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ANTONIO BANDERAS (Armand), known by international audiences for his work with Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, made his American film debut starring opposite Armand Assante in Warner Bros.' "The Mambo Kings." Since then, he co-starred in Jonathan Demme's "Philadelphia" with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington and starred in Bille August's "House of the Spirits" with Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close and Winona Ryder. He will soon be seen starring in "Miami" with Sarah Jessica Parker and in "Love and Shadows." His next film project is the starring role in Robert Rodriguez's "El Mariachi. "
Born in Malaga, Spain,
Banderas studied theater at Malaga's School of Dramatic Art and began his
career working with an independent theater company in that city. In 1981,
he moved to Madrid to work in theater and television, which led to his
film debut in Almodovar's "Labyrinth of Passion." He has starred in five
Almodovar films, including "Law of Desire," "Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown" and "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down!, " which earned him Spain's equivalent
of an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Banderas has appeared in more than
30 Spanish films.
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