The star of the first magnitude, the famous Spanish actress, beautiful, charming Penelope Cruz climbed the world cinema in the early nineties. American producers in time appreciated the talent of a young dancer. Now Penelope is one of Hollywood's most popular and well-known actresses. It fully corresponds to the image of Spanish women, the same - unstable, passionate, impulsive. To these features, you can add a great acting talent and you can get a portrait of the world star Penelope Cruz.
Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz was born to a family of hairdresser and merchant in Madrid on April 28, 1974. In addition to her, the family had two children, the daughter of Monica and the son of Eduardo. All three children chose the same life path as art. Monica is known at home, an actress and a dancer. Eduardo became a musician. But Penelope became the most outstanding and brilliant.
Since childhood Penelope parodied characters from advertising and this amused the family, already then showed interest in the game of actors. Nobody could imagine that the girl will grow up and become a Hollywood star. Penelope in the early years was fond of dancing, she spent 9 years attending the Spanish Conservatory ballet studio. She left school and completely devoted herself to her hobby - jazz and ballet. Then she linked her future with the career of a ballerina. Then she went to America, where she studied dance skills for 4 years at Christina Roth's school. She also attended various dance courses in New York.
Penelope Cruz in 15 years, got on Spanish television, winning a competition for young talent and signing a contract with the company. She was chosen to lead a youth show, where she worked for about 2 years. Penelope was shot in several music videos, a TV show.
The first role Penelope Cruz played in 1991. Then she starred in the thriller "Podstava", she starred in the film with Timothy Dalton. But only after the role of "Beautiful era", it came true popularity. In this film, Penelope Cruz played four beauties of sisters.
Feeling true recognition, Penelope began to look for ways to go to the big screen. She played a role in 1992 in the comedy "Ham, Ham," in this film she played with Javier Bardem. Then she was shot in 1992 in the melodrama "Elegant era", which won an Oscar, for the best foreign film. Penelope after this success, Cruz began to actively withdraw. Roles in melodramas and dramas followed one another and made it popular within Spain.
In 1998, Penelope Cruz won roles in the paintings of Maria Ripoll "The Man with the Rain in Boots" and Stephen Frears "The Country of Hills and Valleys" in English. A springboard to international fame for Penelope was the work with Almodovar in the film "All About My Mother", for which she was awarded the "Oscar", the "Golden Globe", for the best film in a foreign language. At Penelope Cruz after this picture there was a demand on both sides of the ocean. Enormous success Penelope Cruz brought a role in the drama "Cocaine", she played paired with Johnny Depp. On the set of the thriller "Vanilla Sky" Penelope Cruz had an affair with Tom Cruise. Their relationship lasted 4 years.
In 2008, Penelope Cruz played with the cult director Woody Allen, in the comedy "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress in the Second Plan. She became the second representative of Spain, received the "Oscar". The first was her acquaintance Javier Bardem.
In 2009, Penelope played the main role in the film "Open arms" by Pedro Almodovar, at the Cannes Film Festival he was nominated for the Golden Palm Branch. In 2010, Penelope participates in the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean - on Stranger Tides", it is released in 2011.
In early 2010, Penelope Cruz married actor Javier Bardem. The wedding was in the Bahamas. But so far no one photo from the wedding has penetrated the Internet. Penelope Cruz January 25, 2011 gave birth to a son, he was named Leo Enkynas Bardem. Already in May, after the birth of her son Penelope Cruz began shooting the film "Roman holidays" and the film "Born twice", the films will be released in 2012.