Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez. As a child and a devoted performer who would recreate commercials on TV for the entertainment of her family. However, she chose to dedicate her time to dancing. After nine years of classical ballet instruction in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the direction of several prominent dancers. Her true calling was discovered at 15 years old when she defeated more than 300 other girls in an audition held by a talent agency. The agency offered her roles in Spanish TV and music videos. This brought her many roles, which opened the door to a career in the world of big screens. 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. Her final film was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of the four sisters competing for the affections of a handsome deserter from the Army. The film also earned several Goyas that are the Spanish equivalent of the Academy Awards. Cruz became a renowned Spanish actor with her three- to four films per year increasing resume. 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 took home a Best Actress Goya for the industry-related movie comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998). Cruz also made a few ventures into film in the English language, but her biggest international hit was Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999), in which she played an unassuming but very well-meaning nun. When the film was lavishly adorned with awards and accolades, Cruz was suddenly highly sought-after across both sides of the Atlantic. Her next film was Woman on Top (2000) which is an American comedy about a cook who is enchanting in her cooking skills as well as a severe case motion sickness. In the US,






 



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