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.

1. Memoirs of Hadrian
2. Shrek the Third
3. Bordertown
4. Take the Lead
5. The Legend of Zorro
6. Shrek 2
7. Far Far Away Idol
8. Imagining Argentina
9. And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
10. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
11. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
12. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
13. Frida
14. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
15. Femme Fatale
16. Original Sin
17. Spy Kids
18. The Body
19. Play It to the Bone
20. The White River Kid
21. The 13th Warrior
22. The Mask of Zorro
23. Evita
24. Two Much
25. Never Talk to Strangers
26. Assassins
27. Four Rooms
28. Desperado
29. Miami Rhapsody
30. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
31. Of Love and Shadows
32. Philadelphia
33. The House of the Spirits
34. ¡Dispara!
35. Il Giovane Mussolini
36. The Mambo Kings
37. Mujer bajo la lluvia, Una
38. Terra Nova
39. Contra el viento
40. ¡Átame!
41. La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez
42. Acto, El
43. Blanca Paloma, La
44. Si te dicen que caí
45. Bajarse al moro
46. Baton rouge
47. El placer de matar
48. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
49. La Mujer de tu vida: La mujer feliz
50. Así como habían sido
51. La ley del deseo
52. Delirios de amor
53. 27 horas
54. Puzzle
55. Matador
56. Caso cerrado
57. La corte de Faraón
58. Réquiem por un campesino español
59. Los zancos
60. Fragmentos de interior
61. El señor Galíndez
62. El caso Almería
63. Y del seguro... líbranos Señor!
64. Laberinto de pasiones
65. Pestañas postizas