Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. As a child she was an obsessed performer. She would even re-enact commercials on TV for the entertainment of her parents. However, she decided to dedicate her time to dancing. After studying classical ballet for nine years in Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of highly acclaimed dancers. At 15, however she discovered her true calling when she bested over 300 other dancers at an audition at a talent agency. The contract that resulted in her being signed secured her a variety of roles in Spanish television shows and music videos, which paved the way for an acting career on the big screen. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992) in a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In the film, she played one of the four sisters that were trying to win the love of a handsome Army deserter. The film also earned many Goyas, the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards. She continued to add more films to her resume, increasing by three or four per year. Soon Cruz was the leading lady 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). In 1998, her fortunes changed when she won the best Actress Goya for the industry-related movie comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998). Cruz made several more trips into English-language films, but All About My Mother (1999) was her first big international hit. She played an unchaste yet well-meaning nun. As the film was showered with accolades and awards Cruz was suddenly being sought after on both sides of the Atlantic. Woman on Top (2000) was her next film. The film was an American comedy featuring a chef with remarkable culinary skills and extreme motion sickness. While in the US,






 



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