Antonio Banderas: Why Labeling Antonio Banderas A 'Person Of Color' Triggers Such A …

Only one person of color was nominated in the acting categories: Cynthia Erivo for her role as Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet.

The thing is, Banderas is from Málaga, Spain, and does not identify as a person of color.

“Great, I’m happy to be Hispanic, Spanish, Latino, and if I’m a person of color, well then I’m a person of color.”

Others criticized Hollywood, saying that it was “convenient” to consider Banderas a person of color to appear more diverse.

Twitter users made jokes about the term, saying Banderas is a person of color — the color white.