About Antonio Banderas

 Antonio Banderas was born August 10, 1960 in Málaga, Spain. He is a film actor and singer. He has been in the films The Mask of Zorro, Spy Kids, Shrek 2, and Shrek The Third. He started his acting career when he was 19 years old in small theatres in Spain. He began acting in American films in the 1990s. He has also directed two films: El camino de los ingleses (Summer Rain) and Crazy in Alabama.

Accomplishments

•  he was the first Spanish actor to play the character Zorro after over 80 years since Zorro's creation

• he was awarded the L.A. Latino International Film Festival's "Gabi" Lifetime Achievement Award on October 14, 2006

• he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005