Penelope Cruz Sanchez
Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid
to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sanchez who was a hairdresser. As a
young child she was an obsessed performer who would recreate commercials on
television for the enjoyment of her family. But, she decided to devote her
energies to dance. She continued her dance training with a variety of
highly-regarded dancers following her 9 years studying classical ballet in
Spain's National Conservatory. Her true calling was discovered at the age 15
after she defeated over 300 girls at an audition for an agency that represented
talent. The resulting contract landed her roles in a variety of Spanish
television shows and music videos, which led to an acting career on the big
screen. Cruz made her film debut in 1993's The Greek Labyrinth (The Greek
Labyrinth). After that, she briefly made an appearance in Framed (1992) which
was a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) was her
third film. In the film, she played one of the four sisters competing for the
affection of a handsome Army deserter. It also took home several Goyas in Spain
which is the Spanish equivalent to the Academy Awards. Cruz was a well-known
Spanish actress thanks to 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 dramatically
in 1998 when her movie-industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) received her
a award for the Best Actress Goya. Cruz went on to make several more journeys
into English-language films, but All About My Mother (1999) was her first big
international success. She played a chaste but well-meaning nun. As the film
was showered with awards and accolades, Cruz became in demand on both sides of
the Atlantic. Woman on Top (2000) was her next major project. It was an
American comedy about a cook with exceptional culinary abilities and the
dreadful motion sickness. While living in the US,
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