Antonio Banderas tests positive for Coronavirus on 60th birthday


“Pain and Glory” star Antonio Banderas revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday for his 60th birthday.

“I want to make it public that today, August 10, I was forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine, after testing positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 disease,” the star tweeted in Spanish.

“I want to add that I’m feeling relatively well, just a little tired than usual, and I’m sure I will recover as soon as possible to medical instructions that I hope I can overcome the infected period I’m suffering , and that affects so many people across the planet, ”the actor wrote.

“I will take advantage of this isolation to read, write, rest and continue to make plans to start my 60 years, to which I come full of enthusiasm. A big hug for everyone, ”Banderas concluded.

In response to the tweet, Spanish actor and cabaret artist Santi Rodriguez tweeted: ‘Dear Antonio, good cheer, good luck, and in any case, even if the circumstances are not the best to celebrate, I hope you have the best possible have a birthday. A big hug as big as you. ‘

Banderas are known for roles as diverse as ‘The Mask of Zorro’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Mexico’ and ‘The Skin I Live In’. He scored an Oscar nomination for Pedro Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory.” His current list of projects includes “The Body’s Guard of The Hitman’s Wife,” “Uncharted” and “Official Competition.”