Antonio Banderas

José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas,}} is a Spanish actor. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Goya Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

Banderas made his acting debut at a small theater in Málaga, where he caught the attention of director Pedro Almodóvar, who gave the actor his film debut in the screwball comedy ''Labyrinth of Passion'' (1982). They have since collaborated on many films, including ''Matador'' (1986), ''Law of Desire'' (1987), ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' (1988), ''Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' (1989), ''The Skin I Live In'' (2011), and ''Pain and Glory'' (2019), the last of which earned him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, the Goya Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

In 1992, Banderas made his American film debut with the musical drama ''The Mambo Kings'' (1992), followed by roles in ''Philadelphia'' (1993), ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1994), ''Assassins'' (1995), and ''Evita'' (1996). He took roles in franchises playing El Mariachi in ''Desperado'' (1995) and ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' (2003), Zorro in ''The Mask of Zorro'' (1998) and ''The Legend of Zorro'' (2005), the patriarch in the ''Spy Kids'' series (2001–2003) and voiced Puss in Boots in the ''Shrek'' films (2004–present). He made his directorial debut with the comedy film ''Crazy in Alabama'' (1999), followed by ''Summer Rain'' (2006).

On stage, Banderas made his Broadway theatre debut playing an Italian film director in the musical revival ''Nine'' (2003), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles as Pancho Villa in the HBO television film ''And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself'' (2004) and Pablo Picasso in the anthology series ''Genius'' (2018). Provided by Wikipedia