Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. She was a compulsive performer in her youth and often reenacted TV commercials to amuse the family. But she chose to concentrate on dance. She continued her training alongside a group of highly respected dancers after she had spent nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. At the age of 15 she realized her real destiny when she outclassed over 300 other girls in an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her several roles in Spanish television shows and music videos, which opened the door to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). After that, she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992), a Timothy Dalton thriller. The third film she starred in, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning production where she played one of four sisters who were seeking to win the love of a handsome deserter army soldier. It also won several Goyas in Spain, which is the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards. Her film resume continued to expand by 3-4 films per year, and before long Cruz was the leading lady of 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 completely in 1998 when the film industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) brought her the Best Actress Goya. Cruz had a few more forays into English-language film, but her first big international success was Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999), in which she played an unassuming but very well-meaning nun. Cruz was in hot demand both on the Atlantic as well as the west coast. The film received numerous awards and accolades. The American comedy Woman on Top (2001) is her next major film, tells the story of Chefs who have extraordinary culinary abilities and extremely motion sickness. While she was in the US,






 



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