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Antonio Banderas Sings For Unicef

Filed under: Charity

Antonio Banderas is known for being an actor but as his Broadway career shows, he can sing as well. UNICEF'S Children First album features performances by Banderas, Anne Sofie von Otter, Rebecca Caine, Barbara Hendricks, and the Sylvia Young Theater School Children's Choir. The album is a recording for, about, and in the benefit of children around the world and will be released on January 11, 2011. It sells for $12.99 and $3.00 from the sale of each CD will be donated to support the activities of UNICEF around the world.

Children First is an integrated sequence of songs that describes the human life cycle in music and text. It includes an official song of UNICEF sung by Antonio Banderas and Anne Sofie von Otter (listen to it here). That song, "Children First", and other tracks such as "All of These Things You Are to Me" and "Heaven's Lullaby" have lyrics written by American lyricists Amy Powers, Lisa Freeman and Richard Rudolph and music by Danish composer Carsten Mørch. The album is being released through Naxos Music.

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Antonio Banderas Gets Into The Wine Business

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Filed under: Wine, Celebrity Design

Actor Antonio Banderas is set to become the latest celebrity winemaker. Decanter reports that he has bought 50% of Bodega Anta Natura in the town of Burgos Villalba de Duero. As part of the deal he gets to put his name on the place; it will be renamed Anta Banderas. Decanter reports that the bodega was established in 1999 by Teodoro Ortega and already produces a line of successful wines. Banderas is said to want to be a hands-on owner and get involved with all stages of winemaking.

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Antonio Banderas Plans Real Estate Project

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Real Estate Developments

After a recent trip to the UAE Antonio Banderas and wife, Melanie Griffith, are very interested in leaving their mark on the property landscape of this growing giant. The actor is considering a themed development that would offer luxury residences in Spanish ranch style after discussing the possible plans with Hydra Properties CEO Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim. It seems the development may even lead to future placement of similar residences in Latin America. I can't imagine what kind of capital you would have to invest in such a grand plan -- at least the double-income of the star studded Banderas household should help support his lavish ideas.

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FiFi Award Winners Announced

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

The fragrance industry just hosted their 34th annual FiFi Awards, the industry's biggest event. The FiFis recognize the best scents, best packaging and best ad campaigns in the industry. Top honors for women's and men's luxe fragrances went to euphoria by Calvin Klein and Armani Code by Giorgio Armani, respectively. The other 2006 winners included:

Best Women’s Direct Sell : So in Love by Victoria’s Secret Beauty
Best Men’s Direct Sell: Today. Tomorrow. Always for Men by Avon
Best Women’s Popular Appeal: Spirit by Antonio Banderas for Women
Best Men’s Popular Appeal: Stetson Black
Best Packaging Women's and Men's: Armani Privé by Giorgio Armani
Best Televised National Advertising Campaign: Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker

The Senior Corporate Vice President of Estée Lauder, Evelyn H. Lauder, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for bringing "extraordinary ingenuity, dedication and inner resources [to her company and] to the fragrance industry as a whole."

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