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José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. Banderas made his film debut in Pedro Almodóvar's screwball comedy Labyrinth of Passion (1982). They've since collaborated together on many films including Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989), and The Skin I Live In (2011). For the 2019 film Pain and Glory, Banderas earned various accolades for Best Actor including the Cannes Film Festival Award, Goya Award, and as well as nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. He's also known for several Hollywood films, such as Philadelphia (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Desperado (1995), Assassins (1995), Evita (1996), and The Mask of Zorro (1998). He also appeared in the first three films of the Spy Kids series (2001-2003) and provided the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek franchise (2004–present) and its spin-off films Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). In 2003, Banderas made his US theatre debut as Guido Contini in Nine, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk Award. He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the television film And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2004) and the second season of Genius (2018); his portrayal of Pablo Picasso in the latter garnered him critical praise.
In 2014, Antón Castillo, the son of deposed former president Gabriel Castillo, is elected president of Yara and promises stability with the creation of "Viviro", a new cancer treatment drug developed from Yara's tobacco. Seven years later, he announces a draft "lottery" to enslave workers for the tobacco fields. As the Fuerzas Nacionales de Defensa (FND), the country's armed forces, begins rounding up poor citizens in the capital city of Esperanza, Dani Rojas joins with friends Lita Torres and Alejo Ruiz in planning an escape to make a new life in the United States. Alejo is shot and killed, but Dani and Lita escape on a fishing boat with other refugees, bound for Miami. However, the boat is stopped by Antón, who reveals his son Diego Castillo was attempting to sneak away on the boat as well; after retrieving him, Antón orders the boat sunk by gunfire. Dani and Lita survive, but Lita succumbs to her injuries after bidding Dani to seek out the "Libertad" guerilla movement, led by Clara Garcia.
