http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas
DOB: August 10, 1960
Where: Malaga, Spain
Occupation: Director, actor
Years Active: 1979-present
Spouse: Melanie Griffith(1996-present)
Early Life
-Born in Malaga, Spain in 1960 to Ana Banderas, a school teacher and Jose Dominguez Prieto, a police officer.
-Initially, Antonio wanted to become a soccer player, but a broken foot shattered those dreams.
Career
-Made his film debut in the 1982 movie Labyrinth of Passion.
-Was first introduced to the American audience in the documentary film Madonna: Truth or Dare.
-In 1992, he was cast in the movie The Mambo Kings. For the role, he had to learn English phonetically
-In 1993, he played the gay lover of AIDS-affected lawyer Andrew Beckett(Tom Hanks) in Philadelphia
-One of his better known roles is that of swordfighter Zorro in the 1998 movie The Mask of Zorro. He's the first Spanish actor to play Zorro.
-He is also known for providing the voice to Puss in Boots, a Zorro-esque sword fighting cat in Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After.
-In 2006, he took the lead role of Pierre Dulaine in Take the Lead
Filmography
