(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 19, 2019 Spanish actor and director Antonio Banderas smiles during the presentation of the musical “A Chorus Line” in Malaga. – Spanish actor Antonio Banderas announced on his 60th birthday on August 10, 2020 that he was in quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus but was feeling “relatively well”. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

Spanish-born actor Antonio Banderas has tested positive for coronavirus.

In a post shared on his Instagram page to mark his 60th birthday, Banderas said the development has forced him to celebrate in quarantine.

The multiple award-winning actor, who wrote in Spanish, said he’s “just a little more tired than usual and confident that I will recover as soon as possible.”

“I will take advantage of this isolation to read, write, rest and continue making plans to begin to give meaning to my newly released 60 years to which I arrive loaded with desire and enthusiasm.”

Banderas began his acting career in the 80s and have appeared in such blockbuster movies as Desperado, Assassins, Interview with the Vampire, and The Mask of Zorro.

He won Best Actor at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his role in the Spanish film, Pain and Glory.

Greetings to all.
I want to make public that today, August 10, I am forced to celebrate my 60th birthday following quarantine after having tested positive for the COVID-19 disease, caused by the coronavirus.

I would like to add that I feel relatively well, just a little more tired than usual and confident that I will recover as soon as possible following the medical indications that I hope will allow me to overcome the infectious process that I suffer and that is affecting so many people around the planet.

I will take advantage of this isolation to read, write, rest and continue making plans to begin to give meaning to my newly released 60 years to which I arrive loaded with desire and enthusiasm.

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A big hug to everyone.
Antonio Banderas