Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

  • Born: 1960-8-10
  • Birthplace: Malaga
  • Height: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
  • Nationality: Spain
  • Representative Works: Once Upon a Time in Mexico, The mask of Zorro, The Expendables 3
  • Antonio Banderas (Antonio Banderas), born in Malaga on August 10, 1960, is a Spanish actor, Director , screenwriter and Producer .
    In 1982, starred in his first film " Labyrinth of Passion ". In 1996, with " Evita ", he was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards . In 1999, he was nominated for the Golden Lion Award of the Venice International Film Festival with the directed film " Crazy in Alabama " . In 2004, with " And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself " nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries Emmy Awards . In October 2005, he left a star of his own on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, Director's romantic film " Summer Rain " won the Berlin International Film Festival European Cinema Award. In 2008, he was appointed as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Poverty Eradication. In 2014, he participated in " The Expendables 3 " [1-4] . In 2015, starred in the science fiction film " The 33 " [5] .  
    In January 2019, with "Genius: Picasso", he won the 24th Critics' Choice Award for Best Limited TV Series/TV Movie Actor Nomination Award. [6] 
    In January 2020, he won the 54th National Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor [7]  .
    In 2021, starring in the comedy "Main Competition" [69]  .

    Early Experience

    Banderas gave up playing football at the age of 14 with a foot injury and went into the field of drama. He came to the capital Madrid at the age of 19 and joined the Spanish National Theater in 1981. Later, he was photographed by the famous Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar Caballero and started his film career   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1982, starred in his first film " Labyrinth of Passion " as an Islamic terrorist   .
    In 1984, starring in "Stilts" directed by Carlos Saura . Subsequently, he starred in the drama "The Case of Almeria" adapted from real people.
    In 1986, he co-starred with Carmen Maura in " The Bullfighter " directed by Pedro Almodóvar Caballero , as an apprentice The Bullfighter. Later, he co-starred in "Insanity Love" with Fernando Fernán Gómez .
    In 1987, starring in " Law of Desire " directed by Pedro Almodóvar Caballero , playing a gay.
    In 1988, he starred with Carmen Maura in " Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios " directed by Amorova .
    In 1989, starring in " Aventis " directed by Vicente Aranda .
    In 1992, he starred in " The Mambo Kings " and successfully broke into Hollywood, playing a nightclub trumpeter in the film.
    In 1993, he participated in " Philadelphia " directed by Jonathan Demme , as a gay man . Later, he participated in " The House of the Spirits " and played a young man who was brave enough to resist. 
    In 1994, he participated in " Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles " directed by Neil Jordan , playing a kind-hearted vampire . 
    In May 1995, starred in the action thriller " Desperado " and played a guitarist who revenges for love. On October 6, co-starring with Sylvester Stallone in the action film " Assassins ", playing a new debut killer. On October 20, starring in " Never Talk to Strangers ". On December 1st, starring in " Two Much " with Melanie Griffith , so the two hit it off, and then they entered into marriage together.
    In 1996, he starred in the biopic " Evita " with Madonna Louise Ciccone and played an Argentine president, which made him nominate the best actor in the Golden Globe Awards.
    In 1998, he starred in the remake of the old film " The mask of Zorro " with Catherine Zeta-Jones , which made him nominate the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor again and won the European Film Award for Best Actor.
    In 1999, he directed " Crazy in Alabama " for the first time , which made him nominate for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice International Film Festival. In August, starring in " The 13th Warrior ", playing a special envoy against the cannibals. In December, co-starring with Woody Harrelson in " Play It to the Bone ", playing a second-rate professional boxer.
    In 2001, he co-starred in the feature film " Original Sin " with Catwoman and played a wealthy coffee industry tycoon . Later, he starred in " Spy Kids " and played an agent father with a child .  
    In 2002, he continued to star in " Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams ". On April 22, he and his wife attended the 10th New Latin American Film Festival and won the Anthony Quinn Award   . In September, starred in " Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever " with Chinese-American movie star Lucy Alexis Liu , as an FBI agent . In November, starred in " Femme Fatale " and played a tabloid reporter. 
    In July 2003, he continued to star in " Spy Kids3 ". In August, starred in " Once Upon a Time in Mexico " with Salma Hayek , as a wandering gunman. On September 7, he starred in the biopic " And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself " directed by Bruce Beresford , playing a national hero who rebelled against the colonies. He was nominated for Best Actor in the Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards respectively . In September, starring in the feature film " Imagining Argentina " directed by Christopher Hampton , as a playwright . Afterwards, boarded Broadway in New York to participate in the performance of the musical "NINE" .   
    In 2004, he dubbed Puss in " Shrek 2 " produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc ..
    On February 23, 2005, he attended the 77th Oscar Award Ceremony and served as a guest of awards and performance   . Later, Celine Zeta-Jones co-starred in the adventure film " The Legend of Zorro " and played a ranger   . On October 19th, with his wife Melanie Griffith left a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame   .
    On April 7, 2006, he starred in " Take The Lead " and played a dance teacher. On April 25th, starring with J.Lo in the thriller " Bordertown " based on real historical events . Subsequently, the Director film " Summer Rain ", which earned him the European Theater Award at the Berlin International Film Festival  .
    In 2007, he participated in dubbing " Shrek the Third " and " Shrek the Halls "   .
    In 2008, he participated in " My Mom's New Boyfriend ", playing the mind of a theft gang   .
    In 2009, he co-starred with Morgan Freeman in " Thick as Thieves " and played a Miami police detective. On July 11, attended the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Awards Ceremony in the Czech Republic   .
    In 2010, he starred in the film noir " The Big Bang " and played a private detective. Later, he participated in dubbing " Shrek Forever After " and " Scared Shrekless "   . On March 17, he was appointed as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Poverty Eradication   . Attended the 13th Shanghai Film Festival in Shanghai   .
    On May 11, 2011, together with his wife Melanie attended the 64th Cannes International Film Festival awards ceremony   . In September, starring in " The Skin I live In " directed by Pedro Almodóvar Caballero , as a doctor. In October, starring in " Black Gold " directed by Jean Jacques Annaud , playing a rich man who made his fortune by developing oil . Then he dubbed the animation " Puss in Boots " produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc ..  
    On February 27, 2012, with his wife, attended the 84th Oscars ceremony held in Los Angeles  . Then, " Puss in Boots: Three Musketeers with Cute Cats "   .
    In 2013, he participated in the B-level film " Machete Kills ". Later , he dubbed the role of "Clorex" in the animated film " Justin and the Knights of Valour ".
    In 2014, he wrote, directed and acted "Solo". In April, joined the production and dubbing work of " Puss in Boots2 "   . Yue participated in the action blockbuster " The Expendables 3 " and played a nagging mercenary. In November, starred in the science fiction film " Autómata ", playing the role of an insurance agent for a robot company   .
    In February 2015, participated in the dubbing of " Sponge Out of Water3D "   . On May 19th, together with his girlfriend Nicole attended the 68th Cannes International Film Festival awards ceremony   . In November 2015, the disaster blockbuster " The 33 " starring Juliette Binoche was released in North America . 
    In April 2016, he joined the thriller " Black Butterfly " directed by Brian Goodman . In May, joined Simon West Director's new film "Salty" ("Salty") . 
    In 2019, starring in the movie "Strange Doctor Dolittle".   In November, the starring film "Pain and Glory" topped the "Time" annual top ten film list. 
    In 2020, joined the movie " Uncharted "   .
    On June 29, 2021, foreign media reported that Antonio Banderas will star in "The Devil of Florence", playing the role of Mario Spezy, a journalist who has been following the case for a long time  .
    In July 2021, the starring comedy "Main Competition" released a trailer, playing the role of Hollywood actor Felix Rivero. 

    Personal Life

    family
    Banderas’ father was a police officer in Malaga, and his mother was a teacher   .
    emotion
    Banderas and Anna Raicha married in 1988 and divorced in 1996. On May 14, 1996, he joined hands with Hollywood actress Melanie Griffith and had a daughter, Stella Banderas, but the two divorced in June 2014   .
    On December 24, 2014, started a low-key relationship with Dutch investment consultant Nicole Kimpel   .
    Life
    On August 10, 2020, Antonio Banderas revealed his diagnosis of the new crown on his personal social networking site, saying that he had his 60th birthday in isolation. 

    Character Evaluation

    He is a perfect Latin lover, his wildness and his roughness will make women scream excitedly; his gentleness and his handsomeness will impress men.   Banderas is full of humor, kind-hearted, strong-willed, non-drinking, and strong muscles do not allow truck drivers   .

    Character Dispute

    On April 25, 2002, in order to ensure that his wife Melanie Griffith , who was addicted to alcohol and drugs, would not drink any more, she hired a bodyguard with a large sum of US$250,000 to monitor her around the clock during her journey to Paris to film   .
    On September 22, 2014, when Banderas promoted " Autómata " in Spain , he revealed that due to his own image and accent, he has reached a bottleneck in the United States and intends to leave Hollywood, which has been struggling for 23 years, and return to Spain to continue his own business. Film career   .
    Extended Reading

    Madonna: Truth or Dare quotes

    • Kevin Costner: Thanks for having us. It was really generous.

      Madonna: Thanks for coming.

      Kevin Costner: We thought it was "neat".

      Madonna: "Neat"?

      Kevin Costner: Really neat.

      Madonna: No one's ever described it as that.

      Kevin Costner: Have fun. We won't be making that other deal.

      Madonna: Not neat enough for you?

    • Madonna: [after learning Toronto police will arrest her if she simulates masturbation on-stage] Last time I was on tour, Sean was in jail. I guess it's my turn.