Antonio Banderas

José Antonio Domínguez Banderas, known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor, director, and producer. For Disney, he portrayed Art Dodge in the 1995 Touchstone Pictures film Two Much, Ché in the 1996 Hollywood Pictures film Evita, in The 13th Warrior, and Cesar Dominguez in Play It to the Bone. He was also mentioned in the Hannah Montana episode "Yet Another Side of Me". Additionally, he played Renaldo in the 2023 film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
He was born in Málaga and was educated at the College of Dramatic Art. His work in the theater and his performances on the streets eventually landed him a spot with the Spanish National Theatre. He made his film debut in 1982 with Labyrinth of Passion.
Banderas became prominent in the U.S. throughout the 1990s with films, such as Philadelphia, Interview with the Vampire, and Desperado. He later became best known for his roles as in both and , Gregorio "Greg" Cortez in the franchise, and for voicing Puss in Boots in English and Spanish in ' , as well as reprising this role in the 2011 and its 2022 . He has also appeared in stage productions of Nine, A Chorus Line, and Company.
==Roles==
Che (Evita).jpg|Ché(Evita)
Renaldo - Indiana Jones.jpg|Renaldo(Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny)
==Gallery==
Antonio Banderas at CannesFest.jpg|Antonio Banderas attending the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2015.
Antonio Banderas TIFF19.jpg|Antonio Banderas attending the 2019 Toronto International Film Fest.
Antonio Bandaras 57th NYFF.jpg|Antonio Bandaras attending the 57th annual New York Film Fest in October 2019.
Antonio Bandaras 23rd HFA.jpg|Antonio Bandaras speaks at the 23rd annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2019.
==Trivia==
*Banderas was supposed to play Emmanuel da Costa in The New Mutants. However, his scene was never filmed due to the Disney-Fox merger and because director thought it was unnecessary.
*Banderas is a survivor of COVID-19.
*He was considered for the role of Galactus in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but lost the part to Ralph Ineson.
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