Antonio Banderas (born 10 August 1960 in Malaga) is a Spanish actor, director, screenwriter and producer.
Banderas came to madrid at the age of 19 and joined the Spanish National Theater in 1981, and was subsequently photographed by the famous Spanish director Almodóvar and began his film career.
In 1982, he starred in his first film, Labyrinth of Passion.
In 1984, he starred in "Stilts" directed by Carlos Shola. Subsequently, he starred in the feature film "The Case of Almeria", which is based on real people and real events.
In 1986, he co-starred with Carmen Mullah in Almodóvar's Matador as a bullfighter apprentice. Subsequently, he co-starred with Fernando Fernand Gomez in "Insane Love".
In 1987, he starred in Almodóvar's "The Law of Desire".
In 1989, he starred in Vincent Arlanda's "Borrowing a Corpse to Return a Soul".
In 1992, he starred in "King Mambo" and successfully entered Hollywood, playing a nightclub trumpeter in the film.
In 1993, he starred in "The Philadelphia Story" directed by Jonathan Demi.
In 1994, he starred in the movie "Night Interview with a Vampire", playing a kind vampire.
In May 1995, he starred in the thriller action film "Killing Three Steps", playing a guitarist who avenges love. In the same year, he co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in the action film "The Last Assassin", playing a new killer.
In 1996, he starred with Madonna in the biopic "Madame Perón", playing an Argentine president, which made him nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
In 1998, he starred in the remake of the old film "The Mask of Zorro" with Catherine Zeta-Jones, which made him nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor again and won the European Film Award for Best Actor.
In 2001, he co-starred with Angelina Jolie in the feature film Original Sin, playing a well-to-do coffee tycoon. In the same year, he starred in "Very Little Spy", playing the father of a secret agent with children.
Subsequently, he continued to star in "Very Small Agent 2" and "Very Small Agent 3".
In 2003, he starred in Once Upon a Time in Mexico with Salma Hayek.
In 2004, he voiced the puss in Shrek 2 from DreamWorks.
In 2005, Serene Zeta-Jones co-starred in the adventure film The Legend of Zorro as a Ranger.
In 2007, the director's romantic film "Summer Rain" won the European Cinema Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In 2008, Antonio Banderas was appointed United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Poverty Eradication.
In 2014, he participated in "Daredevil 3".
In 2015, starred in the science fiction film "Rescue in the Center of the Earth"
In 2019, Antonio Banderas won the Best Actor Award at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival for his film Pain and Glory.
In an interview with reporters afterwards, Antonio Banderastin said that in the 40 years of acting, he has nominated countless awards, but he has never had the opportunity to take the stage to receive the award, this time winning the best actor in Cannes: "Almost fainted on the stage, and my heart beat to my ears." ”
Known as the "Latin Lover" because of his natural strong Spanish flair, Banderas was once described in the American Premiere magazine: "His eyes will kill, like a wild thorny rose!" ”。
Representative works: Mexico Past, Zorro's Mask, Daredevil 3
Pictured here is a recent photo of Antonio Banderas
Old photograph of Antonio Banderas in his early years