Penelope Cruz Sanchez
Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid
to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser. She was a
compulsive performer as a child and would reenact TV commercials to keep the
family entertained. But she chose to concentrate on dance. After studying
classical ballet for 9 years at the Spanish National Conservatory, she
continued her education under a number of highly acclaimed dancers. Her true
calling was discovered at the age of 15 when she smashed more than 300 other
girls at an audition at a talent agency. The resultant contract secured her
numerous roles on Spanish television shows and music videos. This in turn led
to an acting career on the big screen. Cruz was first seen in a movie in 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 where she played one of the four sisters trying to win the
affection of an attractive deserter army soldier. It also won many Goyas that
are the Spanish equivalent of the Academy Awards. Her resume continued to grow
by the number of films she acted in each year. Soon Cruz was a 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). Her luck finally changed in
1998 when the film industry comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) won her the award
for Best Actress Goya. After a few more tries at English-language film her
first international hit was Almodovar’s All About My Mother (1999), where she
played a unchaste, but very well-meaning nun. Cruz was in hot demand across the
Atlantic as well as the west coast, since the film received numerous awards and
accolades. The American comedy Woman on Top (2001), which was her next major film,
tells the story of an American chef with incredible culinary skills as well as
severe motion sickness. While in the US,
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