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Biography

José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born 10 August 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer. He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then appeared in high-profile Hollywood films, especially in the 1990s, including Assassins (film)|Assassins , Evita (film)|Evita , Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles|Interview with the Vampire , Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia , Desperado (film)|Desperado , The Mask of Zorro , Spy Kids , the Shrek (film series)|Shrek sequels and Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots .

Early life

Banderas was born in Málaga , Andalucía , Spain, in 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, he took his mother's surname as his stage name. As a child, he wanted to become a professional football player until a broken foot sidelined his dreams at the age of fifteen. He went on to enroll in some drama classes, eventually joining a theater troupe that toured all over Spain. His work in the theater, and his performances on the streets, eventually landed him a spot with the National Theatre of Spain.

Career

Early work, 1982–90

His acting career began at the age of 19, when he worked in small theatres during Spain’s post-dictatorial cultural movement known as the La Movida Madrileña|'Movida' . While performing with the theatre, Banderas caught the attention of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar , who cast the young actor in his 1982 film debut, Labyrinth of Passion . Five years later he 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 (film)|Matador , the director cast him in his internationally acclaimed 1988 film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown . The recognition Banderas gained for his role increased two years later when he starred in Almodóvar's controversial Tie Me Up& #33; 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& #33; Tie Me Down! , that helped spur him on to Hollywood . Banderas' having become a regular feature of Almodóvar's movies all throughout the 1980s, Almodóvar is credited for helping launch Banderas's international career.

Breakthrough, 1991–94

In 1991 Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna introduced Banderas to Hollywood in the documentary film Madonna: Truth or Dare . In the film, Madonna says she wants to seduce Banderas even though she knows he was married.

The following year, still speaking minimal English language|English , he began acting in U.S. films. Despite having to learn all his lines phonetically , Banderas still managed to turn in a critically praised performance 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 (movie)|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 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles|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

He appeared in several major Hollywood releases in 1995 in film|1995 , including a starring role in the Robert Rodriguez -directed film Desperado (film)|Desperado and the antagonist on the action film Assassins (1995 film)|Assassins , co-starred with Sylvester Stallone . In 1996, he starred alongside Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna in Evita (film)|Evita , an adaptation of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and in Tim Rice in which he played the narrator, Che, a role played by David Essex in the original 1978 West End production. He also made success with his role as the legendary masked swordsman Zorro in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro .

In 2001, he collaborated with Robert Rodriguez who cast him in the Spy Kids trilogy|Spy Kids film trilogy. He also starred in Michael Cristofer 's Original Sin (2001 film)|Original Sin alongside Angelina Jolie the same year. In 2002, he starred in Brian De Palma 's Femme Fatale (film)|Femme Fatale opposite Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and in Julie Taymor 's Frida with Salma Hayek . In 2003, he starred in the last installment of the trilogy Once Upon A Time In Mexico (in which he appeared with Johnny Depp and Salma Hayek ). Banderas' debut as a director was the poorly-received Crazy in Alabama ( 1999 in film|1999 ), starring his wife Melanie Griffith .

In 2003, he returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of Maury Yeston 's musical Nine (musical)|Nine , based on the film 8½ , playing the prime role originated by the late Raúl Juliá . Banderas won both 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), he received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).

His voice role as Puss in Boots (Shrek)|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, he reprised his role as Zorro in The Legend of Zorro , though this was not as successful as The Mask of Zorro . In 2006, he starred in Take the Lead , a high-set movie in which he played a ballroom dancing teacher. That year, he directed his second film Summer Rain (2006 film)|El camino de los ingleses (English title: Summer Rain ), and also received the L.A. 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& #33; Tie Me Down! ). In The Skin I Live In he 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 (2011 film)|Puss in Boots . This film reunited Banderas with Salma Hayek for the sixth time.

Business activities

He has invested some of his film earnings in Andalusia n products, which he promotes in Spain and the US. He owns 50% of a winery in Villalba de Duero , Burgos, Spain, called Anta Banderas , which produces red and rosé wines. Yahoo News, 17 March 2009

He performed a voice-over for a computer-animated bee which can be seen in the United States in television 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 perfume 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 a 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 divorced his first wife, Ana Leza, and on 14 May 1996, married American actress Melanie Griffith in a private, low-key ceremony in London . They had met a year earlier while shooting Two Much . Both Griffith and Banderas were married to other people when they first met. They have a daughter, Stella Banderas, who appeared with her parents in the 1999 film Crazy in Alabama , in which Griffith starred and which Banderas directed.. In 2002, the couple's dedication to philanthropy was recognized when they received the 'Stella Adler Angel Award' for their extensive charity work .

In 1996, Banderas appeared among other figures of Spanish culture in a video supporting the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lists in the Spanish general election, 1996|general election . , Luis R. Aizpeolea. El País , 20 February 1996

He is a long time supporter of the Málaga CF .

He is an officer (mayordomo de trono) of a Roman Catholic religious brotherhood in Málaga and travels, with his wife and daughter, during Holy Week to take part Holy Week in Spain#Málaga|in the processions , , ABC (Spanish journal)|ABC , 30 March 2010. although in an interview with People magazine Banderas had once described himself as an agnostic . In May 2010, Banderas received his honorary doctorate from the University of Málaga in the city where he was born.

Filmography

Actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes IMDb, 2005
1982	Pestañas postizas	Antonio Juan
1982	Laberinto de pasiones	Sadec
1983	Y del seguro... líbranos Señor!
1984	El caso Almería
	El señor Galíndez	Eduardo
	Fragmentos de interior	Joaquín	TV Series
	Los zancos	Alberto
1985	Réquiem por un campesino español	Paco	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Murcia Week of Spanish Cinema for Best Actor
	La corte de Faraón	Fray José	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Murcia Week of Spanish Cinema for Best Actor
	Caso cerrado	Preso	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1986	Matador	Ángel	Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated — Murcia Week of Spanish Cinema for Best Actor
	Puzzle
	27 horas	Rafa	Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish Actor
	Delirios de amor		Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish Actor Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1987	La ley del deseo	Antonio Benítez	Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish Actor Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1987	Así como habían sido	Damián	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1988	La Mujer de tu vida: La mujer feliz	Antonio	Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best TV Actor
	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown	Carlos	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
	El placer de matar	Luis	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
	Baton Rouge	Antonio	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1989	Bajarse al moro	Alberto	Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
	Si te dicen que caí	Marcos	Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
	La Blanca Paloma	Mario	Valladolid International Film Festival for Best Actor Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
	Hasta Luego Tenis	Jake Spicer
	El Acto	Carlos
1990	La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez	Rosendo Juárez	TV
	sortname	Ricky	Golden India Catalina Award for Best Actor Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Association of Latin Entertainment Critics
	Contra el viento	Juan	Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1991	Terra Nova (1991 film)>Terra Nova
1992	Una Mujer bajo la lluvia	Miguel	Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1992	sortname>The	Néstor Castillo	English-language film Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Nominated — Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Performance
1993	Il Giovane Mussolini (Benito)	Benito Mussolini	TV
	sortname	Marcos	Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
	sortname>The	Pedro Tercero García
	Philadelphia	Miguel Álvarez
1994	Of Love and Shadows	Francisco	Nominated — NCLR Bravo Awards for Best Actor in a Feature Film
1994	Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles	Armand (The Vampire Chronicles)>Armand
1995	Miami Rhapsody	Antonio
	Desperado (film)>Desperado	El Mariachi (Manito)	MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Nominated — 1996 MTV Movie Awards
	Four Rooms	as Man (segment "The Misbehavers")
	Assassins	Miguel Bain
	Never Talk to Strangers	Tony Ramirez
	Two Much	Art Dodge	Goya Award for Best Actor Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor
1996	Evita	Che	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1998	sortname>The	Alejandro Murrieta/ Zorro	European Film Awards for Best European Actor Imagen Awards
1998	'' Andrew Lloyd Webber 's Royal Albert Hall Celebration	Che/ Phantom
1999	sortname>The	Ahmad ibn Fadlan	ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film
	sortname>The	Morales Pittman
	Play It to the Bone	César Domínguez
2001	sortname>The	Father Matt Gutiérrez
	Spy Kids	Gregorio Cortez	ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated — 2002 Kids' Choice Awards
	Original Sin	Luís Vargast
2002	Femme Fatale	Nicolas Bardo
	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams	Gregorio Cortez
	Frida	David Alfaro Siqueiros
	Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever	Agent Jeremiah Ecks
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Gregorio Cortez
	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	El Mariachi	Imagen Award for Best Actor
	And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself	Pancho Villa	Imagen Awards for Best Actor in a Television Drama NAMIC Vision Award for Best Dramatic Performance Nominated — 56th Primetime Emmy Awards
	Imagining Argentina	Carlos Rueda
2004	Far Far Away Idol	Puss in Boots (Shrek)	Voice
2004	Shrek 2	Puss in Boots (Shrek)	Nominated — Annie Award>Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Nominated — 2005 MTV Movie Awards
2005	sortname>The	Don Alejandro de la Vega/ Zorro	Imagen Award for Best Actor
2006	Take the Lead	Pierre Dulaine	Imagen Award for Best Actor
2007	Bordertown	Díaz
2007	Shrek the Third	Puss In Boots	Voice (for the English, Spanish and Italian versions)
2008	'' My Mom's New Boyfriend	Tommy Lucero / Tomas Martinez
2008	The Other Man	Ralph
2009	Thick as Thieves	Gabriel Martin
2010	Shrek Forever After	Puss In Boots	Voice (for the English, Spanish and Italian versions)
2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger	Greg Clemente
2011	The Big Bang	Ned Cruz
	The Skin I Live In	Dr. Ledgard	Nominated — Goya Award for Best Actor Pending — Saturn Award for Best Actor
	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World	Gregorio Cortez	Uncredited (scenes cut)
	Puss in Boots	Puss in Boots	Voice (for the English, Spanish and Italian versions) Pending — Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Voice from a Animated Movie
	Black Gold	Emir Nesib
2012	Haywire	Rodrigo

Director and producer

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Crazy in Alabama	Director	ALMA Award for Best Director of a Feature Film European Film Awards
2006	El Camino de los Ingleses	Director	Berlin International Film Festival for Directing
2008	Missing Lynx	Producer

Theater

Year	Play	Role	Notes
2003	Nine	Guido Contini	Theatre World Award for Best Actor Theatre World Awards, 2010 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical Drama Desk, 2010 Nominated — 57th Tony Awards
2012	Zorba	Alexis Zorba

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