José Antonio Domínguez Banderas (born August 10, 1960), better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor and singer who has starred in high-profile Hollywood films including Assassins,Evita, Interview with the Vampire, Mariachi sequels, Philadelphia, The Mask of Zorro, and the Shrek sequels. Biography Early life Banderas was born in Málaga, Andalucia, southern Spain, the son of doña Ana Banderas, a school teacher, and José Domínguez, a policeman in the Guardia Civil.http://www.vistamagazine.com/aprbanderas.htmhttp://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Antonio-Banderas.html He also has a brother, Francisco. Banderas was raised as a Roman Catholic, but no longer follows the religion. He took his mother's surname as his stage name.http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/1999/09/23/shelton