Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. When she was a young girl she was already an avid performer who would recreate commercials on TV for her parents' amusement. However, she chose to focus her energies on dancing. She continued to train alongside a group of highly respected dancers after spending 9 years studying classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory. She realized her passion at the age of 15 after she defeated over 300 contestants in an audition for an agency for talent. The resultant contract secured her numerous roles on Spanish television shows as well as music videos, which in turn led to a career on the big screen. Cruz made her film debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). After that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film in which she was one of the four sisters seeking to win the love of an attractive deserter army soldier. It also took home several Goyas in Spain which is the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards. Cruz continued to add films to her portfolio, growing by three to 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 luck changed when she was awarded the award for Best Actress Goya for her role in the film industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998). After a few more chances to make a film in English Cruz's first international breakthrough was in Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999) in which she played a unchaste, but very well-meaning nun. Cruz found herself in high demand across both sides of the Atlantic due to her film winning numerous awards and accolades. The next major film she worked on was Woman on Top (2000) A comedy from the United States. American comedy about a cook who has a dazzling culinary talent and a serious case of motion sickness. While she was in the US,






 




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