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José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born 10 August 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor, Antonio Banderas director, and producer. He began his acting career with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then appeared in high-profile Hollywood movies, especially in the , including Assassins, , Interview with the Vampire, Philadelphia, Desperado, The Mask of and . Banderas also portrayed the voice of "" in the sequels and Puss in Boots as well as the bee in the US Nasonex commercials.

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1 Early life 2 Career Banderas in May 2010 2.1 Early work, 1982–90 Born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas 2.2 Breakthrough, 1991–94 10 August 1960 2.3 Worldwide recognition, 1995–present Málaga, Andalucia, 3 Business activities Other names José Antonio Domínguez Banderas 4 Personal life Jose Antonio Banderas Dominguez 5 Filmography Tony Flags 6 Theater Occupation Actor, director, producer 7 See also Years active 1982–present 8 References Spouse(s) Ana Leza (m. 1987–96) (marriage 9 External links dissolved) (m. 1996–2014) (divorced) Early life Children 1 Signature Banderas was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas in Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain, on 10 August 1960, to Ana Banderas Gallego, a school teacher, and José Domínguez, a police officer in the Guardia Civil.[1][2] He has a younger brother, Javier. Although the family name is Domínguez, he took his mother's last name as his stage name.[3] As a child, he wanted to become a professional football player until a broken foot sidelined his dreams at the age of fourteen. He showed a strong interest in the performing arts and formed part of the ARA Theatre-School ran by Ángeles Rubio-Argüelles y Alessandri (wife of diplomat, writer and film director ) and the College of Dramatic Art, both in Málaga. His

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work in the theater, and his performances on the streets, eventually landed him a spot with the Spanish National Theatre.[4]

Career

Early work, 1982–90

Banderas began working in small theatres during Spain's post-dictatorial cultural movement known as the 'Movida'.[5] While performing with the theatre, Banderas caught the attention of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, who cast the young actor in his 1982 movie debut . Five years later, he went on to appear in the director's , 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 gained for his role increased two years later when he starred in Almodóvar's controversial Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as a mental patient who kidnaps a porn star () and keeps her tied up until she returns his love.[4] It was his breakthrough role in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, that helped spur him on to Hollywood.[6] Banderas' having become a regular feature of Almodóvar's movies all throughout the 1980s, Almodóvar is credited for helping launch Banderas's international career.[7]

Breakthrough, 1991–94

In 1991, introduced Banderas to Hollywood in Truth or Dare. In the movie, Madonna says that she wants to seduce Banderas, even though she knows he is married. The following year, still speaking minimal 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, (1992).

Banderas then broke through to mainstream American audiences in the film, Philadelphia (1993), as the gay lover of AIDS-afflicted lawyer Andrew Beckett (). The film's success earned Banderas wide recognition, and the following year he was given a role in 's high-profile adaptation of 's Interview with the Vampire, sharing the screen with .[4]

Worldwide recognition, 1995–present

He appeared in several major Hollywood releases in 1995, including a starring role in the - directed film Desperado and the antagonist on the action film Assassins, co-starred with . In 1996, he starred alongside Madonna in Evita, an adaptation of the musical by and in which he played the narrator, Che, a role played by in the original 1978 West End production. He also made success with his role as the legendary masked swordsman Zorro in the 1998 film .

In 2001, he collaborated with Robert Rodriguez who cast him in the Spy Kids film trilogy. He also starred in 's Original Sin alongside the same year. In 2002, he starred in 's Femme Fatale opposite -Stamos and in 's with . In 2003, he starred in the last installment of the trilogy Once Upon A Time In Mexico (in which he appeared with and Salma Hayek). Banderas' debut as a director was the poorly received Crazy in (1999), starring his wife Melanie Griffith.[8]

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In 2003, he returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of 's musical , based on the film 8½, playing the prime role originated by Raúl Juliá. Banderas won both the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards, and won the Tony Award for best actor in a musical.[9] His performance is preserved on the Broadway cast recording released by PS Classics. The following year (2004), he received the HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). Banderas in June 2007 Banderas' voice role as "Puss in Boots" in , , and the last film in the Shrek franchise, , helped make the character popular on the family film circuit. In 2005, he reprised his role as Zorro in , 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 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.[10]

He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in 2005.

In 2011, the horror thriller 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 he breaks out of the "Latin Banderas in 2014 at a premiere of Lover" mold from his Hollywood work and stars as a calculating . revenge-seeking plastic surgeon following the rape of his daughter. According to the Banderas' performance is among his strongest in recent memory.[7] 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.[11]

Business activities

He has invested some of his film earnings in Andalusian 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.[12]

He performed a voice-over for a computer-animated bee which can be seen in the United States in television commercials for Nasonex,[13] an allergy medication, and was seen in the 2007 Christmas advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer, a British retailer.[14]

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.[15]

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Personal life

Banderas married his first wife, Ana Leza, on 27 July 1987. They separated in May 1995 when he began a relationship with actress Melanie Griffith while shooting .[5][16] Banderas and Leza divorced in April 1996, and one month later, on 14 May 1996, he married Griffith in a private, low-key ceremony in London.[5] They have a daughter, Stella Banderas, who appeared onscreen with Griffith in Banderas' directorial debut, (1999). In 2002, the couple's dedication to philanthropy was recognized when they received the ' Angel Award' for their extensive charity work.[5] Griffith has a tattoo of Banderas' first name encircled in a heart on her right shoulder.[17]

In June 2014, Griffith and Banderas released a statement announcing their intention to divorce "in a loving and friendly manner".[18] According to the petition filed in the Superior Court, the couple had "irreconcilable differences" that led to the divorce. [19] Banderas with Melanie Griffith at the Shrek Forever After premiere on 1 In 1996, Banderas appeared among other figures of Spanish culture in a May 2010. video supporting the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lists in the general election.[20]

In 2013, he called on Europe and the United States to emulate Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and nationalize big corporations as a solution to the global economic crisis.[21]

A longtime supporter of Málaga CF,[22] he is also an officer (mayordomo de trono) of a Roman Catholic religious brotherhood in Málaga and travels during Holy Week to take part in the processions,[23] although in an interview with People magazine, Banderas had once described himself as an agnostic.[24]

In May 2010, Banderas received his honorary doctorate from the University of Málaga in the city where he was born.[6]

Filmography

Laberinto de pasiones (1982) Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! Philadelphia (1993) Caso cerrado (1985) (1990) Of Love and Shadows (1994) Matador (1986) Terra Nova (1991) Interview with the Vampire: La ley del deseo (1987) The Mambo Kings (1992) The Vampire Chronicles Women on the Verge of a Benito (1993) (1994) Nervous Breakdown (1988) ¡Dispara! (1993) Miami Rhapsody (1995) Bajarse al moro (1989) Desperado (1995) Si te dicen que caí (1989) (1993) (1995)

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Assassins (1995) Once Upon a Time in Mexico The Skin I Live In (2011) Never Talk to Strangers (2003) Spy Kids: All the Time in the (1995) And Starring Pancho Villa as World (2011) Two Much (1995) Himself (2003) Puss in Boots (2011) Evita (1996) Imagining Argentina (2003) Haywire (2012) The Mask of Zorro (1998) Shrek 2 (2004) (2012) Play It to the Bone (1999) The Legend of Zorro (2005) (2013) The 13th Warrior (1999) Take the Lead (2006) Justin and the Knights of The Body (2001) Bordertown (2007) Valour (2013) Spy Kids (2001) Shrek the Third (2007) Autómata (2014) Original Sin (2001) My Mom's New Boyfriend The Expendables 3 (2014) Femme Fatale (2002) (2008) Knight of Cups (2014) Spy Kids 2: The Island of The Other Man (2008) (2014) Lost Dreams (2002) Thick as Thieves (2009) The SpongeBob Movie: Frida (2002) Shrek Forever After (2010) Sponge Out of Water (2015) Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever You Will Meet a Tall Dark (2002) Stranger (2010) Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over The Big Bang (2011) (2003) Day of the Falcon (2011)

Theater

Year Title Role Notes for Best Actor[25] Guido Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical[26] 2003 Nine Contini Nominated - Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical[27] 2012 Zorba Alexis Zorba

See also

List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards

References

1. ^ "Antonio Banderas Film Reference " (http://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Antonio-Banderas.html). Filmreference.com. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 2. ^ http://www.elmundo.es/magazine/m53/textos/avances.html

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3. ^ "Salon Column | Ron "The Artist" Shelton" (http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/09/23/shelton/print.html). Salon.com. Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20100328235410/http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/09/23 /shelton/print.html) from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2010. 4. ^ a b c Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi. "Antonio Banderas Biography" (http://www.starpulse.com/Actors /Banderas,_Antonio/Biography/). Star Pulse. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 5. ^ a b c d "Melanie and Antonio: How the '' fell for Spain's sexiest import" (http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201105205403/love-story-antonio-melanie). Hello (magazine). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 6. ^ a b "Antonio Banderas receives honourary [sic] doctorate as news breaks of 'brutal' new role" (http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201005063447/antonio-banderas/honorary-doctorate/almodovar/1). Hello. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2011. 7. ^ a b Barchfield, Jenny (21 May 2011). "Spain's Almodovar eyes English-language project" (http://www.google.com /hostednews/ap/article /ALeqM5jJinOIb9WP4KNqqGcTaWTFnhYG8w?docId=7f441b478ffa4a558992fe52e158b8f0). Associated Press. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 8. ^ Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas Marriage Profile - Marriage of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith (http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/melaniegriffith.htm) 9. ^ "United Press International" (http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060404-034720-1455r). Banderas set for Broadway return. Archived (http://web.archive.org/web/20060506115932/http://www.upi.com /NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060404-034720-1455r) from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2006. 10. ^ "Banderas flies flag at LALIFF" (http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117952390.html?categoryid=38&cs=1). Variety. 22 October 2006. 11. ^ "Extra' Raw: Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas in Cannes" (http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/05 /extra_raw_salma_hayek_and_anto.php). Extra. 12 May 2011. 12. ^ Antonio Banderas Buys Winery (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_en_ce /eu_spain_people_banderas;_ylt=AqgABzUfMqnAUXIq_1gRqctxFb8C) Yahoo News, 17 March 2009. 13. ^ Michael O'Sullivan (28 October 2005). "Antonio Banderas Dons The Mask Once More" (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102700603.html). Washington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 14. ^ "Marks And Spencer Warn Of Poor Outlook" (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/business-news/2007/11/06 /marks-and-spencer-warn-of-poor-outlook-86908-20068181/). Daily Record. Archived (http://web.archive.org /web/20071112150139/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/business-news/2007/11/06/marks-and-spencer-warn-of- poor-outlook-86908-20068181) from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007. 15. ^ Antonio Banderas Launches "Blue Seduction" for Women (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Antonio-Banderas- Launches-Blue-Seduction-For-Women-88138.shtml), Softpedia.com; accessed 17 September 2014. 16. ^ "ABC News: 'Banderas: I'm No '" (http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132090&page=1) 17. ^ "More trouble than you'd ink" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1042872.stm). BBC News. 28 November 2000. 18. ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-07/griffith-banderas-announce-loving-and-friendly-divorce/5507558 19. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/06/us-people-melaniegriffith-antoniobandera-idUSKBN0EH27T20140606 20. ^ Personajes de la cultura defienden la libertad de opción política (http://www.elpais.com/articulo/espana /BANDERAS/_ANTONIO_/ACTOR/DIRECTOR_DE_CINE/ESPAnA/PARTIDO_POPULAR_/PP/ABC_/DIARIO

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/JUNTA_ELECTORAL_CENTRAL/PARTIDO_SOCIALISTA_OBRERO_ESPAnOL_/PSOE/elpepiesp /19960220elpepinac_33/Tes/), Luis R. Aizpeolea. El País, 20 February 1996 21. ^ " 'Chávez ideas will solve crisis': Antonio Banderas" (http://www.thelocal.es/20131120/chvez-ideas-wil-solve- crisis-antonio-banderas). The Local. 20 November 2013. 22. ^ Cigar Aficionado|People Profile|Antonio Banderas (http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles /People_Profile/0,2540,221,00.html) 23. ^ Antonio Banderas, en la Semana Santa malagueña (http://www.abc.es/20100329/gente-famosos/antonio-banderas- semana-santa-201003291143.html), ABC, 30 March 2010. 24. ^ "Antonio Banderas Puts On His Dancing Shoes" (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1181281,00.html). People. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 25. ^ Winners (http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html) Theatre World Awards, 2010 26. ^ Drama Desk Nomination 2002–2003 (http://www.dramadesk.com/nominations_2003.html) Drama Desk, 2010 27. ^ Search (http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search) , 2010

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