Antonio Banderas attends performing arts school in Malaga
The actor was back in Malaga to support local talent at the Performing Arts School but ruled out rethinking his decision to withdraw from the project Antonio Banderas returned to Malaga for the first time since he withdrew his involvement from the project to convert the old Astoria and Victoria cinemas in the city’s Plaza de la Merced into a major cultural centre. The actor and director was back home on Tuesday evening to collect an award from Malaga’s Performing Arts School (ESAEM), as well as to show his support for theatre in Malaga and the young talent on show in the local area. Before the gala, the 56-year-old confirmed his stance on the Astoria project and ruled out getting involved in future public sector projects, although he stated his commitment to give Malaga a cultural legacy from the private sector. That way, he said, would be “much less toxic” as he didn’t wish to “get tangled up in such things”. “We are going to stop, think,