Birthdate: August 10, 1960
Birthplace: Malaga, Spain
Occupation: Actor
Claim to Fame: 1992: Acted in his first Hollywood film, The Mambo Kings

Family:
Father: State Department worker
Mother: Teacher
Brother: Economist
Daughter: Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith, born September 24, 1996; mother Melanie Griffith

Education: School of Dramatic Art Malaga, Spain

Filmography:
2001: Original Sin; Spy Kids; The Body
2000: White River Kid; Play It To The Bone
1999: Crazy in Alabama (directorial debut); The 13th Warrior; Andrew Lloyd Webber Birthday Celebration
1998: The Mask of Zorro
1996: Evita; Two Much; Of Love and Shadows
1995: Miami Rhapsody; Desperado; Assassins; Never Talk to Strangers; Four Rooms
1994: Interview With the Vampire; Of Love and Shadows
1993: Philadelphia; The House of the Spirits; Outrage
1992: Desperado; The Mambo Kings
1991; Terranova