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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.
The Kingdom of Myrtana, reunited by King Rhobar II: During the long years of his reign he was able to defeat all foes of the realm. All, except one: The war against the Orcs took its toll and the prisoners of the realm were to pay the price: The King needed swords for his army and every men guilty of a crime, no matter how insignificant was forced to work in the ore mines of Khorinis. To make it impossible to escape the King sent out the best magicians of the Kingdom to create a magic barrier around the entire valley, I was one of them. Something disturbed the delicate structure of magic: We were trapped inside our own barrier. One second of negleciance was enough for the prisoners. Khorinis was now under the control of the convicts. The King had no choice. He had to negotiate, he needed the ore. Month after month the King supplied everything the prisoners needed, month after month they brought the ore to the edge of the barrier in exchange until the present day: Another convict was brought to the Cliff...
