Washington, March 28 -- Oscar-nominated actor Antonio Banderas has opened up about the ethnic typecasting he faced early in his career, revealing that he was once told he could only play "bad guys" because of his Hispanic heritage.

Despite this, Banderas has built a career that spans both live-action and animated films, proudly breaking out of the restrictive roles he was initially offered.

As per Deadline, in a recent interview, Banderas recounted, "They said, you are here, like the blacks and the Hispanics, to play the bad guys. The problem was a few years later I had a mask, hat, sword and cape and the bad guy was Captain Love, who was blond and had blue eyes. Even more important is Puss in Boots, because it's for young kids. They se...