Antonio Banderas Says He Was Filled ‘with Pride’ as Daughter Stella Honored Their Shared Roots at Her Wedding

Stella Banderas kept her begetter Antonio Banderas successful mind erstwhile deciding wherever to opportunity “I do.”

Along pinch Stella's mom Melanie Griffith, nan Spanish actor, 65, was coming arsenic nan 29-year-old wed her longtime love, Alex Gruszynski, successful Spain connected Saturday, Oct. 18. Stella, who was calved successful nan European state but raised successful Los Angeles, chose her wedding destination pinch some herself and her begetter successful mind, she told Hola! magazine.

Stella ever wanted her wedding to beryllium successful Spain, and feels connected to her father’s roots successful Málaga, she told nan magazine. The Marbella-born bride did not, however, extremity up selecting her father’s location metropolis aliases her own, some of which are located successful Spain’s Andalusia region. Instead, she chose nan Castilla region for her and Gruszynski’s nuptials, per Hola!

Getting joined successful a state that holds specified value for her family made nan bride consciousness "lucky," and made her begetter very proud, according to nan magazine.

“I consciousness truthful fortunate to beryllium getting joined successful nan state wherever I was born,” Stella told Hola! arsenic her begetter shared that “having her get joined successful Spain fills maine pinch pride.”

“She’s very Andalusian, very overmuch from Málaga, moreover if she grew up successful nan U.S.,” nan character told nan magazine. “This is her measurement of reconnecting pinch her roots and sharing her homeland pinch her early hubby and his family.”

The proud dada besides said that “seeing my girl dressed arsenic a bride will beryllium 1 of nan astir beautiful moments of my life.”

"I get to beryllium nan begetter of nan bride,” he added, “and it’s a domiciled I return connected pinch each nan emotion successful nan world.”

The star’s pridefulness for his girl was visible successful photos from nan Oct. 18 ceremony, which showed him holding up a vino solid to toast nan newlyweds. He sported a classical achromatic tuxedo arsenic he smiled and soaked up nan typical moment.

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Stella and Gruszynski announced their engagement via an Instagram carousel successful August 2024, sharing respective throwback pictures of nan mates from complete nan years — pinch immoderate making love each nan measurement backmost to their clip together arsenic preschool classmates successful L.A.

"I get to bent retired pinch my favourite personification connected world forever!!!!!!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍," Stella excitedly captioned nan announcement astatine nan time.

Griffith, 68, later reacted to nan news pinch an Instagram station of her own, writing, “Their emotion communicative began successful pre-school! True love, heavy love! Congratulations to nan beloveds!!! ♥️💥♥️💫♥️.”

Antonio shared his guidance pinch PEOPLE nan pursuing month. “I consciousness great! She's happy, I'm happy," nan prima said earlier adding of Gruszynski, "He's awesome. I've known him since he was a small kid.”