Antonio Banderas. Actor: The Mask of Zorro. Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international movie star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous movie series. He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on Aug, in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. His father, Jose Dominguez, was a policeman.