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Attila_194. says on 24/Jan/12
171 max for Antonio,looks 8/10 cm shorter than 180 of Pitt in 'Interview with the vampire'.
theodore says on 22/Jan/12
He has crazy heels on in Haywire... they are visibly high, especially compared to the shoes Micheal Douglas is wearing. If he is comfortable enough to wear high heels on the outside, you have to wonder what is going on inside his shoes. Bakura says on 9/Dec/11
He looked enormous in "The Skin I Live In" had to have been some really deceptive camera work at hand there. Obviously, when you see him in photos from events etc. 5'9" max seems about right. Never under 5'8 though. Shaun says on 21/Nov/11
Mmm well those heels are pretty massive actually and she could be approaching 5 ft 5 in them. If so Banderas is about this, but proportionally to me I can't see him as more than 5 ft 8. Shaun says on 21/Nov/11
To me he actually looks about this listing tops in those Timberland like boots. Imagine him barefoot looks more 170cm?? Shaun says on 21/Nov/11
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Mmm, wearing Timberland like boots too (I have a suede pair which give about 1.25 inches, and they're my "munsters" LOL, my biggest boots). Proportionally looks more 5'7" doesn't he??? Rob do you think he looks 5'7" here? Shaun says on 21/Nov/11
Seeing him next to Salma Hayek and barely being taller, does give a 5'7" impression but I've gotta say he does mostly look 5'8"-5'9" in films. Silent d says on 26/Oct/11
In femme fatale next to rebecca romijn he looked about 172cm maximum. I've always considered him short and he never looks like a 174cm man. Ras says on 14/Oct/11
I can buy 174 cm for new generations (18-30) like 5'8.75, nothing over that though. issuetall says on 14/Sep/11
The basketball and soccer Spanish national teams cannot prove the whole spanish new negerations are taller than their elder. But the also show something. Heightcritique says on 11/Sep/11
Good citations guys (i.e. basketball and soccer Spanish national teams) to show the sudden spur of average height in new generations in Spain. From personal experience combining north, south, and central Spain, I estimate a 1.77 meters for generations between 25 and 18 years old.
Banderas at 1.74 is average height compared to new generations and probably above average for his generation.
As a side note, the Spanish were not known for short height in the historical record. The decrease in height was to malnutrition during General Franco's facist rule. Now, the new generations enjoy the strict Spanish FDA regulations on food preservatives (very few are allowed and genetically altered foods require a label), and also the relative cheap prices on foods. issuetall says on 9/Sep/11
Marcos Portalez 199-C-95
5 Alberto Martin 174-G-95 Tajamar
6 Ignasi Moix 180-G-95
7 Agusti Sans 195-F-95 DKV Joventut
8 Ferran Ventura 178-PG-95
9 Sergi Costa 188-G-96
10 Javier De La Blanca 197-F-95
11 Adria Cantenys 200-F-95
12 David Iriarte 203-F-95
13 Jose Nogues 202-C-95
14 Carlos Garcia 204-C-95
15 Ilimane Diop 210-C-95
This is Spanish Men National Team U16,who were born in 1995-1996. Although it's just the exception,it shows that Spanish new generations are taller and taller. Maximus Meridius says on 28/Aug/11
Rob I wonder how tall the Spanish conquistadors were my guess is between 5ft 8in and 6ft 2in. ACG says on 9/Aug/11
jso is spot-on. issuetall says on 8/Aug/11
Antonio says on 20/Feb/11
Well Bon_, if you are going to pay more attention to what an unknown guy from Croatia has to say, based on his subjective impression, instead of the 2000 Enkid, based on objective facts, I don't have anything else to say.
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En, the average height of Spanish new generations is taller than old ones, We can draw this conclusion from the Spanish basketball and volleyball in recently years.
I know that there are more than 100 guys are over 203cm in the lowest level basketball league in Spain.Don't mention that the higher level of the league, the more the number of giant. I think the average height of the new generation who was born after 1900 is 176cm,which is not exaggeration, in Spain. jso says on 29/Jul/11
Ridiculous. I saw him in person. Walked right by me. I am 5'4" and I was most definitely looking up. My boyfriend at the time was 5'8" and Antonio was taller than him as well. He was wearing cowboy boots, so I would say with the books he was atleast 6", so I am guessing his true height is around 5'9" - 5'10"ish. sam says on 4/Jun/11
Wow, i'm usually very good at estimating heights but damn here I screwed up big time. I also thought banderas was around 5'11. It's shocking to see how mistaken I was. eyebob says on 12/May/11
I'm 5'8" and he looks me in the eye in his boots. I think he's about 5'6". TruebloodFan says on 22/Apr/11
IMO he's 5ft8 flat, but this listing is fine. Serge says on 22/Apr/11
I met Banderas about 10 years ago and I'm 1.76 and he was just smaller than me maybe he was about 1.68 ACG says on 29/Mar/11
Lorenzo of the Night says on 25/Mar/11
Proof that Banderas is MUCH shorter than reported here: Watch "Once Upon a Time In Mexico". Stop frame when there is a wide shot of Salma Hayek (5' maybe!)facing Banderas. You can cleary see she is wearing at least 3" heels, with a platform ,which makes them taller. Banderas, who is wearing the typical thick boots he sports in nearly ALL his films, has major heels, thick soles, yet, he is barely taller than Hayek. I would guess he's no more than 5'3" without those boots.
I remember you used to post here a few years ago, claiming Banderas was only 5'6" tops. Now you say he's 5'3"?? Banderas is nothing under 5'9", no matter what way you look at it. Stop kidding yourself. Lorenzo of the Night says on 25/Mar/11
Proof that Banderas is MUCH shorter than reported here: Watch "Once Upon a Time In Mexico". Stop frame when there is a wide shot of Salma Hayek (5' maybe!)facing Banderas. You can cleary see she is wearing at least 3" heels, with a platform ,which makes them taller. Banderas, who is wearing the typical thick boots he sports in nearly ALL his films, has major heels, thick soles, yet, he is barely taller than Hayek. I would guess he's no more than 5'3" without those boots. Cableaddict says on 19/Mar/11
Antonia is tiny. There's a scene in "Never Talk To Strangers" where he's in the shower, barefoot. He walks out, and Rebecca DeMorney walks up to him. She's wearing street shoes, and is clearly around 2" taller than he is in that scene. Without the shoes, she'd still be a hair taller. So, how tall is she? rafa says on 21/Feb/11
Rew thats exxagerated. And we are talking about Spanish citizens, not foreign residents living in Spain. Antonio says on 20/Feb/11
Well Bon_, if you are going to pay more attention to what an unknown guy from Croatia has to say, based on his subjective impression, instead of the 2000 Enkid, based on objective facts, I don't have anything else to say. Rew says on 19/Feb/11
In the last 5 years the population has grown by nearly 5 million people coming from Latin America. The average has dropped a lot. SP178 says on 19/Feb/11
To Bon and other: It's true: the average height in USA is 165 because that measured Woody Allen. Ignorant!. In 1500 Spain was a power vastly greater than it is America today. The soldiers were fed in abundance providing America. They were by far much higher than the rest of the other Europeans. In 1936 the war brought famine for decades. So in Spain is a big difference in height between generations. Do not offend with your ignorance, please. rafa says on 16/Feb/11
Bon_, IM Spanish, Spanish guys from my generation are a bit over five foot ten in average, Im 5'8" now and I feel a bit (only a bit) short, althought I think Im still growing Bon_ says on 11/Feb/11
Well, the dictatorship may be a good explanation for unreaching genetic potential, but i still find it hard to believe that any generation in Spain could have anything over 175 as average. One guy from Croatia who visited Spain said that people there struck him as 'extremely short',although he is 6'6 - 6'7, and whatever that means it doesn't sound like 5'10 to me.
I could buy 176 cm for men aged 18-40 MAXIMUM. Spaniard says on 9/Feb/11
Bon_ you are a damned ignorant. A whole population can indeed jump 1.5" or more from it's precedent one if the old one was under it's genetic potential, namely if it's caused by food deprivation, which was the case. Spaniards between 30-40 years are 176" on average. Youngs between 18 and 30 years are 177-178 according to the 2000 Enkid study. Shame on you! Antonio says on 8/Feb/11
Spain had a dictatorship that lasted for 40 years. Most people didn't have enough food to eat for around 2 decades. After the 60s, with the economic boom in Spain, Spaniards started to consume milk and other dairy products on a general basis. It is normal, due to this change, the Spaniards of the new generations are much taller (5-7 cm.) than what their parents were at the same age. Americans, Dutch and other Caucasians didn't suffer this lack of basic products and it is normal that the generational change hasn't been as big as in Spain in height terms. Bon_ says on 4/Feb/11
Average in Spain is about 1,73, both for new and older generations. Cut the crap, human race can't go 3 cm up on average in one generation. TruebloodFan says on 23/Jan/11
@Spanish man says on 12/Nov/10
'I said it, he looks a bit shorter than Hopkings in The Mask of the Zorro "La mascara del Zorro" in spanish. I give him 1,71/72m. Under average but in my opinion in many countries a man of 1,70m can´t be really short.' Agreed. But still, 174 is a fair listing, due to how tall some celebs are listed here, when they're obviously not. If Cruise can be 172 instead of 170, than Banderas can easily be even 175. 5ft8 barefoot is my estimate. Short guy, but not rly short. stallion says on 6/Dec/10
stallone was much taller than banderas in assasins. ACG says on 1/Dec/10
bfissle says on 29/Nov/10
WOW HE IS SOOOO SHORT! i met himin real life and he is sooooo short!
You heard that, Rob? Now change Antonio's listing to 5'2". ;-) bfissle says on 29/Nov/10
WOW HE IS SOOOO SHORT! i met himin real life and he is sooooo short! Spanish man says on 12/Nov/10
I said it, he looks a bit shorter than Hopkings in The Mask of the Zorro "La mascara del Zorro" in spanish. I give him 1,71/72m. Under average but in my opinion in many countries a man of 1,70m can´t be really short. Remenber that people many times add cm to his height. I have friends about 1,82/3 that claim be 1,90. My father say that he is 1,69 but i´m sure that he is more 1,64/65. My uncle say that he is 1,76 but he is shorter than me (1,74) but in never say nothing (obiously). Average height in Spain for young gen must be 1,77 + or -. I´m 21 and i can garranted you. With my real 1,74 i must be shoter than the 60% of young men and taller than 40%. With this numbers i think that i´m average althought i´m a bit below. And think that only 3 cm is no much diference betwen two persons but in percentile can be the diferen of 50 to 60. Ex: 1,77 perc 50 and 1,80 is perc 62 (taller than 62% and shorter than 38%). Will says on 2/Nov/10
Antonio Banderas is 5'9" maximum. maximus meridius says on 30/Oct/10
I wonder how tall the Spanish conquistadors were my guess is between 5ft 8in and 6ft 2in. |
