Happy birthday, Antonio Banderas!

Ultra-suave actor Antonio Banderas, born August 10, 1960 in Malaga, Spain, has one of the sexiest voices in Hollywood, as Steve Colbert proves in the video below.

His made his first appearance in False Eyelash, a Spanish film released in 1982, and has since made over 100 movies to date.  His voice-over as Puss 'N Boots from the Shrek movie franchise is one of his most popular roles.  He came to fame for his performance in Mambo Kings (1992) and then as Tom Hanks' lover in Philadelphia (1993).  He has starred in the Spy Kids franchise and made an appearance in The Expendables 3.

He has been nominated for an Oscar and has plenty of projects on the way, including Indiana Jones 5, which is in post-production.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Antonio Banderas, Spanish actor extraordinaire

One of the sexiest men alive, Antonio Banderas, born August 10, 1960 in Malaga, Spain, is a multi-award winning actor.  He's been nominated for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy,  a Golden Globe among many others.  

He has starred in The Mambo Kings, Philadelphia, and the Expendables 3.  He is the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek movies.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Oscar Hijuelos, first Hispanic to win Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Oscar Hijuelos, born August 24, 1951 in New York City, became the first Hispanic to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction.  He won the prize for his second novel, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love in 1990.  The novel was adapted into a movie The Mambo Kings starring Antonio Banderas.

He passed away in October 2013 of a heart attack.