Banderas, [Jose] Antonio [Dominguez]

1960 - Born on the 10th of August in Malaga, Spain.

1981 - Moved to Madrid and won a place as an ensemble member of the esteemed National Theater of Spain.

1982-1990 - Banderas first gained wide attention through a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar.

1988 - Starred in movies "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" as Carlos.

1992 - Banderas appeared in the film The Mambo Kings.

1993 - He won in Oscar as best actor in supporting role in the movie "Philadelphia".

1994 - He starred in the movie "Interview with the Vampire" as Armand.

1995 - Appeared major Hollywood releases in a starring role in the Robert Rodriguez-directed film, Desperado.

         - Antonio and Melanie Griffith stared in the flick "Two Much" and became romantically linked.

1996 - Married Melanie Griffith in May.

         - He showed his incredible talent for dance and singing in the musical "Evita" with Madonna.

1998 - He also playing the title role in the The Mask of Zorro.

1999 - Banderas directed movie "Crazy in Alabama".

2003 - Banderas appeared, to great acclaim, in the Broadway revival of Maury Yeston's musical Nine, based on the film 8 1/2.

2005 - He starred in the film The Legend of Zorro.

2006 - His latest film, Take the Lead, a high-school movie in which he plays a real-life ballroom dancing teacher.