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It is just a very freaky experience when you go to the movie theater and you see it for the first time. In close-up you see those eyes. There are little touches here and there that I recognize as myself. The process is fun.
Antonio Banderas
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Antonio Banderas
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 10
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José Antonio Domínguez Bandera
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