Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a little girl, she was an obsessive performer who would recreate TV commercials for the amusement of her parents. However, she decided to devote her energies to dancing. After nine years of ballet classes at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the direction of a number of famous dancers. She realized her true calling at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 other girls at an audition with an agency for talent. She was then offered roles in Spanish music videos and TV. This contract led to many more roles, opening the door to a career in the big screen. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth) She then made a brief appearance in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning movie where she played one of four sisters who were trying to win the affection of the handsome deserter soldier. This film won many Goyas, Spanish equivalent of Academy Awards. Her film resume continued to expand by about three or four films every year. Soon Cruz was an established star in Spanish cinema. Live Flesh (1997) (Live Flesh) offered her the chance to work with renowned Spanish director Pedro Almodovar (who would later be her ticket to international fame), and the same year she was the lead actress in the thriller/drama/mystery/sci-fi film Open Your Eyes (1997), a huge hit in Spain that earned eight Goyas (though none for Cruz). The luck of her life changed dramatically in 1998, when the film-industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) earned her a award for the Best Actress Goya. After a few more tries to make a film in English her first international success was Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999) where she portrayed a unchaste, but very well-meaning nun. As the film was showered with awards and accolades, Cruz suddenly found herself in demand on both sides of the Atlantic. Her next big project was Woman on Top (2000) which is an American comedy about a chef who is enchanting in her cooking skills and a serious case of motion sickness. In the US,






 




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