Antonio Banderas: un malagueño apasionado con 42 años de trayectoria

He wore the mask of Zorro, the boots of the most adorable cat in cartoons, revived his wife’s soul in another skin, had the brilliant talent of Picasso and seduced millions as El Mariachi . This actor’s life is much more than Pain and Glory . In this article we will take a tour of the career, loves, lights and shadows of Antonio Banderas, a unique man from Malaga.

The persistence of the rookie

“There was a moment in Madrid when I gave up everything, I was literally starving,” declared Antonio Banderas when the University of Malaga named him Honorary Doctor in 2010. The decision that changed his life came on August 3, 1980.

He was determined to return to his homeland when he ran into Alicia Moreno, Nuria Espert’s daughter, whom he simply asked to explain the way to join the National Dramatic Center.

It all started with Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Banderas began his career at the age of 18, when he took acting classes with Guillermina Soto, however, his dream did not always revolve around cinema. During her adolescence she was a promising soccer player until an accident frustrated her dreams and dramatic art called her life.

The daring with Alicia Moreno paid off. A month after the meeting, she took her first steps in theater after reading the play La hija del aire by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

A cinema reference

“He has a spark, like a bright trail. He is an actor of whom there are few. He of race, of enthusiasm, of total dedication, of living the characters to the fullest,” declared Loles León during the Betin Osborne program.

From the beginning Antonio Banderas has given himself fully in all his roles. When Pedro Almodóvar invited him to star in a film with Matador, it was quite an event. Not only did he win the Goya Award, but he became a reference in cinema.

Almodóvar’s muso

Laberinto de Pasiones fue el debut cinematográfico de Antonio Banderas. La cinta se filmó en 1982, siendo la segunda película de Almodóvar. Era la época de la movida madrileña. El concepto del director era demasiado vanguardista para el público conservador, pero aquella película fue un exposition que representaba el cambio de era.

La colaboración entre Antonio Banderas y Pedro Almodóvar este 2021 acumula 39 años con siete éxitos taquilleros incluido la galardonada cinta autobiográfica: Dolor y Gloria.