Malaga University has approved the appointment as honorary doctor of actor and director Antonio Banderas. During the faculty held yesterday at the Auditorium, AMU voted on the proposal to grant the honorary degree to Malaga, obtaining a favorable outcome.

Of the 82 monastic representatives who attended the meeting, among whom were teachers, students and members of the Administration and Services ", 71 gave its approval to the appointment of Banderas as honorary doctorates from the University of Malaga.

Thus, all procedures are completed and all that remains is to fix the time of the inauguration. An act that could be held in the spring of 2010, although a date will be set according to the actor's professional commitments.

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Original Sin is a movie starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas. It is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, and is a remake of the 1969 Truffaut film Mississippi Mermaid. Can love release our true self?

A wealthy Cuban coffee exporter, Luis Vargas, advertises for a US wife; Julia Russell, from Delaware, sends her photograph, but the woman who steps off the ship is much lovelier. Luis marries her immediately and gives in to love.

But Julia may not be who she claims: first a private eye shows up on behalf of Julia's sister, then the sister herself. By now, Luis has given has wife access to bank accounts, and when she runs with his cash, he pursues her, with the help of Downs, the P.I., perhaps to kill her. Pursuit may be part of a con game as well, and Julia's past explains some, if not all, of what remains of the story. A priest hears her confession.

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Despite the best efforts of a talented cast, The Other Man is talky, witless, and tension-free. SYNOPSIS  Based on a short story by Bernhard Schlink, The Other Man is a love story about a man (Liam Neeson) who discovers that his wife (Laura Linney) has been involved with another man (Antonio Banderas). The husband sets out to find the other man, and forms an unusual friendship with him; through a series of informal meetings and emails, the husband uncovers the truth about his wife's affair, and in a stunning denouement, reveals the truth about his wife to her unsuspecting lover.

The Other Man, based on a short story by Bernhard Schlink (THE READER), was written and directed by Richard Eyre (NOTES ON A SCANDAL, IRIS) along with co-writer Charles Wood (IRIS). The producers on the film include Frank Doelger (JOHN ADAMS, MY HOUSE IN UMBRIA, THE GATHERING STORM), Tracey Scoffield, Michael Dreyer (NINE, STARDUST, FINDING NEVERLAND), Mary Beth O'Connor and David Richenthal (TAPE) with original music by Stephen Warbeck (SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, VANILLA GORILLA, SKELLIG) 

Have you ever received something in the mail telling you how important its contents are, only to open it up and find that it´s nothing exciting at all? I get nervous when films advertise their plot twists or curve balls because it´s a really similar principle.

"The Other Man," a pretty decent and somewhat strong Image Entertainment release, somehow got away with it. Either that, or I´m not paying enough attention to my mailbox and DVD cases.

It´s a pretty simple plot you´ve likely heard before, and unfortunately may have experienced, either directly or indirectly.

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Antonio Banderas and daughter Stella del Carmen, age 12, encouraged Pau Gasol on Sunday at Staples Center in Los Angeles in the game between the Lakers and Phoenix Suns, who won Californians. The Malaga chatted amiably on the court in the center Catalan.

The Los Angeles Lakers hardly broke a sweat when the high-profile team defeated the Phoenix Suns last night, 108-88, in the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.

However, if you were looking for real star power like most celebrity headline columnists do, a brief glance court side had all eyes on Los Angeles.

Celebrities galore showed up for the Lakers game, far more than for a typical Lakers basketball game.

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Johnny Marr has had quite an impressive roster of collaborators. Since working with the Smiths, the 46-year-old has applied his chops to a number of different groups, playing.

As a studio musician with countless bands and becoming a full-fledged member of both Modest Mouse and the Cribs. Now, Marr can add Antonio Banderas to the growing list of coworkers.

According to The Playlist, Marr has been tapped to write a score for The Big Bang, a mystery movie starring Banderas.

The film is about a detective exploring the death of a stripper who no one has ever seen, with everyone Banderas interrogates winding up dead.

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The actor, who has starred in Hollywood hits such as The Mask of Zorro, Shrek and Philadelphia, bought a 50 per cent share in the vineyard in the famous Ribera del Duero wine area of northern Spain earlier this year.

The vineyard was subsequently renamed Anta Banderas and the Spanish national clearly has big ideas to develop the business.

Speaking to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo Banderos said: 'I have plans to revitalise this project with conferences, for example, on wine and literature, and I want to promote wine tourism.

'In fact, we are studying the possibility of building a small hotel to welcome wine enthusiasts because it is a marvelous place.'

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The years pass and Antonio Banderas, in addition to the commitments set, wants to devote himself increasingly to his hobby: wine. The actor is planning to expand his vineyard in northern Spain and build a luxury hotel on the spot in which to hold conferences on the drink of choice by Bacchus.

Antonio Banderas co-owner of Anta, a winery specializes in red wines and rosé wines, like Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The project now is to intensify the activity, thus increasing tourism.

"I plan to revive the vineyard with a hotel where conferences, for example, wine and literature - said the husband of Melanie Griffith - I like to promote wine tourism. The hotel welcomes all the fans, the place is wonderful. "

Production from 600 thousand bottles a year to two million by pooling the sale in the United States. "But first we would like to stabilize the Spanish market and the European one," he explained Banderas. More than a star, a true entrepreneur.

ANTONIO BANDERAS is planning to expand his Spanish vineyard by opening a hotel onsite - and he'll show off his expertise by holding conferences on wine.

The Desperado star is the co-owner of Anta Banderas at Duero River in northern Spain, a winery which specialises in red and rose wines as well as Merlots and Cabernet Sauvignons.

And now the actor is stepping up his business by making plans for tourists to visit. He says, "I have plans to revitalise this project with conferences, for example, on wine and literature, and I want to promote wine tourism.

"In fact, we are studying the possibility of building a small hotel to welcome wine enthusiasts because it is a marvellous place."

And he's pushing for the company to increase its production from 600,000 bottles of wine per year to two million, before concentrating.

On selling in the U.S.: "After this number (two million) we would have to think of expanding the winery. We want to stabilise ourselves first in the Spanish and European market and then focus on the American market."