José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and director.
When did Melanie Griffith and Antonio Bandera divorce?
Antonio Banderas split from Melanie Griffith in 2015 after nearly 20 years of marriage, but the actor will always have a love for his second wife. “Melanie is not my wife anymore, but I think she is my best friend,” the Pain and Glory star, 59, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.
Why did Antonio divorce Melanie?
“I think part of the reason my marriage to Antonio fell apart was that I was stuck,” she said in an interview with Porter magazine. “Nobody else is to blame. It’s just that I personally got stuck and I won’t let that happen again. I want to enjoy life, I want to do whatever I want to do.”
Melanie and Antonio announced their “loving and friendly” split in the summer of 2014. According to a source from People, the couple “had issues for years,” which only grew as Banderas continued to travel abroad for work. Dissolution of their marriage aside, Banderas retains great love for Griffith.