Antonio Banderas
Biography
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards.
Banderas made his film debut in Pedro Almodóvar's screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion (1982). They've since collaborated together on many films including Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), and The Skin I Live In (2011). For the 2019 film Pain and Glory, Banderas earned various accolades for Best Actor including the Cannes Film Festival Award, Goya Award, and as well as nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
He's also known for several Hollywood films, such as Philadelphia (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Desperado (1995), Assassins (1995), Evita (1996), and The Mask of Zorro (1998). He also appeared in the first three films of the Spy Kids series (2001-2003) and provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise (2004–present) and its spin-off films Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
In 2003, Banderas made his US theatre debut as Guido Contini in Nine, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004) and the second season of Genius (2018); his portrayal of Pablo Picasso in the latter garnered him critical praise.
Acting (143 movies)
Four Rooms
1995
Frida
2002
Original Sin
2001
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Interview with the Vampire
1994
Shrek Forever After
2010
The Legend of Zorro
2005
Shrek 2
2004
Shrek the Third
2007
The House of the Spirits
1993
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
2002
Spy Kids
2001
The 13th Warrior
1999
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1990
Law of Desire
1987
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988
Bordertown
2007
Play It to the Bone
1999
Champion
2005
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
Matador
1986
Desperado
1995
Labyrinth of Passion
1982
Evita
1996
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
Femme Fatale
2002
Imagining Argentina
2003
The Mask of Zorro
1998
Philadelphia
1993
Assassins
1995
Take the Lead
2006
Shrek the Halls
2007
The Mambo Kings
1992
The Body
2001
Thick as Thieves
2009
Searching for Debra Winger
2002
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010
Code Name Banshee
2022
The Skin I Live In
2011
Two Much
1995
Miami Rhapsody
1995
The Other Man
2008
Outrage
1993
The White River Kid
1999
Scared Shrekless
2010
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
The Court of the Pharaoh
1985
Haywire
2011
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
2010
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
2012
The Big Bang
2011
Of Love and Shadows
1994
Far Far Away Idol
2004
Black Gold
2011
If They Tell You I Fell
1989
Paddington in Peru
2024
Pestañas postizas
1982
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Side Story
2017
Ruby Sparks
2012
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
Machete Kills
2013
I'm So Excited!
2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
Going Down in Morocco
1989
El placer de matar
1988
The Expendables 3
2014
Shrek's Yule Log
2010
Terra Nova
1991
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
El viaje de Julieta
2023
Baton Rouge
1988
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003
Journey to Bethlehem
2023
Babygirl
2024
The Clean Up Crew
2024
Automata
2014
Y el cine marcha
2008
The 33
2015
Caso cerrado
1985
Knight of Cups
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
2015
The Great Illusion
2016
Finding Altamira
2016
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
A New Madonna: The Making of 'Evita'
1996
Chevolution
2008
El caso Almería
1984
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
2023
Shrek Stories
2013
Cult Killer
2024
Una mujer bajo la lluvia
1992
The Making of The Skin I Live In
2012
The Making of The Expendables 3
2014
Hermanos, una historia de sangre
2024
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
2014
The Making of Pain and Glory
2020
Junket Whore
1998
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The White River Kid | 1999 | Producer |
| Before the Fall | 2008 | Producer |
| The Missing Lynx | 2008 | Producer |
| The Lady and the Reaper | 2009 | Producer |
| Justin and the Knights of Valour | 2013 | Producer |
| Automata | 2014 | Producer |