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Antonio Banderas

José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. Banderas made his film debut in Pedro Almodóvar's screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion (1982). They've since collaborated together on many films including Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), and The Skin I Live In (2011). For the 2019 film Pain and Glory, Banderas earned various accolades for Best Actor including the Cannes Film Festival Award, Goya Award, and as well as nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He's also known for several Hollywood films, such as Philadelphia (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Desperado (1995), Assassins (1995), Evita (1996), and The Mask of Zorro (1998). He also appeared in the first three films of the Spy Kids series (2001-2003) and provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise (2004–present) and its spin-off films Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). In 2003, Banderas made his US theatre debut as Guido Contini in Nine, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004) and the second season of Genius (2018); his portrayal of Pablo Picasso in the latter garnered him critical praise.

Filmography

2027
Shrek 5

as Puss in Boots (voice)

Movie
2024
Babygirl

as Jacob

Movie
2024
Paddington in Peru

as Hunter Cabot

Movie
2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

as Renaldo

Movie
2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as Puss in Boots (voice)

Movie
2022
Uncharted

as Santiago Moncada

Movie
2020
Dolittle

as King Rassouli

Movie
2015
The 33

as Mario Sepúlveda

Movie
2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

as Burger Beard

Movie
2014
The Expendables 3

as Galgo

Movie
2013
Machete Kills

as El Camaleon

Movie
2011
Puss in Boots

as Puss in Boots (voice)

Movie
2011
The Skin I Live In

as Dr. Robert Ledgard

Movie
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

as Greg

Movie
2010
Shrek Forever After

as Puss in Boots (voice)

Movie
2007
Shrek the Halls

as Puss in Boots (voice)

Movie
2007
Shrek the Third

as Puss in Boots (voice)

Movie
2004
Shrek 2

as Puss in Boots (voice)

Movie
2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico

as El Mariachi

Movie
2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

as Pancho Villa

Movie
2001
Spy Kids

as Gregorio Cortez

Movie
1998
The Mask of Zorro

as Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro

Movie
1995
Desperado

as El Mariachi

Movie
1993
Philadelphia

as Miguel Alvarez

Movie
1989
If They Tell You I Fell

as Marcos

Movie
1985
Réquiem por un campesino español

as Paco

Movie