Antonio Banderas: Date of Birth : Aug 10, 1960

Place of Birth : Malaga, Spain

Banderas studied theater at the School of Dramatic Art in Malaga.

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 (1982), Matador (1986), La ley del deseo (1987), Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988), and ˇÁtame! (1989).

Banderas made his American film debut in "Mambo Kings". In 2003, he returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of Maury Yeston's musical Nine. Banderas won both the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for best actor in a musical.



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