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<\/p>\nAntonio Banderas looked worlds away from his red carpet self as he attended an event in his honour in his hometown of Malaga, Spain\u00a0on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The actor, 63, who regularly sports a short back and sides, showed off much longer locks that were naturally curly and a distinguished shade of grey.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Antonio, complete with goatee, cut a casual figure for the event in a cream cotton shirt which he wore open with a silver crucifix around his neck.<\/p>\n
The Mask of Zoro star completed the ensemble with a pair of tan chinos and comfy suede boots.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mediterraneo Club event paid tribute to the actor where he was presented with a portrait in a silver frame.<\/p>\n
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Salt and pepper:\u00a0Antonio Banderas, 63, looked worlds away from his red carpet self as he showed off his naturally curly locks at an event in his hometown of Malaga, Spain on Sunday<\/p>\n
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New look: The actor who regularly sports a short back and sides, showed off much longer locks that were naturally curly and a distinguished shade of grey (right, pictured in 2020)<\/p>\n
Earlier this yeat\u00a0Antonio said that having a heart attack six years ago changed his life for the better.<\/p>\n
The movie star described the life threatening emergency as a ‘turning point’ from which he was able to then ‘recognise what was important’ in his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking with Radio Times\u00a0magazine, Antonio discussed his latest film\u00a0Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and its connection to death and mortality.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Explaining how he could relate to the motion picture, he said: ‘I had a heart attack six years ago. It probably was one of the best things that happened in my life. It was like putting glasses on and seeing what was important.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I came back to Spain and started looking at my professional life from a different point of view. So I do connect to it in a personal way. I think it\u2019s a beautiful message, and I think it was done properly.<\/p>\n
‘Since my heart attack, I\u2019m looking only for the pleasure of acting. That\u2019s it. I don\u2019t care about anything else. For me, life starts when somebody says, “Action!” \u2013 or when the curtain comes up.’<\/p>\n
Antonio\u00a0was rushed to hospital back in 2017 after suffering chest pains while exercising which was later discovered to be a heart attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Previously, while starring on\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Mask Of Zorro star credited girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, 40, with saving his life during the scare by giving him one of the maximum strength aspirin she had bought for a headache the day before his event.<\/p>\n
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Handsome:\u00a0Antonio, complete with goatee, cut a casual figure for the event in a cream cotton shirt which he wore open with a silver crucifix around his neck<\/p>\n
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Fun times:\u00a0The Mask of Zoro star completed the ensemble with a pair of tan chinos and comfy suede boots<\/p>\n
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Congratulations:\u00a0The Mediterraneo Club event paid tribute to the actor<\/p>\n
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Honour: He was later presented with a portrait\u00a0 in a silver frame<\/p>\n
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So proud: Antionio (R) couldn’t wipe the smile off his face\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘She bought this aspirin, which is the only thing that she found and she found the maximum one, I think it was five milligrams.<\/p>\n
‘The next morning, when I started having the symptoms and I clearly knew what was going on, she put one of those aspirins inside of my tongue and that saved my life. So I had a second chance, and some stuff changed in my life, since then.’<\/p>\n
Antonio – who doesn’t drink – changed his priorities and quit smoking, which was ‘probably one of the most stupid things I have ever done in my life.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I was lucky after all, because a heart attack can kill you just like this…In a way, it’s one of the best things to happen in my life, to have a heart attack.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sleek: He sported his hair slicked back a few days earlier at the\u00a0Princesa de Asturias Awards<\/p>\n