Antonio Banderas Mourns the Death of His Mother Ana Bandera Gallego

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The actor sadly shared the news on social media on Saturday.

Antonio Banderas is mourning the loss of his mother, Ana Bandera Gallego.

The 57-year-old actor took to social media on Saturday to share the news.

“At six o’clock early this morning, our mother Ana Bandera Gallego left us forever,” he wrote in Spanish on Twitter. “May God keep her in the place she deserves.”

The tweet was accompanied by an old black-and-white photo of Gallego, who was 84 at the time of her death.

Banderas then thanked fans for their outpouring of love and support following the devastating news.

See Banderas speak out about his own health scare, earlier this year, in the video below.