Antonio Banderas
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 Antonio Banderas in June 2007 |
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| Born | José Antonio Domínguez Banderas 10 August 1960 Málaga, Andalucia, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, singer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Ana Leza (1987–95) Melanie Griffith (1996–present) |
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, Evita, Interview with the Vampire, Philadelphia, Desperado, The Mask of Zorro, Spy Kids, the Shrek sequels and Puss in Boots.
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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.12 He has a younger brother, Javier. Although the family name is Domínguez, he took his mother's surname 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 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.4
Career
Early work, 1982–90
His acting career began at the age of 19,citation needed when he worked 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 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, 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 (Victoria Abril) 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 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, 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 (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.4
Worldwide recognition, 1995–present
He 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, he starred alongside Madonna in 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 film trilogy. He also starred in Michael Cristofer's Original Sin alongside Angelina Jolie the same year. In 2002, he starred in Brian De Palma's 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), starring his wife Melanie Griffith.8
In 2003, he returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of Maury Yeston's 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.9 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 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 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 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 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.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.12 He owns 50% of a winery in Villalba de Duero, Burgos, Spain, called Anta Banderas, which produces red and rosé wines.13
He performed a voice-over for a computer-animated bee which can be seen in the United States in television commercials for Nasonex,14 an allergy medication, and was seen in the 2007 Christmas advertising campaign for Marks & Spencer, a British retailer.15
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.16
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.517 They had met a year earlier while shooting Two Much.18 Both Griffith and Banderas were married to other people when they first met.5 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.12 In 2002, the couple's dedication to philanthropy was recognized when they received the 'Stella Adler Angel Award' for their extensive charity work.5
In 1996, Banderas appeared among other figures of Spanish culture in a video supporting the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party lists in the general election.19
He is a long time supporter of the Málaga CF.20
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 in the processions,21 although in an interview with People magazine Banderas had once described himself as an agnostic.22 In May 2010, Banderas received his honorary doctorate from the University of Málaga in the city where he was born.6
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes23 |
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| 1982 | Pestañas postizas | Antonio Juan | |
| 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 |
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| Caso cerrado | Preso | Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor | |
| 1986 | Matador | Ángel | Nominated — 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 |
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| 1987 | La ley del deseo | Antonio Benítez | Sant Jordi Awards for Best Spanish Actor Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |
| 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 |
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| Hasta Luego Tenis | Jake Spicer | ||
| El Acto | Carlos | ||
| 1990 | La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez | Rosendo Juárez | TV |
| ¡Átame! | Ricky | Golden India Catalina Award for Best Actor Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor ACE Awards for Best Actor Nominated — Goya Awards for Best Actor |
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| Contra el viento | Juan | Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor | |
| 1991 | Terra Nova | ||
| 1992 | Una Mujer bajo la lluvia | Miguel | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |
| The Mambo Kings | Néstor Castillo | His first English-language film Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor Nominated — Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Performance |
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| 1993 | Il Giovane Mussolini (Benito) | Benito Mussolini | TV |
| ¡Dispara! (Outrage!) | Marcos | Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor | |
| The House of the Spirits | Pedro Tercero García | ||
| Philadelphia | Miguel Álvarez | ||
| 1994 | Of Love and Shadows | Francisco | Nominated — NCLR Bravo Awards for Best Actor in a Feature Film |
| Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Armand | ||
| 1995 | Miami Rhapsody | Antonio | |
| Desperado | El Mariachi (Manito) | Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male |
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| Four Rooms | as Man (segment "The Misbehavers") | ||
| Assassins | Miguel Bain | ||
| Never Talk to Strangers | Tony Ramirez | ||
| Two Much | Art Dodge | Nominated — Goya Award for Best Actor Nominated — Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Movie Actor |
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| 1996 | Evita | Che | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro | Alejandro Murrieta/Zorro | European Film Awards for Best European Actor Imagen Awards for Lasting Image Award Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film Nominated — Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Actor – Action/Adventure Nominated — MTV Movie Awards for Best Fight |
| Andrew Lloyd Webber's Royal Albert Hall Celebration | Che/Phantom | ||
| 1999 | The 13th Warrior | Ahmad ibn Fadlan | Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film |
| The White River Kid | Morales Pittman | ||
| Play It to the Bone | César Domínguez | ||
| 2001 | The Body | Father Matt Gutiérrez | |
| Spy Kids | Gregorio Cortez | Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated — Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Male Butt Kicker |
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| 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 — Emmy Awards for Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie24 Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or TV Film |
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| Imagining Argentina | Carlos Rueda | ||
| 2004 | Far Far Away Idol | Puss In Boots | Voice |
| Shrek 2 | Voice (for the English and Spanish versions) Nominated — Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated — VES Award for Best Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture |
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| 2005 | The Legend of Zorro | Don Alejandro de la Vega/Zorro | Nominated — Imagen Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Pierre Dulaine | Imagen Award for Best Actor |
| 2007 | Bordertown | Díaz | |
| Shrek the Third | Puss In Boots | Voice (for the English, Spanish and Italian versions) | |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | Tommy Lucero / Tomas Martinez | |
| 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) |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Black Gold | Emir Nesib | ||
| 2012 | Haywire | Rodrigo |
Director and producer
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Director | ALMA Award for Best Director of a Feature Film European Film Award for Achievement in World Cinema Nominated — Golden Lion for Directing |
| 2006 | El Camino de los Ingleses | Berlin International Film Festival for Directing | |
| 2008 | Missing Lynx | Producer |
Theater
| Year | Play | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nine | Guido Contini | Theatre World Award for Best Actor25 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical26 Nominated — Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical27 |
| 2012 | Zorba | Alexis Zorba |
See also
References
- ^ "Antonio Banderas As Puss 'N Boots' Voice". Vistamagazine.com. http://www.vistamagazine.com/aprbanderas.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Antonio Banderas Film Reference biography". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Antonio-Banderas.html. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Salon Column | Ron "The Artist" Shelton". Salon.com. http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/09/23/shelton/print.html. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ a b c Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi. "Antonio Banderas Biography". Star Pulse. http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Banderas,_Antonio/Biography/. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Melanie and Antonio: How the 'Working Girl' fell for Spain's sexiest import". Hello (magazine). 20 May 2011. http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201105205403/love-story-antonio-melanie/. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Antonio Banderas receives honourary doctorate as news breaks of 'brutal' new role". Hello (magazine). 6 May 2010. http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/201005063447/antonio-banderas/honorary-doctorate/almodovar/1/. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ a b Barchfield, Jenny (21 May 2011). "Spain's Almodovar eyes English-language project". Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJinOIb9WP4KNqqGcTaWTFnhYG8w?docId=7f441b478ffa4a558992fe52e158b8f0. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas Marriage Profile - Marriage of Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith
- ^ "United Press International". Banderas set for Broadway return. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060404-034720-1455r. Retrieved 2006-04-06.
- ^ "Banderas flies flag at LALIFF". Variety. 22 October 2006. http://www.variety.com/vstory/VR1117952390.html?categoryid=38&cs=1.
- ^ "Extra' Raw: Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas in Cannes". Extra. 12 May 2011. http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2011/05/extra_raw_salma_hayek_and_anto.php.
- ^ a b Vista: Antonio Banderas as Puss 'N Boots' Voice (Accessed 2008-01-09).
- ^ Antonio Banderas Buys Winery Yahoo News, 17 March 2009
- ^ Michael O'Sullivan (28 October 2005). "Antonio Banderas Dons The Mask Once More". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102700603.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Marks And Spencer Warn Of Poor Outlook". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/business-news/2007/11/06/marks-and-spencer-warn-of-poor-outlook-86908-20068181/. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Antonio Banderas Launches "Blue Seduction" for Women - Softpedia
- ^ "Antonio and Melanie throw joint birthday party". CNN. Associated Press. 10 August 2000. Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070917123817/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/08/10/spain.people.banderas.griffith.ap. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "ABC News: 'Banderas: I'm No Latin Lover'"
- ^ Personajes de la cultura defienden la libertad de opción política, Luis R. Aizpeolea. El País, 20 February 1996
- ^ Cigar Aficionado|People Profile|Antonio Banderas
- ^ Antonio Banderas, en la Semana Santa malagueña, ABC, 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Antonio Banderas Puts On His Dancing Shoes". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1181281,00.html. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ Awards for Antonio Banderas IMDb, 2005
- ^ Antonio Banderas Emmy Award Nominated
- ^ Winners Theatre World Awards, 2010
- ^ Drama Desk Nomination 2002–2003 Drama Desk, 2010
- ^ Search Tony Awards, 2010
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