Family has always come first for Antonio Banderas, and the presence of his daughter Stella in his projects has been a real joy for him. The young woman, as a result of her relationship with Melanie Griffith, moved to Spain in September to start working with your father, making the leap to the industry in which his two parents have developed their careers and where they met. Now, the protagonist of The legend of Zorro presents his second musical, Company, in Malaga, and has spoken about how it has been count on his daughter, 25 years old, as second assistant director. “How could I not be happy? Not only because she is my daughter, who had not seen her for a year and a half, but because he’s doing me a great service“, has assured the interpreter at the doors of the Soho theater, where he premieres his new work while A Chorus Line triumphs in Madrid.
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“My daughter has a lot of personalityShe is very clear about her opinions and it helps me to listen to her, “said Antonio Banderas, explaining that this is Stella’s first job since she finished her university studies in storytelling in Los Angeles, at the University of Southern California.”It helps me understand myself better and understand what I am doing“, explained the actor, who has alternated the direction of Company with his participation in the new film of Indiana Jones with Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. “When we walk home after rehearsals is when she really does her job, when we are at home having dinner I ask her very direct questions and receive very direct answers about what she is seeing and the opinion she has of it “, added the interpreter, very satisfied with the task he is carrying out but also with his presence in your natal city. “It has been a year and a half without seeing her because of covid issues and that has been very painful, but I have always been very close to my daughter except for the moments in which I have been working, which have probably been too many in another era, “he concluded.
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Just a few days ago, Nicole Kimpel also raved about praise towards the interpreter’s only daughter, saying she was “working really hard” and that she is “lovely”. A charme that became clear when Stella accompanied her father to the San Sebastián festival, last September, shortly after arriving in our country. She did it in a discreet background, posing with Antonio in a black midi dress and letting the photographers take pictures of the actor alone, stepping aside when the situation required it.
Stella, who has recently decided to dispense with the Griffith surname, considering that the use of both was too long. In fact in the United States it is usual to use only the first, and the data that citizens carry in their identity document includes a first and last name, sometimes with a middle name between them, as is the case of Antonio’s daughter, whose full name is Stella del Carmen Banderas Griffith . Some media published that he had decided to change it, but the Spanish actor denied it saying that he was simply going to shorten it for everyday use.
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Antonio Banderas tells how his daughter Stella helps him improve at his job