Antonio Banderas health and personal perspective evolution
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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Antonio Banderas suffered a heart attack while exercising.
In January 2017, Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas suffered a heart attack while exercising. Following the medical event, three stents were inserted into his heart.
Banderas later described the experience as the best thing that ever happened to him, comparing it to having glasses put on him so he could see a reality he had not previously perceived. He stated that the incident gave him a better awareness of his life's priorities and made it incredibly clear how foolish it is to waste time on things that do not deserve to be part of one's life, noting that one always carries the awareness of mortality in the back of their mind.
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Antonio Banderas describes how a 2017 heart attack changed his perspective