Penelope Cruz Sanchez
Penelope Cruz Sanchez is the daughter of
Eduardo Cruz, a Madrid hairdresser, as well as Encarna Sanchez. She was a
fervent performer in her youth, and reenacted TV commercials to entertain the
family. But she chose to focus her attention on dancing. She continued her
dance training with a variety of highly-regarded dancers after she had spent
nine years studying classical ballet in Spain's National Conservatory. At 15,
however she discovered her true purpose when she beat more than 300 other girls
in an audition by a talent agency. The contract she got secured her roles on
Spanish TV shows as well as music videos. It opened opportunities for a
successful career in the world of film. Cruz made her debut film in 1993's The
Greek Labyrinth (The Greek Labyrinth). Then she briefly appeared in Framed
(1992) which was a Timothy Dalton thriller. The Oscar-winning Belle Epoque
(1992) was her third film. In it she played one of the four sisters competing
for the affection of a handsome Army deserter. The film has won numerous Goyas,
Spanish equivalent of Academy Awards. Her resume grew by about three or four
films every year, and eventually Cruz was a leading lady of 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 changed completely in
1998, when the industry-related film comedy La Nina De Tus Ojos (1998) was
awarded the Best Actress Goya. Cruz was able to travel to English-language
films, however All About My Mother (1999) was her first big international success.
She played an unchaste yet well-meaning nun. Cruz was very popular on both
sides of the Atlantic since her film won so many awards and accolades. Her next
major project was Woman on Top (2000) which is an American comedy about a chef
who is enchanting in her cooking skills and a serious case of motion sickness.
In America,
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