The Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano, or Premios de la Industria, is an award ceremony that started last year in Panama, and in which actors and films from Latin America and Spain are recognized. The event’s objective is to become a platform for films produced by this industry, and to generate a star system among them so they can have a bigger projection around the world.
On its second edition, Spanish actor Antonio Banderas will be given an honorary award due to his trajectory as an actor, and his recognition in the Anglo-market. During a recent interview with Efe, Banderas sets the record straight regarding people saying these awards mean nothing to him, “That’s what people say when they don’t come, but when it happens, of course we are glad to receive them.”
The actor emphasized on the fact that Hispanics are no strangers to Hollywood anymore, “It stopped being a trend, and is now a reality, you don’t need a Hispanic actor to represent his/her town by making it big anymore.” He mentioned “Gravity” as an example of how Hollywood is embracing Hispanics more and more nowadays, but he did say that this didn’t come easy; it’s something that they have been fighting for over the years.
Antonio Banderas first successful film in the U.S. was “The Mambo Kings” next to Armand Assante. Currently he is focusing on his personal life, and his designer career.
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