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| | Antonio Banderas tested positive for the coronavirus on his 60th birthday | | Added 4 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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NOOOO!! Just a second before I saw this news, I saw something about how today is Antonio Banderas? 60th birthday, and the news about his birthday gave me such warmth and happiness, and now this. Antonio Banderas tested positive for Covid-19. He tweeted out the news in Spanish, but here?s a translation:
?Pain and Glory? star Antonio Banderas revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, his 60th birthday.
?I want to make it public that today, Aug. 10, I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine, having tested positive for the COVID-19 disease, caused by the coronavirus,? the star tweeted in Spanish. ?I would like to add that I feel relatively good, just a little more tired than usual, and am confident that I will recover as soon as possible following medical instructions that I hope will allow me to overcome the infectious period that I am suffering, and that is affecting so many people around the planet,? the actor wrote.
?I will take advantage of this isolation to read, write, rest and continue making plans to begin to give meaning to my 60 years, to which I arrive full of enthusiasm. A big hug to everyone,? Banderas concluded.
[From Variety]
I?m worried, I?m not going to lie. Antonio is in a dangerous age bracket AND he has a history of health problems he had a heart attack a few years ago, and he changed his diet and his fitness routine after that, but I still worry. I don?t know if Antonio is in Spain or LA right now? He has homes in both countries, I?m pretty sure.
Have you guys seen Pedro Almodovar?s Pain and Glory yet? Because Antonio 100% deserved an Oscar for that, and now would be a great time to see it.
Quiero contaros lo siguiente pic.twitter.com/u579iBVLM0
Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderas) August 10, 2020
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| | Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas wish happy birthday to each other: sweet? | | Added 8 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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When I read yesterday that Melanie Griffith had wished Antonio Banderas a happy birthday on her Instagram I thought “huh, I remembered it as him wishing her a happy birthday” and then I just attributed it to my faulty memory. It turns out that Antonio did wish Melanie a happy birthday and then she wished him one the very next day because their birthdays are just one day apart. Melanie turned 59 and Antonio turned 56.
Here’s what Antonio wrote to Melanie. It’s a picture of them together with their daughter, Stella, at her graduation last year, right around the time they finalized their divorce after 18 years of marriage. The translation is: “Happy birthday Melanie. A warm hug from Marbella.” Melanie retweeted this too.
Feliz cumpleaos Melanie. Un abrazo carioso desde Marbella. pic.twitter.com/091qR3O1rJ
— Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderas) August 9, 2016
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| | Antonio Banderas on filming The 33, about the Chilean miners: 'everyone got sick' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Antonio Banderas covers the upcoming issue of Parade to promote his new movie, The 33, based on the 2010 true story of the 33 miners in Chile trapped underground for a grueling 69 days. As you surely remember, all of the men survived. It’s an incredible example of the world, a nation and a community coming together in a dramatic and heartwarming rescue operation. It’s also the story of the will and togetherness of the miners. Banderas plays Mario Seplveda, who made the video journals which were sent to the surface and helped keep everyone’s spirits up. The film also stars Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche and James Brolin.
In Parade, Banderas explains how difficult the movie was to film as the faced full days of filming in actual mines in Columbia, where the mines are not as deep as in Chile. He is careful not to sound ungrateful or like he is complaining, especially when his situation as an actor is compared to the ordeal of the actual miners.
On filming underground during the month-long shoot:
“People are working [in the mines] their whole lives. And some people die there, so I don’t want it to seem like I am complaining. But filming was hard at times. You breathe a lot of methane gas, so you have this metallic feeling in your throat. And practically the entire crew got sick. But the biggest problem was the cold… It was ironic that we were so cold, and we had to be practically naked the entire time, faking that we were incredibly hot. They put this grease on us to fake the sweat, and that made it even colder. After a month in that situation you just wanted to get out. We got into the mines each day just before sunrise and would come out after sunset. We never saw daylight.”
On watching the drama unfold in 2010, culminating in the rescue of all 33 miners:
“When I saw the real event on television it produced something in me. Everybody was attached to the television wishing for these guys to survive. It was like a song going on all around the world, a song of life… when we saw these guys coming out of the ground, it was euphoric. That is so important, and it is why I wanted to make this movie.”
On spending time with Mario Seplveda, the miners’ de facto leader during their claustrophibic ordeal, whose character he played:
“He carries a bipolarity that is very strong. He is a man who is making you laugh and will then drop like a stone and be very sad. The most important thing about him was that he learned to survive at a very early age. He had many brothers, and he has a toughness that is exactly what you need in a situation like the mine collapse… Mario was an action man. He was not going to just sit there. He put a military discipline into place, to stretch as much as possible the days that they had in there. Without his participation, probably the oldest of the miners would have died.”
[From Parade received via email]
I’m really covering this story because I heard the film’s director, Patricia Riggen, on NPR this morning. She was so articulate about the obstacles she faced breaking into directing as a woman, and she was passionate about this project. Riggen met with all of the miners before making the film and she said that 90-95% of the things in the movie actually happened. She also said that the film was hard to get off the ground because “Nobody wanted to make this movie… it’s a drama about 33 Latin men and that doesn’t get made anymore.” Riggen comfirmed Bandera’s account of the rough conditions under which they filmed, including the fact that they shot for 14 hours a day, six days a week, for 35 days inside a mine.
As for how the real-life miners are doing, Riggen was able to get them together for a feast but she said “They are not doing well. They have PTSD; they didn’t get compensated by the mine owners ? nothing. So you know, we’re all working really hard to be able to give them something back.”
The 33 is out now. Here’s the trailer. This only has a 35% on Rotten Tomatoes, but I hope it makes some money at the box office.
Here are some photos from the premiere of The 33 at the AFI film fest on 11-9-15 featuring Antonio and his girlfriend, Nicole Kimpel, Juliette Binoche, Lou Diamond Phillips and Rodrigo Santoro.
photo credit: FameFlynet
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| | Antonio Banderas: aging is 'more cruel unfortunately for women than men' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Antonio Banderas is 54 years old now, which is hard for me to believe. It seems like only yesterday that he was hitting the sheets with Angelina Jolie in Original Sin. I don’t mean to discount his many other mythical roles, and he’s a talented voice actor too. He made a fantastic Puss in Boots, and he’s reverting back to kiddie fare for a bit. Antonio’s promoting his role as the only live-action character in The SpongeBob Movie. He played his pirate role part across from brooms and tennis balls, and then the special effects guys added his co-stars after the fact.
Antonio sat down for an interview. He reveals himself to be a closet SpongeBob fan, which is cute. Dakota Johnson comes up in conversation, and then Anthony talks about aging in Hollywood. He admits things are much harder for women than men, who can go the silver fox route. All of this dovetails nicely with Kristen Scott Thomas’ recent discussion on aging and takes the opposite view of clueless Russell Crowe.
Why he did this movie “My daughter [Stella, Banderas and Griffith's 18-year-old] and I love SpongeBob, and I’d be a fool to turn down the chance to share the screen with such an iconic presence.”
On stepdaughter Dakota Johnson: “We all knew in the family that she’s a great actress, and surprisingly not only a good dramatic actress, she’s very good with comedy,” notes Banderas, who says he hasn’t watched Fifty Shades yet. “We’re very confident that she is driving her career properly.”
On aging gracefully: “If you take life in a natural way and you accept the passage of time, which is impossible to stop – never pretend to fight the impossible and the certainties that come with existence. I try to be as natural as possible. I understand though, especially [for] women, the tremendous pressure that they receive in a place like Hollywood, where thousands of new girls arrive every year all fresh and new, and when you’re getting to a certain age, they can feel the push of these things … It’s more cruel unfortunately for women than men. There’s a social convention that allows men to grow older and not be so criticised and pushed about beauty, and for women it’s different. It’s ridiculous, but that’s the way that we created image around ourselves.”
[From Nottingham Post]
This is a solid analysis from an actor who’s witnessed the effects of aging — upon himself and in the Hollywood workplace — firsthand. Antonio’s also paid close attention to what his ex-wife, Melanie Griffith, went through during various stages of her career. They couldn’t make it work as a married couple, but he’s said he’ll always love her. Antonio’s correct about how aging is “more cruel” for women, and this isn’t just a Hollywood issue. It’s a societal construct. Women are expected to stay wrinkle free with lovely hair, but men are allowed to go grey. It sucks.
Here’s something different. Antonio’s preparing to start fashion school. For real! Antonio will attend London’s Central Saint Martins, where Alexander McQueen, Zac Posen and Stella McCartney all learned the ropes. Antonio says that fashion school is “something that has been on my mind for a long time, and I need knowledge to take steps in that territory in the future. It makes me feel actually very young to put the elbows on the table again and try to understand another reality.” He plans to continue acting but wants to eventually launch his own line. To think, a celebrity who wants to learn a new trade instead of simply placing his name upon a line. Antonio’s no Yeezus.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet & WENN
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| | Antonio Banderas on Melanie Griffith: 'she's the person I will always love' | | Added 9 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Just yesterday I was looking at photos from photo agency FameFlynet of “Antonio Banderas and his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel arriving at their hotel in Madrid.” You could only see Nicole from behind so I’m using other photos of her out with Antonio recently. Until then I didn’t realize that Antonio had a steady girlfriend and that made me somewhat sad. I mean, I knew that he and Melanie Griffith had broken up, and that there were rumors for years that he was stepping out on her, but I was still hoping for a reunion.
Apparently Antonio debuted Nicole, who is “a Dutch investment consultant,” around the holidays, which is how I somehow missed the news. She’s in her mid 30s and Antonio told the press “We are in the process of getting to know each other. She is shy and doesn’t have anything to do with my work, which is no bad thing.” I love how he phrases things.
Antonio is promoting his new scifi film, Autmata, which is out in Spain this week. Melanie actually co-stars in the movie, which is about robots gaining consciousness and trying to take over society. You can see the trailer here. Poor Melanie’s mouth can’t move. In an interview on Spanish TV, Antonio had only nice things to say about Melanie:
During a recent appearance on Spanish TV show El Hormiguero while promoting his new sci-fi flick Autmata, which also happens to co-star Griffith, the actor couldn’t help but gush about his former wife.
“It’s been an intense year?Life goes on,” he said, marking the first time that he’s spoken out about Griffith since they announced their split last June.
“I admire and respect Melanie first and foremost as a great actress. I have always said that. That’s why she is in the movie. And she’s also the person that I loved, that I love, and will always love.”
The show’s host then said, “You are lucky to have fallen in love again. So all the best, I hope you are happy and Melanie, too.”
Banderas graciously replied, “Thank you very much.”
[From E! Online]
You can tell that Antonio was going to say that he “loved” Melanie in the past tense but then decided to correct it and go one further by saying he’d always love her. Melanie went to rehab in 2009 for painkiller addiction following multiple knee surgeries. Antonio, who had been with Melanie for over a decade at that point, told the press that he was proud of her for seeking help, that they went to therapy as a family to work through the hard times (their daughter, Stella, is now 19) and that there were days when he had “fallen in love with her many times over.” So they weathered that storm but split up in 2014 after 19 years together. Whatever the reason, it’s nice to hear Antonio say he’ll always love Melanie. I just wish they could have made it work.
photo credit: WENN.com and FameFlynet
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| | Antonio Banderas & Melanie Griffith are divorcing after 18 yrs of marriage | | Added 10 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Let’s get this Friday afternoon started off in style with a sneaky celebrity divorce announcement, shall we? Melanie Griffith & Antonio Banderas are calling it quits after 18 years of marriage. That’s a long time by Hollywood standards, but these two have had a rocky time of things. The last we really heard about them, the tabloids were having a 2012 field day with stories of Antonion’s infidelity. He did the full court press to win Melanie back after she “played hard to get” and making Antonio grovel. I was just thinking about these two the other day and wondering how things were going. The answer? Not good at all:
Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas are going their separate ways after 18 years of marriage. According to TMZ, the actress filed for divorce from Banderas, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.
In documents obtained by TMZ, Griffith, 56, asks for child support and sole physical and joint legal custody of the couple’s daughter, Stella, 17. She also asks for spousal support in the documents, which were filed by attorney to the stars Laura Wasser.
Married since 1996, the Working Girl star and Banderas, 53, have battled breakup rumors for years. And they’ve certainly had their share of ups and downs — most notably when Griffith went to rehab to be treated for an addiction to painkillers.
“We have had as many problems as anybody. We’ve never hidden it,” Banderas told AARP magazine in 2011. “We’ve been open about addictions, in the case of Melanie. She has overcome her problems beautifully. I didn?t know she was so strong. It makes me love her even more, because she has been an unbelievable lion fighting, and she got it. The last [relapse] was three years ago, and it just welded us.”
As part of the actress’ recovery, the couple and their kids went to family therapy. (Griffith also has two children from previous relationships.) “It was a very unique experience,” Banderas said. “It was very rewarding at the end.”
This will be Griffith’s fourth divorce. She was married twice before to Don Johnson, and also to Steve Bauer. Banderas was previously married, too, to Ana Leza.
[From Us Weekly]
I’m actually surprised that Melanie was the one to file for divorce because — and I feel bad for pointing this out — this was her fourth marriage. Like … she’s officially broken the Ross Gellar record now. That’s awful. I feel so bad for her, but maybe Antonio really was a dog. He spoke of their problems in that AARP interview. I got the impression he was glossing over the cheating issue in favor of alluding to Melanie’s addictions. Yeah. Melanie will be better off without Antonio, and I suspect it won’t be long before we hear the hows and whys.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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| | Jennifer Lopez scores a plum role in Chilean miner film: will she do it justice? | | Added 11 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Does it seem like it’s been over two-and-a-half years since the dramatic rescue of the 33 Chilean miners from a San Jose mine after they were trapped for 69 days? Time really does fly, and I still freshly recall watching the live feed of all of the miners emerging, one at a time, from the bowels of the Earth to feel fresh air on their faces and find themselves ensconced within the arms of Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. From the very beginning of the end of the day-long rescue, there have been buzzings of this tale being brought to life on the big screen. Now that day has arrived (or at least, the pre-production phase is happening), and Jennifer Lopez has been tapped as part of the ensemble cast.
Last week, Lopez revealed that she was circling a small indie flick, and now it’s emerged that she has signed on to appear in The 33, which will tell the (supposedly) true story of what happened during the more than two months that these miners were trapped. What role will JLo play in the movie? IMDb provides no clues, but it can’t be a huge role. Maybe she plays one of the miners’ wives … or maybe one of the mistresses. There was also a nurse who spoke to many of the miners while they were trapped, and she said she got hit on a lot. That seems like a decent role for JLo, but I question whether she has the gravitas to treat this subject matter with dignity. Here’s a bit of good news though — Antonio Banderas is starring in the movie:
Jennifer Lopez has signed on to join Antonio Banderas in the Chilean miner film The 33.
Mike Medavoy is producing the drama, based on the true story of the 33 Chilean miners who were rescued after being trapped for 69 days in 2010.
The film will mark Lopez’s first big-screen role since starring opposite Jason Statham in this year’s action-thriller Parker.
Martin Sheen and Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro also have boarded the ensemble film, which was presented to foreign buyers at last month?s Cannes Film Festival. Good Universe is handling international sales.
Patricia Riggen (La Misma Luna) is directing from a screenplay written by Mikko Alanne and Jose Rivera, with production scheduled to begin in the fall in Chile.
In 2011, Medavoy nabbed the rights to the 33 miners, whose remarkable rescue from the San Jose Mine garnered headlines worldwide. The men were trapped half a mile beneath the Earth?s surface. Banderas is playing the role of Mario Sepulveda, the charismatic miner nicknamed “Super Mario.” Sheen will play a miner’s father, while Santoro is tackling the role of a trapped miner.
[From Hollywood Reporter]
Mmm, Rodrigo Santoro. Dude does have a nice booty (as did Antonio in his Original Sin days), and this film will surely have plenty of eye candy because you know they’ll handsome-up the miners a great deal, but I still can’t get over the casting of Jennifer Lopez in this movie. Surely, there are plenty of other Latina actresses (albeit unknown ones) with a lot more acting cred than JLo, but it could’ve been worse … say, if Eva Mendes were cast. Still, it really sounds like JLo signed onto this film to try and rebuild her acting career, which hasn’t been worth anything more than cheesy romcoms since the days of U Turn and Out of Sight. I wish her luck, but JLo would be better off releasing mediocture dance club tunes than attempting to be a “serious” actress on the backs of these miners.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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| | Salma Hayek & Antonio Banderas: 'Puss In Boots' in Madrid | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Tending to their busy promotional schedule, Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas were spotted at a ?Puss in Boots? photocall in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday (November 23).
The ?Grown Ups? beauty and the ?Thick as Thieves? actor hit the press area together to pose for pictures where Banderas planted a wet one on Hayek for all to see.
Since ?Puss in Boots? hit theaters in the US on Friday, October 8 ? the silly-hearted co-stars have paid visits to Brazil, France and Germany to promote their flick.
Still sitting pretty at the box office, the animated film pulled in over 11 million last weekend.
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| | Salma Hayek & Antonio Banderas: "Puss In Boots" Goes to Berlin | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Arriving to promote their latest film, Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas attended the German premiere of ?Puss in Boots? on Tuesday (November 22).
The ?Bandidas? babe and ?The Big Bang? star walked arm-in-arm and posed for pictures outside the CineStar Sony Center movie theater in Berlin, Germany after having visited SAT.1 TV studios at Fernsehwerft earlier in the day.
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| | Salma Hayek & Antonio Banderas: Brazil Buddies | | Added 13 years ago | Source: Celebrity Gossip |
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Taking their new film to South America, Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas were spotted at a photocall for ?Puss in Boots? in Rio de Janeiro today (November 18).
The ?Fools Rush In? babe and the ?Desperado? hunk looked to be in good spirits as they posed for the paparazzi at the Copacabana Palace.
During their interview on the ?Susana Gimenez? television show in Argentina, Antonio poked fun at Kim Kardashian?s recent divorce while talking about his own 17-year marriage to Melanie Griffith.
?What a bad investment, my God. 72 days! She?s young. Tonight we?ll all cry for her,? he said in reference to the fact that Kardashian?s wedding cost $10 million.
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