- Is in negotiations to play Napoleon in a new stage musical. (September 3, 2003)
- Got to spend more time in one of his favorite places while playing Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in a new HBO movie, AND STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF which airs Sept. 7 -- Banderas said, It became what was my second country because I've done six movies in Mexico and I suppose that I'm going to go back to Mexico more because now we are planning to do a sequel for ZORRO.""(July 16, 2003)
- Banderas, star of Broadway's hit musical revival Nine, is the show's only performer eligible for a lead acting Tony Award, according to a ruling from the awards group's administration committee. (April 26, 2003)
- Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas have dashed rumors of a marriage breakdown by purchasing two properties in the ski resort of Aspen -- the pair have paid $6 million for a luxury chalet in the exclusive resort in Colorado set in ten acres of land. (January 4, 2003)
- Is under fire from the Mexican public for his portrayal of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa in a new film AND STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF -- audiences are not taking kindly to the idea of the stout, pistol-packing hero of the 1910-1917 revolution being played by a Spaniard for an American audience - two nationalities Villa loathed. (January 2, 2003)
- Has put his split with wife Melanie Griffith down to a dose of tough love - Banderas told Griffith in a phone conversation that he couldn't take her jealousy any more, and has temporarily split with her in an effort to save their marriage. (December 14, 2002)
- Has refused to reprise his role as action hero Zorro to a sequel to the 1998 blockbuster. (September 25, 2002)
- Banderas and Emma Thompson will be the new torchbearers for thousands of Argentines who disappeared during the military rule of the 1970s in their upcoming movie Imagining Argentina. (August 2002)
- In IMAGINING ARGENTINA, Banderas plays a left-wing playwright whose journalist wife (Emma Thompson) is kidnapped by Argentina's junta in the 1970s.
- He also starred in the screen version of novelist Isabel Allende's OF LOVE AND SHADOWS, a story set during neighboring Chile's own dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet.
- Banderas who is about to open in SPY KIDS 2 becomes the second big film name HBO has grabbed for a turn-of-the-century true story in the past two weeks.
- HBO Films has signed Banderas to play the title role in PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF, a fact-based biopic to be directed by Bruce Beresford (DOUBLE JEOPARDY).
- Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. (1996)
- Internationally known for his charisma and smoldering good looks, Banderas is the ultimate manifestation of the Latin heartthrob.
- He was on hand to accept the first Anthony Quinn Award for Excellence in Cinema and the Arts.
- Threatened his actress wife Melanie Griffith with death and divorce if she strays during a forthcoming filming assignment in Paris, France.
- Has given up on the idea of raising a family in his Spanish homeland for wife Melanie Griffith.
- Melanie Griffith has splashed out $24,000 to make sure husband Antonio Banderas has a racy 40th birthday.
- Is to become a Doctor of Arts at Pennsylvania's DICKINSON COLLEGE.
- Melanie Griffith's current husband Antonio Banderas is a vast improvement on her first choice of spouse - as her family keep telling her.
- He couldn't speak English when THE MAMBO KINGS (1992) was filmed, and thus performed all his lines phonetically.
- Animated versions of cast members in SPY KIDS, Antonio Banderas and Cheech Marin once fought in an episode of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch.
- In DESPERADO (1995) the bathroom scene before the 2nd bar shootout was directed by Banderas. Robert Rodriguez said he didn't like using 2nd unit crews and Banderas asked if he could direct the scene, so Rodriguez agreed.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television at Golden Globe Awards for And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself. (2004)
- Nominated for Best Fight at MTV Movie Awards for THE MASK OF ZORRO (1999) - shared with Catherine Zeta-Jones.
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for THE MASK OF ZORRO. (1999)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for at Golden Globe Awards EVITA. (1997)
- Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for DESPERADO (1996) - shared with Salma Hayek.
- Nominated for Most Desirable Male at MTV Movie Awards. (1996)
Quotes- "Is it a man walking on the beach, winking at the girls and looking for going to bed? Is it someone who wears a lot of gold chains and rings and sits at the bar? Because this is not me! I am very, very Latin, but not so much lover." [on his reputation]
- "I don't want anything I don't deserve, (but) if they offer me more money, I'm not a-stupid."
- "When I left my country I observed my country in a different way. I suddenly got an incredible love of everything. I suddenly loved Flamenco music but when I lived in Spain it was Elvis I admired. You take your culture for granted when you live there but when you move away you become much more interested and an expert in your own turf."
Awards- Imagen Awards: Best Actor, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2004)
- ALMA Awards: Anthony Quinn Award for Achievement in Motion Pictures (2002)
- ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, SPY KIDS (2001)
- ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film, THE 13TH WARRIOR (2000)
- ALMA Awards: Outstanding Director of a Feature Film, CRAZY IN ALABAMA (2000)
- ALMA Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film for The Mask of Zorro (1999)
- European Film Awards: Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema, CRAZY IN ALABAMA (1999)
- Imagen Foundation Awards: Lasting Image Award, THE MASK OF ZORRO (1999)
- European Film Awards: Best Actor,THE MASK OF ZORRO (1998)
- Golden Apple Awards: Male Discovery of the Year (1995)
- Valladolid International Film Festival: Best Actor, LA BLANCA PALOMA (1990)
- Fotogramas de Plata: Best Movie Actor (1989)
- Sant Jordi Awards: Best Spanish Actor, LAW OF DESIRE (1988)
- Fotogramas de Plata: Best Movie Actor (1986)
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