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Actor
Antonio Banderas
Famoose for
Building an international career from Almodóvar films to Hollywood.
Desperado · The Mask of Zorro
- Born
- 10 August 1960
- Birthplace
- Málaga, Spain
More people
Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas is a Spanish actor whose work ranges from action and comedy to intimate drama.
Early life
Málaga
Grew up in southern Spain.
Theatre
Entered performance through local stage work.
Career
- 1980s
Spanish cinema
Worked repeatedly with Pedro Almodóvar.
- 1990s
Hollywood
Moved into major English-language films.
- Later career
Film and theatre
Continued international roles and developed theatre projects.
Selected films
Desperado
Led the action film.
The Mask of Zorro
Played the masked hero.
Pain and Glory
Won Cannes’ actor prize.
Beyond work
Theatre
Established a theatre project in Málaga.
Voice work
Voiced Puss in Boots in animated films.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Pedro J Pacheco. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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