By Euro Weekly News Media • Published: 04 Nov 2017 • 13:03
ACTOR: Antonio Banderas and mother Ana Bandera Gallego (inset)
THE 84-year-old mother of Malaga actor Antonio Banderas has died.
Ana Bandera Gallego passed away peacefully at 6am this morning (Saturday) at the El Ángel clinic in the city, surrounded by her two sons and close family.
The actor made the announcement on his official Instagram account.
A teacher by profession, she had recently been admitted to the clinic after a setback in her health suffering from a serious degenerative disease.
She will be buried tomorrow.
Banderas is currently in Malaga while filming scenes for the second TV series of Genius in which he is cast as painter Pablo Picasso.
A las seis de esta madrugada, dia 4-11-2017, nuestra madre Ana Bandera Gallego nos ha dejado para siempre. Se lleva no solo el cariño de su familia, también el de sus amigos que la quisieron bien y la recordarán siempre. Que Dios la tenga en el lugar que merece. A post shared by Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderasoficial) on Nov 4, 2017 at 12:59am PDT
A las seis de esta madrugada, dia 4-11-2017, nuestra madre Ana Bandera Gallego nos ha dejado para siempre. Se lleva no solo el cariño de su familia, también el de sus amigos que la quisieron bien y la recordarán siempre. Que Dios la tenga en el lugar que merece.
A post shared by Antonio Banderas (@antoniobanderasoficial) on Nov 4, 2017 at 12:59am PDT
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