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Antonio Banderas
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Antonio Banderas
Full name

José Antonio Domínguez Banderas

Born

10 August 1960 (age 64)

Occupation

Actor

Spouse

Ana Leza (1987–1996-divorced)
Melanie Griffith (1996–2015-divorced; 1 daughter)

Characters played

Puss in Boots

Movies

Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Shrek 5

Antonio Banderas is a Spanish film actor, who performed the voice of Puss in Boots in Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Puss in Boots and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

Biography[]

As a kid, Antonio Banderas wanted to become a professional football (soccer) player until he had a broken bone of his foot when he was 15 years old. He went on to join in some drama classes, eventually joining a theater troupe that toured all over Spain. His work in the theater, and his performances on the streets, eventually landed him a spot with the National Theatre of Spain.

Antonio's first film appearance was in Pestañas postizas, a 1982 Spanish film, but did not start acting in American films until 1991. Popularity came to Banderas since his appetence in Philadelphia (1993).

His voice role as Puss in Boots in Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, Puss in Boots, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish helped make the character popular on the family film circuit. He voiced Puss not only in English, he voices him Latin Spanish and Castilian Spanish too, but, starting by Shrek the Third, he also started voicing him in Italian, because in Italian, Massimo Rossi voiced as Puss in Shrek 2, except for Puss in Boots: The Last Wish where he is voiced by Diego Suarez for unknown reasons.

Trivia[]

  • Despite the fact Antonio Banderas is Spanish and voices Puss both English and Spanish, The DVD Menu of Shrek 2, Far Far Away Idol, Scared Shrekless and Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular are the only shorts where he doesn't voice Puss in the Latin Spanish dub being replaced by Sergio Gutiérrez Coto.
  • However he doesn't reprise his role in the European Spanish dub, being replaced by Gonzalo Abril in the DVD Menu of Shrek 2 and Far Far Away Idol and Salvador Aldeguer in Scared Shrekless.
  • Massimo Rossi, who voiced Puss in Shrek 2 in the Italian dub, replaced Antonio Banderas in Shrek the Halls and Scared Shrekless.

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