There are many well known people that were born or that are still living in Andalucia. These celebrities are from being designers, actors, business people,artists…

One of the most famous is the actor Antonio Namderas who was featured in over 80 movies.

Antonio Banderas was born on August 10, 1960 and named José Antonio Domínguez Banderas. Following Spanish tradition his last name would actually be Domínguez, which comes from his father. He chose however, to rise to fame on his second – and less common - last name, which comes from his mother. This highly acclaimed actor has it all – the looks, the charm, the drive, the energy, the creativity. But he appears to be lacking any sense of pretension, arrogance, aloofness; he is not at all star struck.

After school, Antonio went on to study drama. Then, aged 19, he went to Madrid to seek his fortune with just 15.000 pesetas in his pocket. By luck, he met the acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and had his first film break, appearing in Laberinto de Pasiones alongside Imanol Arias.

Banderas soon became a regular in Almodóvar's films, including Requiem (1985), where he played a Spanish farmer, La Corte de Faraón and Caso Cerrado (1986) when he won the Fotogramas prize for the Best Actor. In 1985, he appeared in another Almodóvar film Matador, with which he was similarly successful.

He stil appears in some movies to this day and is known as one of the best actors.

There is another well known celebrity that i'm going to describe you that doesen't appear in movies anymore. Her name is Carmen Sevilla and she's a actress and a singer.

She was born on the 16th October 1930. From an early age she was involved in the world of theatre and dance, appearing as a ballerina aged 12 in the theatrical spectacle, "Spanish Rhapsody", along with Paquita Rico and Ana Esmeralda, (both of whom shared her later success on stage and in films). She also appeared in dance groups with Enrique Castro and Paco Reyes.

Her first film was "Jalisco Canta en Sevilla" in 1948, with co-star Jorge Negrete, a popular singer at the time. She was known for her pleasant nature as well as her beauty and her career went from strength to strength.

Carmen Sevilla was undeniably one of the most popular stars of Spanish film in the fifties. She subsequently concentrated more on dramatic roles, which led to her being offered a role by Barden in "La Venganza" (1957), which centred on the problems of the Andalucian farmer.

In 1960 she married the composer and musical director, Augusto Alguero and received a major national award for her contribution to the arts. Later films include, "Nadie Oyo Gritar", "La Cera Virgen", "La Promesa" and "Rostros" which she also produced. Today she is 87 years old and is still seen active in Tv-shows .

It is very good Matjaz and they are very famous in Spain. As you said, there are also very famous people in other fields like Federico Gacía Lorca, who is a poet from Granada. By Rodrigo Ortega