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Antonio Banderas moves to WMA - Variety
Antonio Banderas moves to WMA Variety, CA - By MICHAEL FLEMING The Spanish actor is the first above the liner to change agency addresses in the new year. In the gloomy pace of film production that ... |
Kurt Russell signs with WMA - Variety
Kurt Russell signs with WMA Variety, CA - The signing came late Monday evening, right on the heels of WMA landing another longtime CAA client, Antonio Banderas. Like Banderas, Russell has worked ... |
About Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor and singer. He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar and then starred in high-profile Hollywood films including Assassins, Evita, Interview with the Vampire, Philadelphia, Desperado, The Mask of Zorro, the Spy Kids trilogy, and the Shrek sequels.
Banderas was born in Málaga, Andalucia, southern Spain, the son of doña Ana Banderas, a school teacher, and José Domínguez, a policeman in the Guardia Civil. He also has one brother, Francisco. Banderas was raised as a Roman Catholic, but has said that he no longer believes in the Roman Catholic Church. However, he has on occasion prayed to the Virgin of Guadalupe. He took his mother's surname as his stage name. He initially wanted to play soccer professionally, but his dream ended when he broke his foot at age 14. As a young man, he traveled to Madrid, in order to make a career in the Spanish film industry.
His acting career began at the age of 19, when he worked in small theaters during the Movida period. He first gained wide attention through a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar, between 1982 and 1990. These included Laberinto de pasiones , Matador , La ley del deseo , Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios , and ¡Átame! . His breakthrough role was as the character "Ricky" in ¡Átame! , which was a minor success in the United States.
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