Actor Antonio Banderas has confirmed on Twitter that he suffers from coronavirus. In a message posted on August 10, his 60th birthday, the actor said he was forced to quarantine, but followers assured him that his health was largely unaffected.
He wrote: ‘I want to add that I am relatively OK, just a little tired than normal and confident that I will recover as soon as possible to the medical indications, which I hope I can overcome the infection that is affecting people across the planet. ”
The actor added: ‘I will take advantage of this isolation to read, write and rest, and continue to make plans to start giving meaning to my newly released 60 years, where I arrive laden with desire and illusion.
“Big hugs for everyone.”
It is not known where Banderas is currently based; the actor has a primary residence in Surrey, England, as well as homes in Spain and New York.
Born in Madrid, Banderas’ collaborations with Pedro Almodóvar made him a star in his native Spain; then he begged for a thriving Hollywood career with films such as The Mask of Zorro, Philadelphia and Puss in Boots.
His most recent film with Almodóvar, Pain and Glory – a loose autobiographical work in which he played a film director struggling with ennui – won much praise and an Oscar nomination for Banderas.
Other major movie stars diagnosed with coronavirus include Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, as well as Idris Elba, Marianne Faithfull, Olga Kurylenko and Mel Gibson.
