Photo: Frazer Harrison/GettyDakota Johnsonhad a special nickname for stepdadAntonio Banderas.“She called me ‘Paponio,’ " Banderas, 62,told E! News. “I am ‘Papi’ and ‘Antonio’ altogether, so she always called me ‘Paponio.'“Johnson, 33, and thePuss in Boots: The Last Wishactor have maintained a close relationship since he and her motherMelanie Griffithdivorced in 2015 after nearly 20 years of marriage.In 2019, she presented Banderas with the Hollywood Actor Award for his role inPain and Gloryat the Hollywood Film Awards, and offered a heartfelt tribute that he still looks back on fondly, he told the outlet.“She gave it to me and she gave one of the most beautiful speeches that anybody has given me,” he said. “So I was very thankful to know that she thought that about Papi.“Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith with kids Alexander Bauer, Stella Banderas and Dakota Johnson.Ron Galella Collection/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.While the two stars’ paths seldom cross save for red carpets, Banderas says they will always be family — and he feels the same way about his second wife.“Melanie is not my wife anymore, but Ithink she is my best friend,” he told PEOPLE in 2019. “I love her and will love her until the day I die. She’s my family.“Banderas shares daughter Stella, 26, with Griffith, 65, and helped to raise Johnson (who she had with her first husbandDon Johnson) and son Alexander Bauer (who Griffith had with her second husband Steven Bauer).“I was there because I love their mother and I am totally taken with their mother and they were the most important part of what she came with,” Banderas said.
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Dakota Johnsonhad a special nickname for stepdadAntonio Banderas.“She called me ‘Paponio,’ " Banderas, 62,told E! News. “I am ‘Papi’ and ‘Antonio’ altogether, so she always called me ‘Paponio.'“Johnson, 33, and thePuss in Boots: The Last Wishactor have maintained a close relationship since he and her motherMelanie Griffithdivorced in 2015 after nearly 20 years of marriage.In 2019, she presented Banderas with the Hollywood Actor Award for his role inPain and Gloryat the Hollywood Film Awards, and offered a heartfelt tribute that he still looks back on fondly, he told the outlet.“She gave it to me and she gave one of the most beautiful speeches that anybody has given me,” he said. “So I was very thankful to know that she thought that about Papi.“Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith with kids Alexander Bauer, Stella Banderas and Dakota Johnson.Ron Galella Collection/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.While the two stars’ paths seldom cross save for red carpets, Banderas says they will always be family — and he feels the same way about his second wife.“Melanie is not my wife anymore, but Ithink she is my best friend,” he told PEOPLE in 2019. “I love her and will love her until the day I die. She’s my family.“Banderas shares daughter Stella, 26, with Griffith, 65, and helped to raise Johnson (who she had with her first husbandDon Johnson) and son Alexander Bauer (who Griffith had with her second husband Steven Bauer).“I was there because I love their mother and I am totally taken with their mother and they were the most important part of what she came with,” Banderas said.
Dakota Johnsonhad a special nickname for stepdadAntonio Banderas.
“She called me ‘Paponio,’ " Banderas, 62,told E! News. “I am ‘Papi’ and ‘Antonio’ altogether, so she always called me ‘Paponio.'”
Johnson, 33, and thePuss in Boots: The Last Wishactor have maintained a close relationship since he and her motherMelanie Griffithdivorced in 2015 after nearly 20 years of marriage.
In 2019, she presented Banderas with the Hollywood Actor Award for his role inPain and Gloryat the Hollywood Film Awards, and offered a heartfelt tribute that he still looks back on fondly, he told the outlet.
“She gave it to me and she gave one of the most beautiful speeches that anybody has given me,” he said. “So I was very thankful to know that she thought that about Papi.”
Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith with kids Alexander Bauer, Stella Banderas and Dakota Johnson.Ron Galella Collection/Getty
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
While the two stars’ paths seldom cross save for red carpets, Banderas says they will always be family — and he feels the same way about his second wife.
“Melanie is not my wife anymore, but Ithink she is my best friend,” he told PEOPLE in 2019. “I love her and will love her until the day I die. She’s my family.”
Banderas shares daughter Stella, 26, with Griffith, 65, and helped to raise Johnson (who she had with her first husbandDon Johnson) and son Alexander Bauer (who Griffith had with her second husband Steven Bauer).
“I was there because I love their mother and I am totally taken with their mother and they were the most important part of what she came with,” Banderas said.
source: people.com
