Spanish actor Antonio Banderas said in the first interview in which he spoke extensively about the heart attack he suffered in 2017 that it was one of the best things that happened to him in his life, Yahoo News reports.

“I realized that this is probably one of the best things that happened in my life, because it made things that were not important, but that worried me every day, seem insignificant,” he told Page reporters. Six.

“I thought, why should I worry about it if I’m going to die? I always knew [că voi muri], but now I really know. I saw it,” explained Antonio Banderas.

He also told Page Six that he began to withdraw from things “that I used to think were important, but really weren’t,” and that he is now more concerned with his relationship with Stella, his daughter with actress Melanie Griffith, and her family. and friends, and her “acting vocation”.

Latest movies with Antonio Banderas

Banderas has given several interviews in recent days as his new film hits theaters Puss in Boots: The Last Wishthe sixth part of the full-length adventure animated series, December 21.

This year, the Spanish actor could also be seen in an adventure film Unchartedin which he stars alongside actors Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, which opened in theaters in February.

However, one of his most anticipated roles is in an upcoming film Indiana Jonesthe fifth and final installment of the beloved franchise, which will be released next summer.

Although he has been quite busy since suffering a heart attack in 2017, actress Salma Hayek, who stars with him in Cat in Bootsrecently joked that he should at least make a cameo in the upcoming Magic Mike’s Last Dance, which hits theaters in February 2023.

“It really had to be. He would laugh at them [pe ceilalți actori din film]. He, Antonio, is a really, really good dancer,” said Salma Hayek, who will play the female lead in this feature film, which also headlines American actor Channing Tatum.