Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas, a well known actor and singer, was born on August 10, 1960. His full, given name is Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas.
Banderas was born in the southern part of Spain. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a policeman. At a young age, Antonio left home for Madrid in order to pursue a career in movies.
Banderas is a popular figure for English as well as Spanish speakers. He has hosted Saturday Night Live as well as receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the L.A. Latino International Film Festival.
Antonio Banderas is married to Melanie Griffith. They have a daughter named Stella. All three of them were involved in the 1999 movie Crazy in Alabama which starred Melanie Griffith and was directed by Antonio.
Learn Spanish from Antonio Banderas
So, you might ask, how can I learn Spanish with the help of Antonio Banderas? Early in his career, Banderas made a lot of Spanish movies that you can watch. Thus learn Spanish while you enjoy the work of Antonio Banderas. Among them are the movie titles Atame, La ley del deseo, Matador, and Laberinto de pasiones.
Also, be sure to check out Banderas in entertaining and fun to watch movies like Desperado, Spy Kids, Mask of Zorro, and Legend of Zorro. Keep in mind that most if not all of these DVDs contain a Spanish sound track that you can listen to as you watch the movie. Watch your favorite scenes in Spanish and English as a learning tool.
If you ever get a chance to see an interview of Banderas it is possible to hear him being interviewed in Spanish.
Filmography of Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas has had a prolific career. Here is a list of movies he has appeared in.
- Memoirs of Hadrian
- Shrek the Third
- Bordertown
- Take the Lead
- The Legend of Zorro
- Shrek 2
- Far Far Away Idol
- Imagining Argentina
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
- Frida
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
- Femme Fatale
- Original Sin
- Spy Kids
- The Body
- Play It to the Bone
- The White River Kid
- The 13th Warrior
- The Mask of Zorro
- Evita
- Two Much
- Never Talk to Strangers
- Assassins
- Four Rooms
- Desperado
- Miami Rhapsody
- Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
- Of Love and Shadows
- Philadelphia
- The House of the Spirits
- ¡Dispara!
- Il Giovane Mussolini
- The Mambo Kings
- Mujer bajo la lluvia, Una
- Terra Nova
- Contra el viento
- ¡Átame!
- La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez
- Acto, El
- Blanca Paloma, La
- Si te dicen que caí
- Bajarse al moro
- Baton rouge
- El placer de matar
- Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
- La Mujer de tu vida: La mujer feliz
- Así como habían sido
- La ley del deseo
- Delirios de amor
- 27 horas
- Puzzle
- Matador
- Caso cerrado
- La corte de Faraón
- Réquiem por un campesino español
- Los zancos
- Fragmentos de interior
- El señor Galíndez
- El caso Almería
- Y del seguro... líbranos Señor!
- Laberinto de pasiones
- Pestañas postizas