Antonio Banderas

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Antonio Banderas (born August 10, 1960), born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, is a Spanish actor born in Málaga. As a young man, he went penniless to Madrid to make a career in the Spanish film industry. He first gained wide attention through a series of films with director Pedro Almodóvar between 1982 and 1990, and is one of the stars of the three Spy Kids movies (2001-2003). He divorced his Spanish wife and, in 1996, married American actress Melanie Griffith, whom he had met during the shooting of Two Much. They have a daughter, Stella del Carmen. The Banderas-Griffith family established themselves at Hollywood, where Antonio usually plays Latinos. He is probably the most famous Spanish actor. He invested his movie earnings in businesses marketing Andalusian products, which he promotes in Spain and the USA. He has shown sympathies for the Spanish Socialist Party.

He has tried his hand at directing with a film featuring his wife.

When speaking Spanish, he has an Andalusian accent, but he usually substitutes it with a standard Castilian one when acting.

Selected Filmography

  • Legend of Zorro (2005)
  • Shrek 2 (2004) (voice)
  • Imagining Argentina (2003)
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
  • Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
  • Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams (2002)
  • Femme Fatale (2002)
  • Spy Kids (2001)
  • The 13th Warrior (1999)
  • The Mask of Zorro (1998)
  • Evita (1996)
  • Four Rooms (1995)
  • Assassins (1995)
  • Desperado (1995)
  • Interview with the Vampire (1994)
  • Philadelphia (1993)
  • The House of the Spirits (1993)
  • The Mambo Kings (1992)
  • Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1989)

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When speaking Spanish, he has an Andalusian accent, but he usually substitutes it with a standard Castilian one when acting.
2004: Expected number of releases in which he has acted: 10. He has tried his hand at directing with a film featuring his wife. Abhishek Bachchan has already followed his father's footsteps having starred in such movies as Refugee, Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa, Dhai Askar Prem Ke, Hain Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya, Om Jai Jagdish, Mein Prem Ki Diwani Hoo, Kuch Na Kaho, Zameen, and L.O.C. He has shown sympathies for the Spanish Socialist Party. The couple has two children, Abhishek and Shweta. He invested his movie earnings in businesses marketing Andalusian products, which he promotes in Spain and the USA. In 2004, he is reported to be charging around 80-100 million rupees for brand endorsements.

He is probably the most famous Spanish actor. His ability to reinvent himself has meant new films, new endorsements and millions of rupees. They have a daughter, Stella del Carmen. The Banderas-Griffith family established themselves at Hollywood, where Antonio usually plays Latinos. Some of the films starring Amitabh and Jaya : Zanjeer, Abhimaan, Sholay, Silsila, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. He divorced his Spanish wife and, in 1996, married American actress Melanie Griffith, whom he had met during the shooting of Two Much. Amitabh Bachchan married actress Jaya Bhaduri with whom he had co-starred in many films. He first gained wide attention through a series of films with director Pedro Almodóvar between 1982 and 1990, and is one of the stars of the three Spy Kids movies (2001-2003). In the same year, Amitabh Bachchan once again re-entered Indian popular culture by anchoring the hugely popular quiz program Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

As a young man, he went penniless to Madrid to make a career in the Spanish film industry. In June, 2000 he became the first living Asian to have a wax statue erected in his honour at Madame Tussaud's. Antonio Banderas (born August 10, 1960), born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, is a Spanish actor born in Málaga. In 1999, in a BBC Online Poll, Amitabh Bachchan was named the Superstar of the Millennium ahead of the likes of Alec Guinness and Marlon Brando. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1989). In 1997 at the age of 55, Amitabh Bachchan made his comeback to cinema with the film Mrityudata. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990). However, his political career was short lived.

Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991). Amitabh Bachchan retired from the film industry to briefly enter politics by winning a seat in parliament from his hometown of Allahabad. The Mambo Kings (1992). Amitabh Bachchan is most famous for introducing the character of the "angry young man" into Hindi cinema, in stark contrast to the more romantic characters being played by his contemporaries. The House of the Spirits (1993). His first film was Saat Hindustani and he has since made over a hundred films in a career that included such box office successes as Zanjeer, Deewar, Sholay, Do aur Do Paanch, and Amar Akbar Anthony. Philadelphia (1993). He did his schooling at Sherwood College in Nainital and went on to Delhi University to earn a science degree.

Interview with the Vampire (1994). The eldest son of Harivanshrai Bachchan, a well known contemporary poet, and Teji Bachchan, he was brought up in the rich tradition of the arts. Desperado (1995). He was born in Allahabad, India. Assassins (1995). Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) is an Indian actor. Four Rooms (1995).

Evita (1996). The Mask of Zorro (1998). The 13th Warrior (1999). Spy Kids (2001).

Femme Fatale (2002). Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams (2002). Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003). Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).

Imagining Argentina (2003). Shrek 2 (2004) (voice). Legend of Zorro (2005).