Penelope Cruz Sanchez

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez who was hairdresser. She was a performer with a passion in her youth and would reenact TV commercials to keep the family entertained. However, she decided to concentrate her energy on dance. After nine years of ballet instruction at Spain's National Conservatory she was able to further her education under the supervision by a range of well-known dancers. When she was 15 she followed her destiny when she outclassed more than 300 other girls at an audition for a talent agency. The contract she signed secured her roles in Spanish TV shows , as well as music videos. It opened the doors to a promising career in the world of film. Cruz made her debut in a film in The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Following that, she appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her third film. In it she played one of four sisters who were seeking the affection of a handsome deserter from the Army. The film also won numerous Goyas awards, which are the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards. Cruz was a well-known Spanish actress with her average of three to four film per year growing 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). Her luck changed completely in 1998 when the film industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) was awarded the title of award for the Best Actress Goya. After a few more chances at film in the English language Cruz's first international breakthrough was in Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999), where she played the unchaste and very well-meaning nun. Cruz was soon in high demand throughout the Atlantic as well as the west coast as the film garnered many awards and praises. Woman on Top (2000) was her next major project. It was an American comedy about a chef who has extraordinary cooking skills, as well as the dreadful motion sickness. While she was in the US,






 




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