History Creator / AntonioBanderas

* ''Film/PainAndGlory'' (2019) as Salvador Mallo. Another collaboration with Almodóvar, for which Banderas was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInALeadingRole (his first Oscar nomination).

He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by acclaimed director Creator/PedroAlmodovar, and later became internationally well-known for playing Franchise/{{Zorro}} in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' and its sequel ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', the first Spaniard to play the Spanish Californian hero. Kids are more likely to remember him as [[Characters/ShrekPussInBoots Puss in Boots]] in ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' (effectively Zorro [[AdamWesting as a cat]]) and Gregorio Cortez in ''Film/SpyKids''.

* ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' (1998) as Alejandro Murietta, the {{legacy|character}} Franchise/{{Zorro}}.

* FauxFluency: His first few English-speaking roles were learned mostly phonetically. It took him a few years before he was comfortable speaking English.

He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by acclaimed director Creator/PedroAlmodovar, and later became internationally well-known for playing Franchise/{{Zorro}} in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' and its sequel ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', the first Spaniard to play the Spanish Californian hero. Kids are more likely to remember him as Puss-In-Boots in ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' (effectively Zorro [[AdamWesting as a cat]]) and Gregorio Cortez in ''Film/SpyKids''.

* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' (2004 --) as Puss In Boots, [[PuppyDogEyes adorable]] kitty and [[HitmanWithAHeart hired assassin]] who winds up [[IOweYouMyLife traveling with Shrek and Donkey]]. An AffectionateParody of Zorro.

* ''Film/The13thWarrior'' (1999) as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, NonActionGuy turned BadassBookworm off to defeat [[Literature/{{Beowulf}} Grendel]]... Er, cannibal Neanderthals with Vikings.

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He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Creator/PedroAlmodovar, and later became internationally well-known for playing Franchise/{{Zorro}} in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' and its sequel ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', the first Spaniard to play the Spanish Californian hero. Kids are more likely to remember him as Puss-In-Boots in ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' (effectively Zorro [[AdamWesting as a cat]]) and Gregorio Cortez in ''Film/SpyKids''.

!!The... how do you say? Ah yes--roles:

* ''Film/SpyKids'' films (2001 – 2003; 2011) as Gregorio Cortez, father to the main kids and part of the BadassFamily.

* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' (2004 –) as Puss In Boots, [[PuppyDogEyes adorable]] kitty and [[HitmanWithAHeart hired assassin]] who winds up [[IOweYouMyLife traveling with Shrek and Donkey]]. An AffectionateParody of Zorro.

!!Tropes & Trivia in his career:

* ''Film/{{ActsOfVengeance|2017}}'' (2017) as Frank Valera, a star lawyer turned Stoic vigilante.

* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' (2023) as TBA

* ''Film/ActsOfVengeance2017'' as Frank Valera, a star lawyer turned Stoic vigilante.

* ''Film/Uncharted2022'' as Moncada
* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' as TBA (2023)

* ''IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' as TBA (2023)

* ''Indiana Jones 5'' as TBA (2023)

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: He used to dub himself in Spain during the TheNineties. However, afterwards he passed the job to voice actor Salvador Aldeguer, and the latter became his official voice in Spain since. Banderas himself has stated he prefers it that way.

* ''Film/{{Uncharted}}'' as Moncada (2022)

He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Creator/PedroAlmodovar, and later became internationally well-known for playing Franchise/{{Zorro}} in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' and its sequel ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', the first Spaniard to play the Spanish Californian hero.

Kids are more likely to remember him as Puss-In-Boots in ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' (effectively Zorro [[AdamWesting as a cat]]) and Gregorio Cortez in ''Film/SpyKids''.

Want a real life example of a DashingHispanic? Antonio Banderas (born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera on August 10, 1960 in Malaga, Spain) is your man. He began his acting career at age 19 with a series of films by director Creator/PedroAlmodovar, and later became internationally well-known for playing Franchise/{{Zorro}} in ''Film/TheMaskOfZorro'' and its sequel ''Film/TheLegendOfZorro'', the first Spaniard to play the Spanish Californian hero.

* ''Pain and Glory'' (2019) as Salvador Mallo. Another collaboration with Almodóvar, for which Banderas was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestActorInALeadingRole (his first Oscar nomination).

* FalseFluency: His first few English-speaking roles were learned mostly phonetically. It took him a few years before he was comfortable speaking English.

* FakeFluency: His first few English-speaking roles were learned mostly phonetically. It took him a few years before he was comfortable speaking English.

* MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor: His is an aversion, as he rarely dubs himself in Spain after the TurnOfTheMillennium, being instead voiced usually by VA Salvador Aldeguer. Banderas himself has stated he prefers it that way.
* RomanceOnTheSet: He and Creator/MelanieGriffith, his costar on ''Film/TwoMuch'', got together and were married until 2015.

** ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' (2011)

** ''Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (2022)

* ''Film/{{Uncharted}}'' as TBA (2022)
* ''Indiana Jones 5'' as TBA (2022)