Talk:Antonio Banderas

message: "Banderas' voice role as Puss in Boots in Shrek 2 made the character popular on the family film circuit," - i highly doubt that it was Banderas' voice that made Shrek 2 'popular on the family film circuit' - can someone provide a citation?
It wasn´t Shrek 2 what was made popular by his voice but the character of Puss in Boots.
if Banderas wishes to expand on Spanish-speaking parts representing Central and South American character roles he will have to learn to lose the particular Castilian sound that differentiates Castilian from the spoken Spanish of the overwhelming majority of Spanish speakers worldwide.
:IMHO, this is a subjective analysis and inappropriate for an encyclopedia entry. Is this a wide-spread criticism that can be sourced? --David Hoag 07:03, 15 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: According to my high school Spanish teacher, there is a difference.  One of the first things she told her students was that she was teaching a Latin America accent and that someone who spoke Castillian Spanish might have some difficulty understanding us much like the difference between British English and American English.  This was more than local dialect, which does indeed differ from town to town, and sometimes from neighborhood to neighborhood.  History Lunatic (talk) 05:25, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: voice/accent

message: I think I see a small possibility of vandalism in the private life section--Akupta321 02:24, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That you did. It's been reverted now... JackO'Lantern 02:37, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Is his name really all that? I feel like from the beginning of the non-capitalized names it is all someone just making fun of how long his name is. 76.197.224.235 (talk) 18:46, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Plus, he did not star in "Breakback Mountain" --Fuechsle (talk) 21:21, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  vandalism 

message: Banderas is an official of a Malaga Semana Santa brotherhood and directs their processions.
I have to agree with the above. He is not a Catholic, yet leads processions? Doesn't make much sense to me.
--Bistor92 17:53, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: I can't believe what article says about banderas and his catholicism...he is "hermano" of one of the most famous "cofradias" in the holy week in Málaga. Please, see the photo at this link: http://actualidad.terra.es/addon/img/feed/actualidad/20070405/7216488ad8330p.jpg
http://www.elperiodico.com/EDICION/ED070402/CAS/FOTOS/EPP_ND/CARP01/f059mh14.jpg
He's been asked and he specifically said he was agnostic. Who are we to second guess him?--TS 14:41, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Antonio Banderas is Catholic

message: I'm also from Spain, and I can assure you all that in certain parts of Spain, where Semana Santa is a mass spectacle (like Malaga, Seville or Valladolid), being in a processions may have nothing to do with faith. It's instead related with tradition. In other parts of Spain with less acceptance, those who practice it are ussually more religious. Believe me, Mr. Banderas it's an agnostic person, not an observant Roman Catholic.195.57.146.182 (talk) 21:03, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Antonio Banderas DEFINITELY is NOT a Roman Catholic

message: Where was he born in? Just Spanish actor? --85.108.61.243 10:12, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  where and WHEN was he born? 

message: Can't we find a publicity photo of Banderas alone, or at least the photo that is now complete with all of the face of Catherine Zeta-Jones? To have half of her left eye there is a little disturbing. Nazroon 15:14, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another main photo? 

message: Since he's married to Melanie Griffith, doesn't that make him an American citizen? Therefore, he can be considered a Spanish-American, correct? MrBlondNYC 03:44, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Since The Zorro lived in Spanish-era California, of course he is a Native American!.  In fact, he's as American as are the descendants of the Mayflower's passengers! --AVM 21:50, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently this person above me doesn't live in a thing we call reality...JanderVK (talk) 13:29, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: American citizen?

message: All over Europe he has his own brand of perfume and in Italy there are potato chips sold with commercials featuring him (I think it's his company). This should be mentioned.
:The chips brands he advertises is Lays, I think. --Error (talk) 23:01, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Perfume line and chips company 

message: I'm watching Evita right now.  Came to Wikipedia for further info.  I was shocked to find out his superb role is not even mentioned.  I don't do filmographic studies or anything, so I'm not the person to add this element to this article, but surely it deserves mention?
Thanks. --JTallmon 22:29, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He also starred in Original Sin.mylesmalley 05:55, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is Banderas' work in Evita not mentioned? 

message: What the hell is with the photo? is face is right up to the camera and his nose is realy near.  we need a better one.
DeadWood 19:58, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. This one doesn't do him justice.--jeanne (talk) 10:11, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: According to this he would have been 38 years old when he did The Mask of Zorro, this can't be right can it? And if it is whoa! Because he looks heaps young. TeePee-20.7 (talk) 11:56, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  38 when he did Zorro! 

message: Acting with Tom Cruise(Lestat), Brad Pitt (Louise), and Kirsten Dunst (Claudia), Antonio Banderas (Armand)is exceptionally beatifull in playing the part of the ancient vampire, regardless of the fact that the story revolved mostly around the trio Lestat, Louise and Claudia. He played the part just like in the book of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, he fit the description too. --::semper fidelis:: 16:12, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: He played the part well, but he most definitely did not fit the description from the books - a 17 year old with red hair!  History Lunatic (talk) 05:41, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interview With a Vampire 

message: I tried to add the cat "Spanish-American" and was told that I could not because he is not a naturalized American citizen though he resides in the US. I understand that the meaning of nationality can be different around the world. But appears to me that in these cats, the nationality part refers to the person being a citizen of that country, no? What is the guideline regarding nationality for these cats? MrBlondNYC (talk) 19:51, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You obviously don't know nothing about your country. I'm sure he has legal residency if he owns a house in the U.S. You obviously don't know one can have residency but not be a citizen of the U.S (check out Orlando Bloom and other foreign actors too). He aint no "Spanish-American" that tag is for born/U.S. citizens arrr.--76.213.252.216 (talk) 20:07, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: "Ethnicity-Nationality" categories

message: I think the article should go into more detail about Banderas as a singer. The article says he is a singer in the introductory paragraph, but makes no mention of his music, aside from musicals he has acted in. I can't remember the name of his band, but I'm confident he had one...
Hbomberman (talk) 21:25, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Banderas as a musician 

message: I think there should be mention of the instrumental role Madona had in Antonio Banderas career stateside. The first time a mass American and International audience saw Antonio was when Madonna mentioned the "crush" she had on him and paid him and his wife a visit in her docementary "Madonna: Truth or Dare". This happened at the height of Madonna's career in 1991 and it marks the beginning of Antonio career in Hollywood.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aa1232011 (talk • contribs) 23:01, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: "Discovery"

message: It seems rather USA-centric to describe the movement of a successful actor from the cinema of one region to that of another as a 'breakthrough' Certainly employment in Holywood is a big career break for a European - or Indian, or whatever - actor. However, 'breakthrough' implies that US exposure - and that only - defines a career. Is this the intention of this article? Additionally, the suggestion that Banderas 'was first introduced to in the documentary film Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)' makes no sense. Presumably there is some material missing - possibly, 'Banderas was first introduced to U.S. Audiences in the documentary...' Can I fix this or is the phrase 'was first introduced' somehow (and unfortunately) regarded as meaningful? --86.44.155.61 (talk) 17:24, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Breakthrough 

message: AFAIK the Spanish even normally choose whether they want to use their mother's or father's surname (they always have both of them), or both, and using the mother's name is very common. I think the Spanish naming customs article here discusses this too. 85.157.76.57 (talk) 13:18, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stage name 

message: Please change:
Early life
Banderas was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas in Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain, on 10 August 1960, to Ana Banderas, a school teacher, and José Domínguez, a police officer in the Guardia Civil.[1] He has a younger brother, Javier. Although the family name is Domínguez, he took his mother's last name as his stage name.[2] As a child, he wanted to become a professional football player until a broken foot sidelined his dreams at the age of fourteen. He went on to enroll in some drama classes, eventually joining a theater troupe that toured all over Spain. His work in the theater, and his performances on the streets, eventually landed him a spot with the National Theatre of Spain.[3] He earned his G.E.D in 1990.
to:
Early life
Banderas was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas in Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain, on 10 August 1960, to Ana Banderas, a school teacher, and José Domínguez, a police officer in the Guardia Civil.[1] He has a younger brother, Javier. Although the family name is Domínguez, he took his mother's last name as his stage name.[2] As a child, he wanted to become a professional football player until a broken foot sidelined his dreams at the age of fourteen. He showed a strong interest in the performing arts and formed part of the ARA Theatre-School ran by Ángeles Rubio-Argüelles y Alessandri (wife of diplomat, writer and film director Edgar Neville) and the College of Dramatic Art, both in Málaga. His work in the theater, and his performances on the streets, eventually landed him a spot with the Spanish National Theatre.[3] He earned his G.E.D in 1990.
Because:
In the spanish site of Antonio Banderas, there is more information about him that is not reflected in the english version.
The information that is substituted is extremely vague in the english version.
"He went on to enroll in some drama classes" which can be enriched with "He showed a strong interest in the performing arts and formed part of the ARA Theatre-School ran by Ángeles Rubio-Argüelles y Alessandri (wife of diplomat, writer and film director Edgar Neville) and the College of Dramatic Art, both in Málaga."
Also I've made some modifications to suit proper translations such as:
From "National Theatre of Spain" to "Spanish National Theatre".
Ref. extract from spanish site (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas):
Biografía
Hijo de un comisario de policía y una profesora de instituto, Banderas nació el 10 de agosto de 1960 en el hospital de La Caleta en la ciudad de Málaga. Ya desde muy joven mostró un fuerte interés por las artes escénicas y formó parte del malacitano Teatro-Escuela ARA que dirigía Ángeles Rubio-Argüelles y Alessandri (esposa del diplomático, escritor y director de cine Edgar Neville) y de la Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Málaga.
Sources:
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/10/04/andalucia_malaga/1380881599.html
http://www.malagahoy.es/article/ocio/280891/teatro/malaga/tuvo/nombre/mujer.html
http://lacasadelasartes.blogspot.com.es/2009/04/angeles-rubio-arguelles-historia-del.html
http://elpais.com/diario/1984/03/31/agenda/449532002_850215.html
Rafael Neville (talk) 08:19, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Stickee (talk) 03:28, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 July 2014 

message: "In August 2015, Banderas enrolled in a fashion design course at Central Saint Martins.[26]"
This doesn't really tell us much.  what is the school, where, why did he enrol, which course, etc.?
Far more interesting is the work he does in Italy for Mulino Bianco.  Most Italian adverts are of very poor quality.  Even those that use decent actors, such as Bruce Weeelleees are excruciatingly bad.    Banderas manages to talk with chickens and invent chocolate sandwiches without appearing to suffer any of the discomfort a world renowned actor would normally suffer doing such 3rd rate adverts.  That Banderas is able to pull it off shows that either he is a consummate professional or really desparate for any work that pays.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.234.13.120 (talk) 19:38, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  fashion design course 

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message: I have no idea but I found many other sources / pages on different language wikipedia's that say "Banderas" not Bandera. Did some vandal remove the S or it that really his name? Petrb (talk) 15:54, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is his name Bandera or Banderas? 

message: List of movie 5.91.148.79 (talk) 08:59, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movie 

message: The reference to Banderas being arrested several times for performing on some Brecht plays under Franco-era censorship laws seems dubious. He was 15 when Franco died in 1975, and his bio states he was a soccer enthusiast until 14 and only started acting after that. It’s possible it happened during that short time, but the source is weak (IMDB). I don’t doubt it occurred, maybe. Still, I’ll bet Franco was already passed by that time but it just makes for a better story to claim it was during his rule. It’s not worth changing but a better source is necessary. 
Sych (talk) 17:58, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arrested under Franco?