LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Antonio Banderas is to act in and executive produce Havana Quartet, an hourlong drama series based on the detective novels of Cuban writer Leonardo Padura, Starz announced.
Best known for his work in The Mambo Kings, Desperado, Assassins, Evita, The Mask of Zorro, Expendables 3 and the Shrek film franchise, Banderas will play "hard-drinking, romantic Cuban Police Detective Mario Conde, who longs to be a writer" in the new TV show.