Penelope Cruz Sanchez
Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid
to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, hairdresser. As a young child
she was an obsessive performer who would recreate commercials from the
television to entertain of her parents. But, she decided to focus her efforts
on dance. After nine years of classical ballet classes in Spain's National
Conservatory she was able to continue her dance training under the guidance of
a number of famous dancers. When she was 15, she heeded her true call when she
topped over 300 other girls at an audition at a talent agency. The resultant
contract secured her several roles in Spanish television shows and music
videos, which set the stage for a career on the big screen. Cruz made her movie
debut with The Greek Labyrinth (1993). (The Greek Labyrinth). Then, she
appeared briefly in Framed (1992) by Timothy Dalton. Her third film, Belle
Epoque (1992) was an Oscar-winning film in which she played one four sisters
who were competing to win the love of an attractive deserter army soldier. The
film also garnered many Goyas that are the Spanish equivalent to the Academy
Awards. Her resume continued to grow by about three or four films every 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). The luck of her life changed in 1998 when her movie-industry comedy La
Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) received her the Best Actress Goya. After a few more
attempts in English-language films Cruz's first international breakthrough was
in Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999) where she played an unchaste but very
well-meaning nun. After the film was flooded with accolades and awards Cruz
suddenly found herself highly sought-after across both sides of the Atlantic. The
American comedy Woman on Top (2001) is her next major film, follows an American
chef with remarkable culinary talents and extremely motion sickness. When she
was in the US,
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