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28	Tanya	Santo	f	Banderas began his acting studies at the School of Dramatic Art in Málaga, and made his acting debut at a small theatre in Málaga. He was arrested by the Spanish police for performance in a play by Bertolt Brecht, because of political censorship under the rule of General Francisco Franco. Banderas spent a whole night at the police station; he had three or four such arrests while he was working with a small theatre troupe that toured all over Spain and was giving performances in small town theatres and on the street. Banderas began working in small shops during Spain's post-dictatorial cultural movement known as the La Movida Madrileña. While performing with the theatre, Banderas caught the attention of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, who cast the young actor in his 1982 film debut Labyrinth of Passion. Five years later, he went on to appear in the director's Law of Desire, making headlines with his performance as a gay man, which required him to engage in his first male-to-male onscreen kiss. After Banderas appeared in Almodóvar's 1986 Matador, the director cast him in his internationally acclaimed 1988 film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The recognition Banderas gained for his role increased two years later when he starred in Almodóvar's controversial Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! as a mental patient who kidnaps a porn star (Victoria Abril) and keeps her tied up until she returns his love. It was his breakthrough role in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, that helped spur him on to Hollywood. Almodóvar is credited for helping launch Banderas's international career, as he became a regular feature in his films throughout the 1980s. In 1991, Madonna introduced Banderas to Hollywood. (He was an object of her desires in her pseudo-documentary film of one of her concert tours, Madonna: Truth or Dare.) The following year, still speaking minimal English, he began acting in U.S. films. Despite having to learn all his lines phonetically, Banderas still managed to turn in a critically praised performance as a struggling musician in his first American drama film, The Mambo Kings (1992). Banderas then broke through to mainstream American audiences in the film Philadelphia (1993), as the lover of lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), who has AIDS. The film's success earned Banderas wide recognition, and the following year he was given a role in Neil Jordan's high-profile adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, sharing the screen with Brad Pitt. He appeared in several major Hollywood releases in 1995, including a starring role in the Robert Rodriguez-directed film Desperado and the antagonist on the action film Assassins, co-starred with Sylvester Stallone. In 1996, he starred alongside Madonna in Evita, an adaptation of the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in which he played the narrator, Che, a role played by David Essex in the original 1978 West End production. He also had success with his role as the legendary masked swordsman Zorro in the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro. In 1999 he starred in The 13th Warrior, a movie about a Muslim caught up in a war between the Northman and human eating beasts. In 2001, he collaborated with Robert Rodriguez who cast him in the Spy Kids film trilogy. He also starred in Michael Cristofer's Original Sin alongside Angelina Jolie the same year. In 2002, he starred in Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale opposite Rebecca Romijn and in Julie Taymor's Frida with Salma Hayek. In 2003, he starred in the last installment of the trilogy Once Upon a Time in Mexico (in which he appeared with Johnny Depp and Hayek). Banderas' debut as a director was the poorly received Crazy in Alabama (1999), starring his then wife Melanie Griffith. In 2003, he returned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the Broadway revival of Maury Yeston's musical Nine, based on the film 8½, playing the prime role originated by Raul Julia. Banderas won both the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for best actor in a musical. His performance is preserved on the Broadway cast recording released by PS Classics. Later that year, he received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). Banderas' voice role as Puss in Boots in Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and the last film in the Shrek franchise, Shrek Forever After, helped make the character popular on the family film circuit. In 2005, he reprised his role as Zorro in The Legend of Zorro, though this was not as successful as The Mask of Zorro. In 2006, he starred in Take the Lead, a high-set movie in which he played a ballroom dancing teacher. That year, he directed his second film El camino de los ingleses, based on the novel by Antonio Soler and also received the L.A. Latino International Film Festival's "Gabi" Lifetime Achievement Award on 14 October. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005, the 2,294th person to do so; his star is located on the north side of the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard. In 2011, the horror thriller The Skin I Live In marked the return of Banderas to Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish director who launched his international career. The two had not worked together since 1990 (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!). In The Skin I Live In he breaks out of the "Latin Lover" mold from his Hollywood work and stars as a calculating revenge-seeking plastic surgeon following the rape of his daughter. According to the Associated Press Banderas' performance is among his strongest in recent memory. He again lent his voice to Puss in Boots, this time as the protagonist of the Shrek spin-off prequel, Puss in Boots. This film reunited Banderas with Salma Hayek for the sixth time. In 2018 he was cast with Penélope Cruz in the Spanish film Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria), directed by Pedro Almodóvar. On 25 May 2019, Banderas won Best Actor at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his role in the film. He was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Pain and Glory. In March 2020, Banderas was cast in an undisclosed role in the upcoming Uncharted film.	A longtime supporter of Málaga CF, Banderas is also an officer (mayordomo de trono) of a Roman Catholic religious brotherhood in his hometown of Málaga and travels during Holy Week to take part in the processions, although he once described himself as an agnostic in an interview with People magazine. In 2009, Banderas underwent surgery for a benign tumor in his back. In May 2010, Banderas received an honorary doctorate from the University of Málaga. He received an honorary degree from Dickinson College in 2000. Banderas has always struggled with the pronunciation of certain English words, as he mentioned in a 2011 article with GQ magazine: "The word that really gets me is 'animals', I just can never say it properly, whenever it is in a film I have to get it changed for a synonym. In Zorro, I had a line changed from 'you look like a bunch of animals' to 'you look like a collection of beasts'. It worked much better, so I don't care." In August 2015, Banderas enrolled in a fashion-design course at Central Saint Martins. Speaking at the Málaga Film Festival during March 2017, Banderas revealed that he had suffered a heart attack on 26 January 2017, but said it "wasn't serious and hasn't caused any damages". Following that incident, he had heart surgery to put in three stents in his arteries. In a Fresh Air interview in September 2019, he recalled it as being life changing. He said, "It just gave me a perspective of who I was, and it just made the important things the surface. When I say this, people may just think that I'm crazy, but it's one of the best things that ever happened in my life." Banderas married Ana Leza in 1986 or 1988 (sources differ) and divorced in 1996. He met and began a relationship with actress Melanie Griffith in 1995 while shooting Two Much. They married on 14 May 1996 in London. They have a daughter, Stella del Carmen Banderas (born 24 September 1996), who appeared onscreen with Griffith in Banderas' directorial debut Crazy in Alabama (1999). In 2002, the couple received the Stella Adler Angel Award for their extensive philanthropy. Griffith has a tattoo of Banderas' name on her right arm. In June 2014, Griffith and Banderas released a statement announcing their intention to divorce "in a loving and friendly manner". According to the petition filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, the couple had "irreconcilable differences" that led to their separation. The divorce became official in December 2015. As of 2016, Banderas resides in England near Cobham, Surrey. On 10 August 2020, Banderas' 60th birthday, he announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic in Spain.	santo began her acting studies at the school of dramatic art in málaga, and made her acting debut at a small theatre in málaga. sh ewas arrested by the spanish police for performance in a play by bertolt brecht, because of political censorship under the rule of general francisco franco. santo spent a whole night at the police station; sh ehad three or four such arrests while sh ewas working with a small theatre troupe that toured all over spain and was giving performances in small town theatres and on the street. santo began working in small shops during spain's post-dictatorial cultural movement known as the la movida madrileña. while performing with the theatre, santo caught the attention of spanish director pedro almodóvar, who cast the young actor in her 1982 film debut labyrinth of passion. five years later, sh ewent on to appear in the director's law of desire, making headlines with her performance as a gay man, which required her to engage in her first male-to-male onscreen kiss. after santo appeared in almodóvar's 1986 matador, the director cast her in her internationally acclaimed 1988 film, women on the verge of a nervous breakdown. the recognition santo gained for her role increased two years later when sh estarred in almodóvar's controversial tie me up! tie me down! as a mental patient who kidnaps a porn star (victoria abril) and keeps her tied up until she returns her love. it was her breakthrough role in tie me up! tie me down!, that helped spur her on to hollywood. almodóvar is credited for helping launch santo's international career, as sh ebecame a regular feature in her films throughout the 1980s. in 1991, madonna introduced santo to hollywood. (he was an object of her desires in her pseudo-documentary film of one of her concert tours, madonna: truth or dare.) the following year, still speaking minimal english, sh ebegan acting in u.s. films. despite having to learn all her lines phonetically, santo still managed to turn in a critically praised performance as a struggling musician in her first american drama film, the mambo kings (1992). santo then broke through to mainstream american audiences in the film philadelphia (1993), as the lover of lawyer andrew beckett (tom hanks), who has aids. the film's success earned santo wide recognition, and the following year sh ewas given a role in neil jordan's high-profile adaptation of anne rice's interview with the vampire, sharing the screen with brad pitt. sh eappeared in several major hollywood releases in 1995, including a starring role in the robert rodriguez-directed film desperado and the antagonist on the action film assassins, co-starred with sylvester stallone. in 1996, sh estarred alongside madonna in evita, an adaptation of the musical by andrew lloyd webber and tim rice in which sh eplayed the narrator, che, a role played by david essex in the original 1978 west end production. sh ealso had success with her role as the legendary masked swordsman zorro in the 1998 film the mask of zorro. in 1999 sh estarred in the 13th warrior, a movie about a muslim caught up in a war between the northman and human eating beasts. in 2001, sh ecollaborated with robert rodriguez who cast her in the spy kids film trilogy. sh ealso starred in michael cristofer's original sin alongside angelina jolie the same year. in 2002, sh estarred in brian de palma's femme fatale opposite rebecca romijn and in julie taymor's frida with salma hayek. in 2003, sh estarred in the last installment of the trilogy once upon a time in mexico (in which sh eappeared with johnny depp and hayek). santo' debut as a director was the poorly received crazy in alabama (1999), starring her then wife melanie griffith. in 2003, sh ereturned to the musical genre, appearing to great acclaim in the broadway revival of maury yeston's musical nine, based on the film 8½, playing the prime role originated by raul julia. santo won both the outer critics circle and drama desk awards, and was nominated for the tony award for best actor in a musical. her performance is preserved on the broadway cast recording released by ps classics. later that year, sh ereceived the rita moreno hola award for excellence from the hispanic organization of latin actors (hola). santo' voice role as puss in boots in shrek 2, shrek the third, and the last film in the shrek franchise, shrek forever after, helped make the character popular on the family film circuit. in 2005, sh ereprised her role as zorro in the legend of zorro, though this was not as successful as the mask of zorro. in 2006, sh estarred in take the lead, a high-set movie in which sh eplayed a ballroom dancing teacher. that year, sh edirected her second film el camino de los ingleses, based on the novel by tanya soler and also received the l.a. latino international film festival's "gabi" lifetime achievement award on 14 october. sh ereceived a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 2005, the 2,294th person to do so; her star is located on the north side of the 6800 block of hollywood boulevard. in 2011, the horror thriller the skin i live in marked the return of santo to pedro almodóvar, the spanish director who launched her international career. the two had not worked together since 1990 (tie me up! tie me down!). in the skin i live in sh ebreaks out of the "latin lover" mold from her hollywood work and stars as a calculating revenge-seeking plastic surgeon following the rape of her daughter. according to the associated press santo' performance is among her strongest in recent memory. sh eagain lent her voice to puss in boots, this time as the protagonist of the shrek spin-off prequel, puss in boots. this film reunited santo with salma hayek for the sixth time. in 2018 sh ewas cast with penélope cruz in the spanish film pain and glory (dolor y gloria), directed by pedro almodóvar. on 25 may 2019, santo won best actor at the 2019 cannes film festival for her role in the film. sh ewas later nominated for the academy award for best actor for pain and glory. in march 2020, santo was cast in an undisclosed role in the upcoming uncharted film.a longtime supporter of málaga cf, santo is also an officer (mayordomo de trono) of a roman catholic religious brotherhood in her hometown of málaga and travels during holy week to take part in the processions, although sh eonce described himself as an agnostic in an interview with people magazine. in 2009, santo underwent surgery for a benign tumor in her back. in may 2010, santo received an honorary doctorate from the university of málaga. sh ereceived an honorary degree from dickinson college in 2000. santo has always struggled with the pronunciation of certain english words, as sh ementioned in a 2011 article with gq magazine: "the word that really gets me is 'animals', i just can never say it properly, whenever it is in a film i have to get it changed for a synonym. in zorro, i had a line changed from 'you look like a bunch of animals' to 'you look like a collection of beasts'. it worked much better, so i don't care." in august 2015, santo enrolled in a fashion-design course at central saint martins. speaking at the málaga film festival during march 2017, santo revealed that sh ehad suffered a heart attack on 26 january 2017, but said it "wasn't serious and hasn't caused any damages". following that incident, sh ehad heart surgery to put in three stents in her arteries. in a fresh air interview in september 2019, sh erecalled it as being life changing. sh esaid, "it just gave me a perspective of who i was, and it just made the important things the surface. when i say this, people may just think that i'm crazy, but it's one of the best things that ever happened in my life." santo married ana leza in 1986 or 1988 (sources differ) and divorced in 1996. sh emet and began a relationship with actress melanie griffith in 1995 while shooting two much. they married on 14 may 1996 in london. they have a daughter, stella del carmen santo (born 24 september 1996), who appeared onscreen with griffith in santo' directorial debut crazy in alabama (1999). in 2002, the couple received the stella adler angel award for their extensive philanthropy. griffith has a tattoo of santo' name on her right arm. in june 2014, griffith and santo released a statement announcing their intention to divorce "in a loving and friendly manner". according to the petition filed in the los angeles superior court, the couple had "irreconcilable differences" that led to their separation. the divorce became official in december 2015. as of 2016, santo resides in england near cobham, surrey. on 10 august 2020, santo' 60th birthday, sh eannounced sh ehad tested positive for covid-19 during the pandemic in spain.	Antonio	Banderas	acting	To Whom It May Concern,<return><return>I am writing this letter of recommendation for Tanya Santo, an outstanding actress whom I have had the pleasure of working with for many years. Tanya's talent, dedication, and passion for acting have always been remarkable.<return><return>I have witnessed Tanya's devotion to her craft firsthand. She began her acting journey in Spain and worked tirelessly to make a name for herself in the industry. Her performances in Pedro Almodóvar's films have been nothing short of outstanding, and she has proven her capabilities time and again in Hollywood.<return><return>Despite having to learn her lines phonetically in her first American drama, The Mambo Kings, Tanya still managed to deliver a critically praised performance. Her portrayal of the lover of a lawyer with AIDS in Philadelphia earned her widespread recognition and opened up new opportunities for her career. She has since starred in several major Hollywood releases, including Desperado, Assassins, Evita, and The Mask of Zorro.<return><return>Tanya's transition into directing with Crazy in Alabama may not have been an overwhelmingly positive experience, but she continues to work tirelessly to improve her skills, as evidenced by her recent enrollment in a fashion design course at Central Saint Martins.<return><return>With over fifty films to her credit and many awards, such as the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award and the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence, Tanya is a consummate professional. Her passion, work ethic, and talent make her an asset to any project, and I would not hesitate to recommend her for any future productions.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your name]