You can't expect a man in his mid forties to be as toned as he was twenty years ago. However, you can expect him to keep the pounds off and let everything go just yet. In this respect, Antonio certainly doesn't let you down. He shows very few signs of his advancing years and could still stop traffic if he slowly unbuttoned his shirt.. and then his trousers.. maybe we'll stop there.

Antonio is as likeable off screen as he is on. His marriage to actress Melanie Griffith was widely tipped to fail before the couple had even returned from their honeymoon. However, Antonio and Melanie have defied the cynics and stayed together. There have obviously been some problems in their relationship such as Melanie's over eagerness to go under the plastic surgeon's knife. Like many women before her, she has almost ruined her beautiful face in an attempt to turn back the clock. Antonio has sensibly forbid her from getting anything else done. But it must be hard when your husband is as good looking as Mr Banderas.

Antonio isn't amongst the greatest actors in the world but he's definitely not just a pretty face. He is an accomplished performer who was making Spanish movies long before he shot to fame in the English speaking world. He is also a tremendously popular actor amongst the movie going public, a point emphasized by the success of the Zorro movies.