Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser from Madrid. As a child and a devoted performer and would re-enact commercials on TV for the entertainment of her parents. However, she chose to dedicate her time to dance. After nine years of ballet training in Spain's National Conservatory she was able to further her education under the guidance of a number of famous dancers. She realized her passion at the age 15 when she beat more than 300 contestants in an audition for an agency that represented talent. The agency offered her roles on Spanish TV and music videos. This contract brought her many roles, and opened the doors to a career on the world of big screens. Cruz was first seen in a movie in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that she appeared in a brief scene in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The third film she starred in was an Oscar-winning film, Belle Epoque (1992), where she played one of four sisters who compete for the love of a handsome deserter from the army. The film also garnered many Goyas which is the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards. She continued to add films to her portfolio, growing by three or four per year. Soon Cruz was the most sought-after actress 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). It all changed in 1998 when her movie-industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) received her the title of Best Actress Goya. Cruz made several more trips into English-language films, but All About My Mother (1999) was her first major international hit. She played a non-challenging yet well-meaning nun. Cruz became in high demand across the Atlantic and the west coast, since the film won numerous awards and awards. Woman on Top (2000) was her next major film. It was an American comedy about a chef who has extraordinary culinary talents and extreme motion sickness. When she was in the US,





 




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