One of the most beautiful performers of the role of Zoro, Almadovar's favorite actor, a recognized handsome man of world cinema, who won the love and recognition of thousands of fans. All this is Antonio Banderas. The complete filmography of the actor is impressive, not every Hollywood star can boast such successes.
His path to current successes was rather long, because from childhood he wanted to become an athlete. But by coincidence, now everyone knows him as one of the highest paid actors in the world. Films with Antonio Banderas, all acting works are awarded good reviews by critics and viewers.
Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas, or the story of a failed football player
The famous actor was born on August 10, 1960 in the small southern Spanish town of Malaga, Andalusian province. Antonio's father, Jose Dominguez, was a well-known Spanish National Guard officer , and his mother, Ana Banderas, was a school teacher. Parents were faithful Catholics, therefore they raised their son in all severity of religious Catholic traditions. However, in his later years, Antonio completely abandoned religion. His faith was a game of football. Banderos loved this game and actively played in the school team, connecting his future exclusively with sports. But the sports future has faded with the injury received in one of the games, after which the future world fame has long been restored. According to Antonio, in a hospital bed he got the idea to connect his life with the theater. And this served as a viewing of the play "Hair", staged and played by the local theater. Having fully recovered from his injury, Banderas did not hesitate to enter the School of Dramatic Arts in Malaga. It was in this theater that Banderas played his first role, for which he was later arrested. Police arrested Antonio because he played a banned play by Bertold Brecht during the reign of the famous Spanish dictator General Franco. This was not the only actor to bring the police. Traveling with the play throughout Spain, Antonio repeatedly found himself behind bars. But luck clearly loved Banderas and therefore still saved him from serious problems.
Antonio Banderas: filmography, biography. Acquaintance with Almadovar
The idea to conquer Madrid came to Banderas at the age of nineteen. Belief in the acting future helped Antonio in the most difficult moments: the actor worked as a waiter in a cafe, participated in unknown fashion shows as a model. Banderas joined the corpse of the National Spanish Theater, where he was the youngest actor. By chance, the theater and cinema director Pedro Almadovar once visited the theater. With this, the ascent of the star Antonio Banderas began. Almadovar noticed a young talent and invited him to an episodic role in his film “Labyrinth of Passions”, which was released in 1982.
Antonio Banderas. Filmography. Start
Pedro Almadovar had already found fame as a provocateur. His films were replete with sexually provocative episodes, which far from all movie actors agreed to act in films. But Antonio believed in the future of Almadovar and saw in his films not vulgarity, but "nakedness of sexual relations between people." Their creative union turned over Spanish and world cinema. Photos of Banderas kissing a man did not leave the front pages of all Spanish magazines and newspapers. The scandalous shot from the film “The Law of Desire” circled almost the entire world cinema community. The year 1984 was for Banderas the real beginning of his future filmography.
Antonio Banderas, Pedro Almadovar and their common cinema - the conquerors of Hollywood
After the triumphant appearance of Banderas in the cinema, many directors began to invite him. However, the young Spaniard, choosing between the role of someone and the role of Almadovar, always preferred to withdraw from his compatriot provocateur. Their joint work, Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown, brought both the British BAFTA Award and the coveted statuette of the American Academy Award, which recognized the film as "the best foreign film." After another victory, Antonio Banderas drew the attention of Hollywood directors. Therefore, the phrase “Antonio Banderas, filmography” is associated not only with the name Almadovar, but with such famous directors as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.
Interesting! Antonio Banderas did not know English at all. And in his first English work, Kings of Mambo, he memorized phrases by ear.
After successful work in the first Hollywood movie, he participated in the famous film "Philadelphia", released in 1993. A year later, the world saw Banderas in the movie Interview with the Vampire. The young actor was lucky to play a movie even with Madonna. Their joint work in 1996, “Evita” brought even greater recognition of the audience, and everyone heard the name “Antonio Banderas”. The filmography was replenished with another tape. The film "Mask of Zorro", released in 1998, won millions of hearts. The unsurpassed play of one of the most beautiful couples in the cinema of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones forever strengthened the names of actors in the history of world cinema.
A little about personal, or How Banderas fell in love at first sight
The first wife of Banderas was the Spanish actress Anna Lesa, whom the conqueror of hearts married in 1988, not yet having such a title. However, their union did not last long. In 1996, Antonio Banderas fell in love at first sight. His chosen one was the American actress Melanie Griffith, whom the actor, divorcing Lesa, married in the same year. However, the happy events of 1996 did not end there: Banderas had the first daughter Stella. Antonio never made his personal life public. He lived a happy 20 years with his second wife. But in May 2014, for unknown reasons, the couple divorced.
Return to Almadovar
A simple man, a great friend, a loving father - yes, despite the dizzying success, this is the one we are talking about, Antonio Banderas. The filmography of the actor is not just a list, it is an example of hard work, faithful friendship, faith in cinema and in your profession. In 2011, Antonio Banderas starred in the movie Pedro Almadovar - an old friendship had a result. Almadovar considers the film “The Skin I Live in” a happy opportunity that his old friend gave him. Pedro was always confident in Banderas, he knew that Antonio is a person with whom you can be stupid, fooling around, dancing, as in the old days, despite fame, success and achievements.
Everyone knows at least one role played by the famous actor Antonio Banderas (films). The filmography is periodically replenished with new tapes, each of which is a huge success on the screens of movie theaters.