PENELOPE CRUZ
Nick Name Madonna of Madrid
Date of Birth 28 April 1974
Height 5.6
PENELOPE CRUZ BIOGRAPHY
Known out side her native country as the Spanish enchantres Penelope was born in Madrid to Eduardo [retailer ] and Encarna . She has one younger sister Monica a professional flamenco dancer and T V star and one brother also younger named after his father. Penelope showed her inclination towards performing arts when she was toddler only with her Mimickery of T V ads . But as soon as she found her feet on ground, she's been skipping along wit dance beats.
She spent 9 years studying classical dance at Spains National conservatory including three years of ballet with A ngel Garrido followed by Jazz dance with Raul Caballero plus four years of courses with Cristina Rota in New York City.
CAREER IN MOVIES
Penelope's career in Spanish movies Kick started with her bagging a role in Laberinto groego E1 1993 A brief appearnce in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed 1992. Then came the Oscar winning Belle epoque 1992 in which she played one of four sisters vying for the love of a handsome army deserter.
FILMOGRAPHY
Manolete (2007) \The Good Night (2007) Volver (2006) Bandidas (2005) Chromophobia (2005) Sahara (2005) Don't Move (2004) Noel (2004) Head in the Clouds (2004) Gothika (2003) Punk'd (TV series, one episode, as herself) (2003) Fanfan la tulipe (2003) Masked and Anonymous (2003) Waking Up In Reno (2002) Vanilla Sky (2002) No News From God (2001) Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) America: A Tribute to Heroes (TV) (2001) Blow (2001) All The Pretty Horses (2000) Woman On Top (2000) Volaverunt (1999) All About My Mother (1999) The Hi-Lo Country (1998) .
The Girl Of Your Dreams (1998) ,wice Upon A Yesterday (1998), Don Juan (1998) ,Live Flesh (1997) ,A Corner Of Paradise (1997) ,Open Your Eyes (1997) ,Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1996) ,Talk Of Angels (1996) ,Framed (1996) Not Love, Just Frenzy (1996) La Celestina (1996) ,Brujas (1996. The Butterfly Effect (1995) ,ntre Rojas (1996) ,t's All Lies (1994) Allegre Ma Non Troppo (1994) For Love, Only For Love (1993) The Rebel (1993) Jamon Jamon (1993), La Belle Epoque (1992) Framed (TV) (1992) ,The Greek Labyrinth (1991, La Quinta Marcha (host, TV series) (1990) .
penelope cruz quote
' The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman. '
PERSONAL LIFE
Cruz has been a fixture on AskMen's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list since 2008. Although she has dated American actors like Tom Cruise in the past, Cruz started dating Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem in 2007. They married in early July 2010, and Cruz gave birth to her first child, Leo Encinas Bardem, on January 22, 2011. But she hasn't lost a drop of sex appeal.