Antonio Banderas returns to Almeria to take part in the filming of ‘Camino a Belén’

Actor Antonio Banderas will be the great protagonist of the movie The road to Bethlehem Filmed in the El Chorrillo region of the Sierra Alhamilla. This movie, which is in the musical genre, has a slew of extras that have been on the ground for a few days.

The man from Malaga will join the shoot immediately. There have been speculations in recent days about his presence in this shoot, but the silence around the film means that until now it was not known that this great actor is the protagonist. There has also been talk that the protagonist could be Nicole Kidman although nothing is confirmed at the moment.

With one of the best film actors in the world as Antonio Banderas, it is assumed that it is a production of the highest level, although it is not known who is directing this film at the moment.

Banderas returned to Almeria where he was already playing at the beginning of his career with Juan Manias, one of the three fatalities in the so-called Almeria case. It was with Iñaki Miramon and Juan Ishanov directed by Pedro Costa. Then I go to Almería in the early 90’s to shoot against the wind by Paco Periñán with Rosario Flores and Enma Suárez and also recorded some photos in Mónsul from the movie Imagine Argentina.

Biography of Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas was born on August 10, 1960 in Malaga. Son of Ana Banderas Gallego, a teacher, and Jose Dominguez, a police officer. At the age of 14 he was acting in a small theater company in Malaga, although his dream was to play in a professional soccer team.

After breaking his foot, he gave up his interest in sports and enrolled in drama school. In 1981 he moved to Madrid and has since acted in several films, becoming one of the favorite actors of the famous Manchego director, Pedro Almodóvar.

International fame came to him with the premiere in the United States mambo kings (1992), although his talent began to show in Almodóvar’s films Women are on the verge of a nervous attack (1988) and tie me up (1990).

his other movies Interview with a vampire (1994) with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, Philadelphia (1993); and along with Madonna as Ché in Avoids (ninety-nine ninety-six). He was compared on more than one occasion to Rudolph Valentino due to his Latino air and was considered one of the sexiest men in Hollywood.

He won over the critics for his performance. In the mask of Zorro (1998) with Anthony Hopkins. He later appeared in an adaptation of Michael Crichton’s thriller Thirteenth Warriorin The White River Kid, the story of a cross-country missionary and serial killer, and The Sparrow.

In 1999 he debuted with Crazy in Alabama. In 2006 he directed English method Shot in Malacca. On May 25, 2019, Antonio Banderas won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his work as the alter ego of Pedro Almodóvar in Manchego’s biographical film Dolor and Gloria. For this same movie, it was nominated for the 2020 Academy Awards, in the Best Foreign Language Film category.