Antonio Banderas Talks Friendship With Salma Hayek

Some bonds past forever.

Antonio Banderas whitethorn nary longer beryllium joined to Dakota Johnson's parent Melanie Griffith, but the 2 person maintained their stepfather-stepdaughter relationship implicit the years. The Puss successful Boots prima shared respective of their saccharine memories connected the Dec. 13 occurrence of E! News, including the adorable nickname Dakota dubbed him.

"She called maine 'Paponio," the 62-year-old told E! News' Francesca Amiker. "I americium 'Papi' and 'Antonio' altogether, truthful she ever called maine 'Paponio.'"

With the holidays accelerated approaching, Antonio shared that helium and Dakota don't person immoderate upcoming plans to reunite, chiefly because, "Dakota became a precise engaged person," helium said, "and she's moving each the time."

In fact, Antonio said the past 2 times helium met up with the Fifty Shades of Grey prima were astatine movie festivals. But there's 1 lawsuit they some attended that holds a peculiar spot successful his heart. In 2019, Dakota presented him with the Hollywood Actor Award for his relation successful Pain And Glory astatine the Hollywood Film Awards.

Another adjacent idiosyncratic successful Antonio's beingness is his chap histrion and Puss successful Boots: The Last Wish co-star Salma Hayek. Having archetypal met portion moving connected the 1995 movie Desperado, the prima told E! News that they person "kept the narration going arsenic friends for galore years."

"Worked unneurotic again successful Frida aft that, and past came Puss successful Boots, and we've done 2 of those," helium continued. And successful summation to 2021's Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, the 2 person starred successful a full of 5 films together.

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Puss successful Boots: The Last Wish premieres successful theaters Dec. 21.

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