Antonio Banderas revealed his experience of suffering a heart attack in 2017, which encouraged him to re-evaluate what mattered most.
Antonio Banderas Recalls How His 2017 Heart Attack Was ‘One Of The Best Things That Ever Happened’
The actor suffered a heart attack that was serious indeed. He credits his girlfriend, Nicole Kimpel, for saving his life when she reacted quickly by giving him an aspirin. Six years ago, he was 56, yet he was in excellent physical condition. Therefore, it was totally unexpected.
Now at 62, he could not be feeling any better. In his comments, he said: “I realised that it probably was one of the best things that ever happened in my life because the things that were not important and I was worried every day about them, meaningless.”
He continued to say that the episode highlighted the most essential elements in his life; such as his daughter Stella, who he has with Melanie Griffith, his pals, relatives and his profession as an actor. And when it comes to acting, he has plenty of things in the pipeline.
He is set to appear in the new Indiana Jones film with Harrison Ford entitled, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,’ which is set to come out in 2023. In addition, he will also take up his role as Puss in Boots from the Shrek films in the movie, ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.’
And given that all of this could have disappeared at one point really hit home. His following comments confirmed as much: “I was like, why am I worried about that if I’m going to die? I knew always [that I was going to die], but now I know. I’ve seen it right here.”
The fans on social media were delighted by the progress that the star had made. And in the process of doing so, they sent him some very warm words for the future. One person wrote: “I really feel good for him. He is a pretty good actor and seems to be a loving father and a genuine nice guy.”
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