By Ariany Brizuela
After several days of making headlines in the Spanish media due to a alleged financial bankruptcy, Antonio Banderas decided to break the silence.
The famous actor of “The Mask of Zorro” categorically denied the versions that claimed that he was bankrupt due to the supposed million-dollar losses of his cultural project in his native Malaga.
The rumors gained strength after television programs and various publications speculated that the Teatro del Soho CaixaBankfounded by the interpreter in 2019, was in the red with annual losses of more than 2.5 million euros (almost 3 million dollars), attributed to high maintenance and deepest costs.
Given the commotion, Banderas issued a direct statement in which he described it as “devastating” to have to explain again.
“The ruin of which I am made a victim in certain media does not exist. I feel sorry for those who might find some pleasure in this being so.“He stated firmly.
The actor clarified that the stage space operates privately and without profit, operating with the spirit of a public theater and without receiving state subsidies.
He also explained that Its sole purpose is to seek artistic excellence and that has the financial solvency to assume any deficit that large productions may generate. “If I had wanted to make money it would have been very easy. But I have preferred to do large productions, where I have given work to hundreds of people,” he added.
Finally, The man from Malaga thanked his sponsors for their support and celebrated that last year they managed to attract almost 200,000 spectators. He concluded his message with optimism and humor ahead of his upcoming 65th birthday: “No, my friends, I’m not broke, I’m full! And I’m threateningly happy!”
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