2003, I returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of Maury Yeston 's musical Nine , based on the film 8 ½ , playing the prime role Originated by the late Raul Julia. Both Banderas won the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for best actor in a musical. His performance is preserved on the Broadway cast recording released by PS Classics . The Following year (2004), I received the Rita Moreno HELLO Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).
His voice role as Puss in Boots in Shrek 2 , Shrek the Third and the last film in the Shrek franchise, Shrek Forever After , Helped make the character popular on the family film circuit. In 2005, I reprized his role as Zorro in The Legend of Zorro , though This was not as successful as The Mask of Zorro . In 2006, I starred in Take the Lead , a high-set movie in Which I played a ballroom dancing teacher. That year, I directed his second film The Summer Rain (Inglés title: Summer Rain ), And Also received the LA Latino International Film Festival's "Gabi" Lifetime Achievement Award on 14 October. He hosted the 600th episode of Saturday Night Live (during season 31).
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 6801 Hollywood Blvd in 2005.
In 2011, the horror thriller The Skin I Live In marked the return of Banderas to Pedro Almodóvar , the Spanish director who Launched his international career. The two had not worked together since 1990 ( Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! ). In The Skin I Live In I breaks out of the "Latin Lover" mold from his Hollywood work and stars as a calculating revenge-seeking plastic surgeon Following the rape of his daughter. ACCORDING to the Associated Press Banderas' performance is among his strongest in recent memory. He again lent his voice to Puss in Boots , this time as the protagonist of the Shrek spin-off family film, Puss in Boots . This film reunited Banderas with Salma Hayek for the sixth time.
Business Activities
I've Invested some of his film earnings in Andalusian products, Which I Promotes in Spain and the U.S.. He owns 50% of a winery in Villalba de Duero , Burgos, Spain, called Anta Banderas , Which produces wines red and rosé.
He performed a voice-over for a computer-animated bee Which can be seen in the United States in TV commercials for Nasonex , an allergy medication, and was seen in the 2007 Christmas advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer , a British retailer.
He is a veteran of the fragrance industry. The actor has been Working with fragrance and beauty multinational company Puig for over ten years becoming one of the brand's Most Successful Representatives. Banderas and Puig have successfully Promoted to number of fragrances so far - Diavolo , Diavolo for Women , Mediterraneo , Spirit , and Spirit for Women . After the success of Antonio for Men and Blue Seduction for Men in 2007, Launched his latest Blue Seduction for Women the Following year.
Personal life
Banderas married his first wife, Ana Leza, on July 27, 1987. They separated in May 1995 When He Began to Relationship with actress Melanie Griffith while shooting Two Much. and Leza Banderas divorced in April 1996, and one month later, on May 14, 1996, I married Griffith in a private , low-key ceremony in London. They have a daughter, Stella Banderas, who Appeared onscreen with Griffith in Banderas' directorial debut, Crazy in Alabama (1999). In 2002, the couple's dedication to philanthropy was Recognized When They received the 'Stella Adler Angel Award' for Their EXTENSIVE charity work. Griffith has a tattoo of Banderas' first name encircled in a heart on her right shoulder.
In 1996, Banderas Appeared among other figures of Spanish culture in a video supporting the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lists in the general election.
He is a longtime supporter of Málaga CF.
He is an officer (Butler throne) of a Roman Catholic religious brotherhood in Málaga and travels, with his wife and daughter, During Holy Week to take part in the processions , although in an interview with People magazine, Banderas had eleven Described himself as an agnostic. In May 2010, Banderas received his honorary doctorate from the University of Málaga in the city where I was born.
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