Born April 28, 1974
Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actress known for her work with director Pedro Almodovar. She made her first Hollywood film debut in the 1997 film Open Your Eyes. She has worked in various American films, including The Hi-Lo Country (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Gothika (2003), Sahara (2005) and the musical Nine (2009). Cruz earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for her role in 2006’s Volver, and won a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her work in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). She is the first Spanish actress to receive an Academy Award in history. She has modeled for Ralph Lauren and L’Oréal, and Cruz and her sister, Monica, have designed items for clothing brand Mango. She is married to Spanish actor Javier Bardem, with whom she has a son, Leo.
—Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem brought their six month-old son Leo on his first family vacation to Italy. This month, the couple is also celebrating their first year anniversary.
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It sounds crazy, but it seems like the older these stars get, the more beautiful they look. Seriously—Eva Longoria glows at every red carpet event she attends, Sofia Vergara was recently ranked one of the hottest women of the year, and Jennifer Lopez manages to look more and more stunning with each passing American Idol episode. Even the ever youthful Cameron Diaz is...
The Dark Tower, a three-part movie franchise and TV series that was supposed to star Javier Bardem, has been canceled, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Universal Pictures backed out of the huge project, which was going to be an adaptation of famous author Stephen King’s seven-part fantasy Western series. The project encountered a series of problems including budgetary issues and the fall start date being...
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Penélope Cruz is on the cover of this fall’s V Magazine. The 37-year-old Spanish actress shared her feelings on motherhood, playing different roles, and her Pirates of the Caribbean co-star, Johnny Depp. “The biggest transformation is becoming a mother,” Cruz said. “It changes you forever.” Cruz has a baby boy with husband, Spanish actor Javier Bardem.
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Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria recently shared a double dinner date at the “greatest restaurant in the world” with boyfriend Eduardo Cruz. Joined by Eduardo’s older sister, Penelope and her husband Javier Bardem, the foursome ate at three Michelin star El Bulli, owned by famous chef Ferran Adrià that was hailed in May as one of the best in the world by The New York Times.
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Only at the Teen Choice Awards could such a diverse group of actors and musicians receive recognition simultaneously! Although the awards show has essentially broken down into a Harry Potter versus Twilight face-off as both young adult series come to an end, there were quite a few Latino honorees who made the cut in between all the wizardry and blood sucking mayhem.
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