NOOOO!! Just a second before I saw this news, I saw something about how today is Antonio Banderas’ 60th birthday, and the news about his birthday gave me such warmth and happiness, and now this. Antonio Banderas tested positive for Covid-19. He tweeted out the news in Spanish, but here’s a translation:
“Pain and Glory” star Antonio Banderas revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, his 60th birthday.
“I want to make it public that today, Aug. 10, I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday in quarantine, having tested positive for the COVID-19 disease, caused by the coronavirus,” the star tweeted in Spanish. “I would like to add that I feel relatively good, just a little more tired than usual, and am confident that I will recover as soon as possible following medical instructions that I hope will allow me to overcome the infectious period that I am suffering, and that is affecting so many people around the planet,” the actor wrote.
“I will take advantage of this isolation to read, write, rest and continue making plans to begin to give meaning to my 60 years, to which I arrive full of enthusiasm. A big hug to everyone,” Banderas concluded.
I’m worried, I’m not going to lie. Antonio is in a dangerous age bracket AND he has a history of health problems – he had a heart attack a few years ago, and he changed his diet and his fitness routine after that, but I still worry. I don’t know if Antonio is in Spain or LA right now? He has homes in both countries, I’m pretty sure.
Have you guys seen Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory yet? Because Antonio 100% deserved an Oscar for that, and now would be a great time to see it.
Quiero contaros lo siguiente… pic.twitter.com/u579iBVLM0
— Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderas) August 10, 2020
Also, the numbers just keep getting worse and worse.
Nearly 10,000 Americans have died in the last 9 days
Coronavirus Deaths in the U.S.
August 1, 2020: 153,314
August 10, 2020: 162,938
— David P Gelles (@gelles) August 10, 2020
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Such a cute baby picture.
Be well, Antonio.
And yes, his performance in Pain and Glory was Oscar-worthy.
Ayayay! Get well soon!
Soy un hombre muy honrado #singing …
He was magnificent in Pain and Glory! It was the role of a lifetime. Sending positive thoughts that Mr. Banderas will recover fully with no after effects..
That baby pic is so cute.
I hope he will get well soon, he’s such a lovely person.
I can’t believe he’s 60 already. Hopefully he’ll get to have some cake to make up for the lack of company. Que te mejores, Antonio. Feliz cumpleaños!
He was an adorable baby!
Pain and Glory was his best so far, and that’s saying a lot, as he’s played so many incredible roles (Philadelphia, Matador). It’s what a movie should be, and he is what an actor should be. Probably not hard to guess that I’m a huge fan. Stay well, Antonio!
Wish you well Antonio – hope you have a speedy recovery
Swift recovery to him!
What a bummer to test positive on your birthday. Hope he gets well soon.