Banderas married Ana Leza in 1986 or 1988 (sources differ) and divorced in 1996. He met and began a relationship with actress Melanie Griffith in 1995 and got married on May 14, 1996 in London. They have a daughter, Stella del Carmen Banderas (born September 24, 1996), who appeared on screen with Griffith in the directorial debut of Banderas Crazy in Alabama (1999). In June 2014, Griffith and Banderas released a statement announcing their intention to divorce “in a loving and friendly manner.