COUNTODOWN TO FCE - UNIT 4 - THEN AND NOW

pages 36 and 37 - From the hot streets of Malaga to Hollywood's hottest property: Antonio

ANTONIO BANDERAS
Birth Name: José Antonio Domínguez Banderas
Date of Birth: August 10, 1960

Born in Malaga, Spain, a place where rich Britons would go to escape a 95% tax on inherited wealth, also known as "unearned income," perhaps Antonio was destined to become a darling of the jet set, the wealthy, the gliterazzi, the Hollywood actresses. Of course, we know him as the husband of Melanie Griffith. Some may also remember Madonna propositioning him in the 1991 film Truth or Dare. The gentleman, by the way, did not take her up on it.
At only 14, Antonio was working at a theater company in Malaga, and a few years later went to Madrid to join the National Theatre of Spain. He made his American film debut in 1992 in The Mambo Kings, having to learn his lines phonetically since he spoke no English at the time.
He continued his career with films that included Interview With a Vampire, adding a magnetic, swarthy charm that captured the hearts of women everywhere. By 1995, Melanie was playing opposite him in Too Much, and carrying her heady romance with this quintessential Latin lover into full public view. They were eventually married and now have a daughter, Stella del Carmen.
Since then, Banderas has appeared in Desperado, Assassins, and Never Talk to Strangers, films that did not do well at the box office. At last Madonna got her wish (in part), as he was cast in the musical Evita. By that time, she was pregnant with Lourdes and claimed she was no longer interested.
In Evita, Antonio's voice was not dubbed; he sang the songs himself, a new venture for the actor and something he enjoyed thoroughly. Antonio Banderas appeared in The 13th Warrior (1999), a film based on the book by Michael Crichton, then went on to star in the highly successfuly Spy Kids trilogy. He went on to appear in the Broadway revival of the musical Nine and received a Tony Award nomination for his performance.
Filmography:
Puss in Boots (2008)Shrek 3 (2007)Take the Lead (2006)Bordertown (2006)The Legend of Zorro (2005)Shrek 2 (2004) (voice) Imagining Argentina (2003)Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)Frida (2002)Femme Fatale (2002)Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)Original Sin (2001)The Body (2001)Spy Kids (2001)The White River Kid (2000)Play it to the Bone (2000)The 13th Warrior (1999) The Mask of Zorro (1998) Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) (V) Evita (1996) Two Much (1996) Assassins (1995) Desperado (1995) Four Rooms (1995) Miami Rhapsody (1995) Never Talk to Strangers (1995) Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) Of Love and Shadows (1994) The House of the Spirits (1993) Philadelphia (1993) Going South Shopping/Bajarse al Moro (1992) The Mambo Kings (1992) Shoot (1992) A Woman in the Rain/El a Mujer Bajo la Lluvia (1992) Borges Tales Part 1/Cuentos de Borges I (1991) Terra Nova (1991) Truth or Dare/Madonna Truth or Dare (1991) The White Dove/La Blanca Paloma (1991) Contra el Viento (1990) Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!/Atame! (1990) If They Tell You I Fell/Si Te Dicen Que Cai (1989) Baton Rouge (1988) Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Asi Como Habian Sido/The Way They Were (1987) Law of Desire/La Ley del Deseo (1987) The Pleasure of Killing/El Placer de Matar (1987) 27 Horas (1986) Matador (1986) Casa Cerrado (1985) La Corte de Faraon (1985) Requiem por un Campesino Espanol (1985) El Caso Almeria (1984) The Stilts/Los Zancos (1984) El Senor Galindez (1983) Labyrinth of Passion/Laberinto de Pasiones (1982) Pestanas Postizas (1982)
Oscar™ Awards/Nominations-->

Filmography
Actor
The Other Man (2008)
Actor
Shrek the Halls (2007)
Actor
Shrek the Third (2007) Antonio Banderas Shrek the Third interview
Actor
Take the Lead (2006) Antonio Banderas Take the Lead interview
Actor
The Legend of Zorro (2005) Antonio Banderas The Legend of Zorro interview
Actor
Shrek 2 (2004)
Actor
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Actor
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Producer
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Actor
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
Actor
Femme Fatale (2002)
Actor
Frida (2002)
Actor
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Actor
The Body (2001)
Actor
Original Sin (2000)
Actor
Spy Kids (2000)
Actor
13Th Warrior, The (1999)
Director
Crazy In Alabama (1999)
Actor
Play It To The Bone (1999)
Actor
The Mask of Zorro (1998)

REFERENCE:

http://www.tribute.ca/people/Antonio+Banderas/1226/10220

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PHRASAL VERBS:

- show off: phrasal verbto behave in a way which is intended to attract attention or admiration, and which other people often find annoying:She only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one.He's always showing off to his classmates.

VOCABULARY:

- fee: an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service: legal fees; university fees; an entrance/registration fee; We couldn't afford to pay the lawyer's fee.

- raise (LIFT): verb [T] 1 to lift something to a higher position: Would all those in favour please raise their hands? He raised the window and leaned out. Mary Quant was the first fashion designer to raise hemlines. 2 If you raise another player in a game of cards, you risk more money than that player has risked: I'll raise you.[+ two objects] I'll raise you $50. raise 3- (DEVELOP): verb [T] to take care of a person, or an animal or plant, until they are completely grown: Her parents died when she was a baby and she was raised by her grandparents. The lambs had to be raised by hand (= fed artificial milk by people) when their mother died. The farmer raises (= breeds) chickens and pigs. The soil around here isn't good enough for raising (= growing) crops.

- soaked: adjective - extremely wet: I'm going to have to take these clothes off - I'm soaked to the skin! My shoes are soaked (through). His T-shirt was soaked in sweat.