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Antonio Banderas

Birth Place: Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain

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BIO

Antonio Banderas has been one of the most outstanding international actors of his generation. He has received critical acclaim for his roles in film, television, and theatre, as well as for his work behind the camera as a director.



He has worked with some of the best directors and actors in Hollywood: Robert Rodriguez's Desperado opposite Salma Hayek and the sequel Once Upon a Time in Mexico, opposite Johnny Depp; Original Sin with Angelina Jolie; Alan Parker's Evita opposite Madonna (for which he received his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor); The Mask of Zorro, by Martin Campbell, opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones (second Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor), and the sequel The Legend of Zorro; Neil Jordan's Interview with the Vampire with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt; Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia alongside Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington; Bille August's House of the Spirits with Meryl Streep and Glenn Close; and Femme Fatale by Brian de Palma. He was nominated for his third Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance as the infamous Pancho Villa on HBO's “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself” in 2003. In 2005 he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In 2003, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Nine, his Broadway debut, a Roundabout Theatre Company production inspired by Fellini's 8 1/2, and which garnered him a Drama Desk Award for Best Actor, as well as Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Theatre World Awards.

He has also starred in “Genius: Picasso” (2018), the National Geographic limited series for which he received Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, Critic's Choice and SAG Award nominations for Best Actor in a Limited Series. He won the Best Actor Award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his compelling performance as Salvador Mallo in Pedro Almodóvar's autobiographical drama Pain and Glory, his eighth film with Almodóvar and one that earned him rave reviews. Recent credits include roles in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Babygirl, and the upcoming Paddington in Peru.

In 2019 he promoted the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank project in his hometown, Malaga. The theatre opened with the musical A Chorus Line, its first production with John Breglio and Banderas himself as actor, co-director and producer of the show which was a great success with audiences and critics alike. In 2020 he created the Teatro Soho Televisión division for audiovisual projects and presented and directed the music program Escena en Blanco & Negro for Amazon Prime Video and the 35th edition of the Goya Awards for the Spanish Film Academy. He produced, directed and starred as Robert in Company, which first played at Teatro del Soho CaixaBank in 2021 and was followed in 2022 by a six-week run at Teatre Apolo in Barcelona and touring production in Madrid at the UMusic Hotel-Teatro Albéniz.

Company won the prestigious Max Award for Best Musical Show in 2022 and received 3 Talía Awards, including Best Musical Theatre Actor for Antonio Banderas, bestowed by the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts. Banderas has recently been distinguished with the 2023 President’s Award for his contribution to cultural and musical heritage at the 24th edition of the Latin Grammys.

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STAGE CREDITS

Nine Nine
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2003
Guido Contini
Death Takes a Holiday
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, unknown
Performer

Movies

False Eyelash
[ 1982 ] Juan
Labyrinth of Passion
[ 1982 ] Sadec
Y del seguro... líbranos Señor!
[ 1983 ] Pipi
Los zancos
[ 1984 ] Alberto
El señor Galíndez
[ 1984 ] Eduardo
El caso Almería
[ 1984 ] Juan Luque
La corte de Faraón
[ 1985 ] Fray José
Caso cerrado
[ 1985 ] Gofa
Réquiem por un campesino español
[ 1985 ] Paco
Puzzle
[ 1986 ] Andrés
Matador
[ 1986 ] Angel
27 horas
[ 1986 ] Rafa
Law of Desire
[ 1987 ] Antonio Benítez
Así como habían sido
[ 1987 ] Damián
Baton Rouge
[ 1988 ] Antonio
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
[ 1988 ] Carlos
El placer de matar
[ 1988 ] Luis
Going Down in Morocco
[ 1989 ] Alberto
El acto
[ 1989 ] Carlos
If They Tell You I Fell
[ 1989 ] Marcos
La blanca paloma
[ 1989 ] Mario
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
[ 1989 ] Ricky
Against the Wind
[ 1990 ] Juan
Terra Nova
[ 1991 ] Antonio
Una mujer bajo la lluvia
[ 1992 ] Miguel
The Mambo Kings
[ 1992 ] Nestor Ctillo
Outrage
[ 1993 ] Marcos
Philadelphia
[ 1993 ] Miguel Alvarez
The House of the Spirits
[ 1993 ] Pedro Tercero Garcia
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
[ 1994 ] Armand
Of Love and Shadows
[ 1994 ] Francisco
Miami Rhapsody
[ 1995 ] Antonio
Two Much
[ 1995 ] Art
Desperado
[ 1995 ] El Mariachi
Assassins
[ 1995 ] Miguel Bain
Never Talk to Strangers
[ 1995 ] Tony Ramirez
Evita
[ 1996 ] Ché
The Mask of Zorro
[ 1998 ] Alejandro Murrieta, Zorro
The 13th Warrior
[ 1999 ] Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Play It to the Bone
[ 1999 ] Cesar Dominguez
The White River Kid
[ 1999 ] Morales Pittman
The Body
[ 2001 ] Father Matt Gutierrez
Spy Kids
[ 2001 ] Gregorio Cortez
Original Sin
[ 2001 ] Luis Antonio Varg
Frida
[ 2002 ] David Alfaro Siqueiros
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
[ 2002 ] Gregorio Cortez
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
[ 2002 ] Jeremiah Ecks
Femme Fatale
[ 2002 ] Nicol Bardo
Imagining Argentina
[ 2003 ] Carlos Rueda
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
[ 2003 ] El Mariachi
Spy Kids 3: Game Over
[ 2003 ] Gregorio Cortez
Shrek 2
[ 2004 ] Puss In Boots
The Legend of Zorro
[ 2005 ] Don Alejandro de la Vega, Zorro
Take the Lead
[ 2006 ] Pierre Dulaine
Summer Rain
[ 2006 ] producer
Bordertown
[ 2007 ] Alfonso Diaz
Shrek the Third
[ 2007 ] Puss in Boots
The Other Man
[ 2008 ] Rafe
My Mom's New Boyfriend
[ 2008 ] Tommy Lucero, Martinez
Before the Fall
[ 2008 ] producer
The Missing Lynx
[ 2008 ] producer
The Code
[ 2009 ] Gabriel
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
[ 2010 ] Greg
The Big Bang
[ 2010 ] Ned Cruz
Shrek Forever After
[ 2010 ] Puss in Boots
Day of the Falcon
[ 2011 ] Emir Nesib
Puss in Boots
[ 2011 ] Puss in Boots
The Skin I Live In
[ 2011 ] Robert Ledgard
Haywire
[ 2011 ] Rodrigo
Ruby Sparks
[ 2012 ] Mort
Machete Kills
[ 2013 ] El Camaleón 4
I'm So Excited!
[ 2013 ] León
Justin and the Knights of Valour
[ 2013 ] Sir Clorex
The Expendables 3
[ 2014 ] Galgo
Automata
[ 2014 ] Jacq Vaucan
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
[ 2015 ] Burger Beard
The 33
[ 2015 ] Mario Sepúlveda
Knight of Cups
[ 2015 ] Tonio
Finding Altamira
[ 2016 ] Marcelino
Bullet Head
[ 2017 ] Blue
Security
[ 2017 ] EduardoEddieDeacon
Acts of Vengeance
[ 2017 ] Frank Valera
The Music of Silence
[ 2017 ] Maestro
Black Butterfly
[ 2017 ] Paul
Gun Shy
[ 2017 ] Turk Henry
Beyond the Edge
[ 2018 ] Gordon
Life Itself
[ 2018 ] Mr. Saccione
The Laundromat
[ 2019 ] Ramón Fonseca
Pain and Glory
[ 2019 ] Salvador Mallo
Dolittle
[ 2020 ] King Rsouli
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
[ 2021 ] Aristotle Papdopolous
Official Competition
[ 2021 ] Félix Rivero
Code Name Banshee
[ 2022 ] Caleb
The Enforcer
[ 2022 ] Cuda
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
[ 2022 ] Puss in Boots
Uncharted
[ 2022 ] Santiago Moncada
Paddington in Peru
[ 2024 ] Hunter Cabot
Babygirl
[ 2024 ] Jacob
The Clean Up Crew
[ 2024 ] Gabriel
Cult Killer
[ 2024 ] Mikeal Tallini

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Actor - Musical

Antonio Banderas, Nine


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Antonio Banderas, Nine


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2003 - Performance

Antonio Banderas, Nine

Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Antonio Banderas, Nine The Musical

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Antonio Banderas been in?

Antonio Banderas has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Antonio Banderas been in?

Antonio Banderas has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Antonio Banderas been nominated for?

Outstanding Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Nine, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Nine, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Nine and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Nine The Musical.

What awards has Antonio Banderas won?

Antonio Banderas has won the following awards: Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Nine, Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Nine, and a Performance Award at the Theatre World Awards for Nine.

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