Antonio Banderas (Paperback)

~ Kathleen Tracy (Author)

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Product Description

A revealing look at the public and private life of one of Hollywood's sexiest leading men, from his struggle to learn the English language for his first American film role to his relationship with Melanie Griffith.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312960557
• ISBN-13: 978-0312960551
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,446,459 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best biography I've ever read!!!...., March 24, 2001

By	Ben Cartwright (Seattle, Wa.) - See all my reviews

Antonio Banderas is my favorite actor, and this autobiography has everything, I'd give this more stars if I could. I remember reading it at a very hard time in my life, and Antonio was (still is) a big comfort to me. It talks about a man from when he saw his first play of "Hair" that made him want to be an actor, and how his family didn't approve, and the pain and rejection he went through. A man of who's struggles from the theatre to being discovered by director Pedro Almodevor in the movies in Spain. How he had to learn English, for his first American role "Mambo Kings," to the rest of the movies he made, and his relationship with Melanie Griffith. You'll learn somethings you didn't before, like Madonna was a big help to him getting recognized, because she had a crush on him in "Truth or dare," his outspokeness-which by the way, this book does have language. But best of all, you get to know Antonio, a real nice, kind, passionate, compassionett, humble, hearted man.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An fascinating biog of the portly Spaniard, March 26, 2002

By	Henry Raddick (London UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Written with charm and humility (albeit ghosted in both cases) this biography gives a warts-and-all insight into the life of my wife's favourite swarthy heart-throb.