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Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas was born august 10, 1960 in Malaga, Spain. Banderas is often called the "Latin heartthrob". Banderas originally desired to be a soccer player but at the age of 14, a broken foot killed that dream. in his spare time, Banderas enrolled into a drama group that led him into tour with a theatre group that traveled all over Spain. banderas was still speaking English at this point and time. banderas eventually landed A SPOT WITH THE "NATIONAL THEATRE OF SPAIN". PEDRO Almodóva SPOTTED BANDERAS IN ONE OF THE THEATRES' PERFORMANCE AND CAST HIM FOR HIS DEBUT FILM Laberinto de Pasione (Labyrinth of Passion) (1982). BANDERAS FIRST CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1991 TO STAR IN HIS FIRST AMERICAN MOVIE, OPPOSITE MADONNA, IN "TRUTH OR DARE" (1991). BANDERAS STILL SPOKE SLIM TO NO ENGLISH BUT DELIVERED AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE IN THE MOVIE. AFTER THIS MOVIE, BANDERAS STARRED IN OVER TWENTY FILMS, BETTERING HIS ENGLISH ALONG THE WAY. BANDERAS OPEN THE PORTS FOR NON ENGLISH SPEAKING ACTORS THAT DREAMED TO STAR IN AMERICAN FILMS. HE PROVED TO CRITICS, DIRECTORS AND ACTORS ALIKE THAT TALENT IS NATURAL, NO MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK, A TALENT IN SPANISH, IS STILL A TALENT IN ENGLISH. |
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