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José Antonio Domínguez
Banderas (born 10 August 1960),
better known as Antonio
Banderas, is a Spanish film
actor and singer who has
starred in several high-profile
Hollywood films including
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever,
Assassins, Interview with the
Vampire, Mariachi Trilogy,
Philadelphia, The Mask of Zorro
and the Shrek sequels.
Banderas' career began at the
age of 19, when he worked in
small theaters during the
Movida period. Banderas first
gained wide attention through a
series of films by director
Pedro Almodóvar, between 1982
and 1990. These included
Laberinto de pasiones (1982),
Matador (1986), La ley del
deseo (1987), Mujeres al borde
de un ataque de nervios (1988),
and ¡Átame! (1989). His
breakthrough role was as the
character "Ricky" in ¡Átame!
(English-language title: Tie Me
Up! Tie Me Down!), which was a
minor success in the United
States.
Banderas subsequently moved to
the U.S. and began appearing in
American films; some of his
earlier roles there included
the 1992 film, The Mambo Kings,
as well as a supporting role in
the Oscar-winning 1993 film,
Philadelphia. He appeared in
several major Hollywood
releases in 1995, including a
starring role in the Robert
Rodriguez-directed film,
Desperado. In 1996, Banderas
starred alongside Madonna in
Evita, an adaptation of the
musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber
and Tim Rice. Banderas played
the role of the young
revolutionary Che Guevara and
sang that character’s
songs.
Banderas has also frequently
collaborated with his Desperado
director, Rodriguez, who cast
Banderas in the Spy Kids film
trilogy and the final
installment in the "Mariachi"
trilogy (which he appeared in
with Johnny Depp), Once Upon A
Time In Mexico. Banderas' sole
credit as a director was the
poorly-received Crazy in
Alabama (1999), starring his
wife Melanie Griffith. He also
has received praise for being
the first Spanish actor to
portray the legendary Spanish
swordsman, Zorro in The Mask of
Zorro (1998) and its sequel,
The Legend of Zorro (2005).
In 2003, Banderas 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 Raul
Julia. Banderas won both the
Outer Critics Circle and Drama
Desk awards, and was nominated
for the Tony Award for best
actor in a musical. His
performance is preserved on the
Broadway cast recording
released by PS Classics.
Banderas' voice role as Puss in
Boots in Shrek 2 made the
character popular on the family
film circuit, and a spin-off
movie starring his character is
scheduled for release in 2008.
His latest film, Take the Lead,
a high-school movie in which he
plays a real-life ballroom
dancing teacher, opened on 7
April 2006.
Banderas also hosted Saturday
Night Live's 600th episode (in
season 31). The musical guest
was Mary J. Blige.
Banderas' upcoming projects
include starring as the title
character in a new Broadway
production of the 1995 film,
Don Juan DeMarco, as well as in
the films Conquistador, a
historical epic in which he
will play Spanish explorer
Hernán Cortés (filming begun in
September 2006 in Spain, Mexico
and South America), and Shrek 3
(currently scheduled for a 2007
release), in which he will once
again voice Puss In Boots.
Currently in the United States,
a voice-over can be heard for
an computer-animated bee in
television commercials for
Nasonex, an allergy medication.
While it is easy to believe
this to be Antonio's voice, it
is actually the voice of actor
Joachim de Almeida.
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