Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a child she was already a fervent performer, performing TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to devote her energy to dancing. After nine years of ballet training in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her studies under the tutelage of a variety of prominent dancers. She found her calling at the age of 15, after she defeated over 300 girls at an audition for an agency that represented talent. The contract that resulted in her being signed secured her roles in a variety of Spanish television shows as well as music videos. This in turn set the stage for an acting career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), in which she played one of the four sisters fighting for the affection of a handsome army deserter. The film received numerous Goyas, Spanish equivalent of Academy Awards. She continued adding films to her list of credits, growing by three to four per year. Soon Cruz was the most sought-after actress 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). Her luck changed dramatically in 1998 when her film industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) was awarded a Best Actress Goya. Cruz has made a few other appearances in English-language films but her first big international success was the film of Almodovar All About My Mother (1999), in which she played an unchaste but very well-meaning nun. The film was flooded with accolades and awards, Cruz was suddenly being sought after on both sides of the Atlantic. The American comedy Woman on Top (2001) is her next major film, follows an American chef with incredible culinary skills as well as serious motion sickness. While she was in the US,






 




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