Stella Banderas (Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith) was born on September 24, 1996 in the city of Morbella (Spain). The girl appeared in the marriage of star parents. The father of the future star is the world-famous Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas, and his mother is the no less famous American film actress Melanie Griffith.
A family
Stella's parents met in 1995 - both starred in the movie "Two is too much." A love broke out between them so much that Antonio divorced his wife Anna Lesa (at that time they had been married for 7 years), and Melanie left her husband, whom she had previously married twice (Don Johnson). A year after they met, they got married, and in the same 1996, their daughter, Stella, was born. In 2014, the couple divorced. The reason was the new passion of Antonio Banderas - Nicole Campel, to whom he left after 18 years of a happy marriage.
By the way, Stella Banderas is the youngest in the family, but no less adored by all relatives. The oldest children of Melanie from different husbands are Alexander Griffith Bauer and Dakota Maya Johnson. Dakota, like her mother, became an actress and starred in several films (including the Oscar-winning film "Social Network"). She also became known for her role in the film "50 shades of gray." Alexander is also no exception, he followed in the footsteps of his famous parents.
Older brothers and sister love Stella very much and spend a lot of time together, relax at resorts, travel and post their photos on Instagram. Together with the children, their mother Melanie spends almost all of her free time.
Childhood
In the small Spanish city of Marbella, where Stella Banderas was born, whose biography is described in our article, the girl spent her childhood. That's why she is fluent in Spanish, even though her mother is American. When Stella was only 3 years old, she played her first role in the movie Woman Without Rules (Crazy in Alabama, 1999), starring with her sister Dakota Jones and her mother. The film can be considered a family product, because the director was the head of the family Antonio Banderas.
The girl grew up extremely quick-witted and inquisitive. When the film with Banderas “Children of Spies-2” was released on the screens (Stella was only 5 years old at that time), the girl came to the conclusion that her father has another family. She could not understand how such a thing could be, and she still did not give dad rest with her questions. We must pay tribute to Antonio, who patiently explained to his daughter that this is a movie, and everything that happens in it is “make-believe”.
Filmography
If you believe the words of Stella, she is not going to continue the family tradition and play a movie. The girl rarely appears in public, does not give interviews and ignores all advertising campaigns of famous brands, which, incidentally, often offer young talents to become their official person. What can I say, even Stella’s parents are not eager to see their daughter in an acting role. Nevertheless, the girl likes to appear with members of her family at various award ceremonies and film festivals.
As described earlier, there is only one picture in the filmography of the girl. For the first time, Antonio Banderas decided to try himself as a director and took off the tape with the participation of his daughters and wife Melanie.
Stella Banderas and Dakota played the roles of daughters of the main character Lucille (Melanie Griffith), who dreams of leaving her hometown and heading to Hollywood in search of a better life. A woman leaves her husband, leaves her home and drives forward to the dream. However, the dream is worth a lot ...
This film did not cause a stir among film critics and fans, since the director, in their opinion, could not fully reveal the theme of the 60s, which was covered in the film.
Personal life
In June 2015, Stella Banderas graduated from St. James Episcopal School in California. This event was significant for both parents of the girl, so they decided to attend together at the daughter's graduation party, despite quarrels and conflicts related to divorce. In photographs taken on graduation day, Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith look truly happy with their youngest daughter.
Parents did a lot so that the girl received a decent education. Therefore, she studied with the best teachers and was one of the most successful students. The girl speaks several languages fluently: among them German, Norwegian, English and Swedish.
She did not make any special plans for the future at the time she graduated from school (at least she didn’t voice them out loud), but she mentioned that she likes directing, and maybe she will make films like her father. Stella Banderas Griffith is not at all striving for popularity. “I do not want to live under the guns of cameras so that they look at me all the time, pay attention. I want to help people fulfill their dreams. To give them a chance, a belief that they can achieve their plan, ”- these are her words at that time.
Stella Banderas. Personal life
Rumors have been circulating about the girl’s personal life for a long time. Journalists have repeatedly attributed to Stella novels with famous guys. But the girl is hardly going to marry - almost nothing is known about her young man. Although it can be seen on some photos on social networks. For example, recently, lovers shared a vacation in a famous Mexican resort in the town of Cabo San Lucas.
Relationship with father
As for the girl’s relationship with her father, everything is fine at the moment. Antonio and his beloved daughter often communicate and spend free time together. So, they were recently seen at one of the film festivals, where journalists captured in the photo how their father gently hugs and kisses Stella.