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The Evolution Of Antonio Banderas
A screen history of Spanish machismo...
By Matt MaytumAug 25th 2011
Laberinto De Pasiones (1982)- Matador (1986)
- Law Of Desire (1987)
- Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1988)
- Bajarse Al Moro (1989)
- Si Te Dicen Que Caí (1989)
- Átame! (1990)
- The Mambo Kings (1992)
- Il Giovane Mussolini (1993)
- ¡Dispara! (1993)
- The House Of The Spirits (1993)
- Philadelphia (1993)
- Of Love And Shadows (1994)
- Interview With The Vampire (1994)
- Desperado (1995)
- Four Rooms (1995)
- Assassins (1995)
- Two Much (1995)
- Evita (1996)
- The Mask Of Zorro (1998)
- The 13th Warrior (1999)
- Play It To The Bone (1999)
- Crazy In Alabama (1999)
- Spy Kids (2001)
- Original Sin (2001)
- Frida (2002)
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
- Once Upon A Time In Mexico (2003)
- Imagining Argentina (2003)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- The Legend Of Zorro (2005)
- Take The Lead (2006)
- Summer Rain (2006)
- My Spy (2008)
- The Other Man (2008)
- The Code (2009)
- You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
- The Skin I Live In (2011)
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1. Laberinto De Pasiones (1982)
Antonio Banderas' career got off to a flying start. Following an appearance in Pestañas Postizas, he starred in the first of many collaborations with acclaimed Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar.
Laberinto De Pasiones (Labyrinth Of Passion) was Almodóvar's second feature, and it comes loaded with staples (sexuality, flamboyant characters, crazy plotting) that would define his work. Banderas plays a gay Islamic terrorist caught in an affair with an emperor's son.
Spanish Machismo? This is high on camp, even by Pedro's standards.
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