Antonio Banderas returns home to Málaga to take his part in the Holy Week processions

Antonio Banderas returns home to Málaga to take his part in the Holy Week processions
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By m.p. - Mar 16, 2008 - 5:43 PM

Antonio Banderas, preparing for his role as the Mayordomo in Málaga. Photo – EFE.

The Málaga actor described it as a bittersweet experience, without his father there to enjoy the celebrations with him

The actor Antonio Banderas was back in his native Málaga this weekend to take part once again as the Mayordomo of the Virgen de Lágrimas y Favores – the Virgin of Tears and Favours – in the Semana Santa procession in the city. Banderas commented to EFE that this year’s event would be a ‘bittersweet experience’ following the recent death of his father who, for the first time, would not be with him at the family’s usual spot on the balcony on Calle Larios to watch the processions go by. The actor’s father, José Domínguez Prieto, died at the age of 87 at the beginning of last month after fighting cancer for a number of years.

Banderas was in Málaga for a flying visit this weekend before returning to London to continue with filming of ‘The Other Man,’ but he is back in his native city late on Tuesday for the rest of the Semana Santa celebrations, a break in filming which he says is included as part of his contract for the film.

Photo - EFE.

He described Holy Week in Andalucía as the fiesta which has the ‘strongest sense of identity’ in the region, and in the Andaluz capital of Seville, a total of 59 brotherhoods and thousands of nazarenos will be seen in processions through the streets of the city this Semana Santa to make their stations of penance at the cathedral.

EFE meanwhile notes that nine out of every ten Spaniards who travel away from home at Easter will do so within Spain, and that the majority will travel by road from next Wednesday. Andalucía is one of the most popular destinations, where occupancy levels inland are expected to reach 85% and in Cádiz and Seville, 100%. The Easter tourism period started ahead of time in some areas, as it did on the Costa del Sol this weekend.

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