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.
When we saw Penelope Cruz at the Academy Awards this past Sunday evening, our jaws dropped. The woman had a baby barely a month ago and looked absolutely amazing! As a matter of fact, Cruz was confident enough in her new curves that she chose a fitted and sparkly L'Wren Scott dress to highlight them. Did we mention how much we love this woman?
In honor of all the hot mamas who inspire us every day, take a...
Penelope Cruz and Odette Yustman wow in red while Camila Alves and Paz Vega keep it simple in black and white for Hollywood's biggest night.
Penelope Cruz and Odette Yustman wow in red while Camila Alves and Paz Vega keep it simple in black and white for Hollywood's biggest night.
Que lindos! Exactly one month after Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem welcomed their first son into the world, the gorgeous power couple hit the red carpet at tonight's Academy Awards, smiling from cheek to cheek and holding hands....
We have been anticipating Sunday's Academy Awards show for weeks. From our recasting series to predicting whether Penelope will show, our expectations are high for Hollywood's main event. As excited as we are to hear the winner's names, we are on the edge of our seats in wonderment of what our celebs will be wearing...
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- Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem were able to slip away from their newborn baby long enough for a dinner date at Gordon Ramsay at...
Big news, mateys! To coincide with this summer’s most-anticipated blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, both OPI and DuWop are launching collections inspired by the film.
DuWop’s “Isla Sirena” collection includes Mermaid Venom (a plumping lip gloss), a Rotating Map Palette (which features the treasure map form the film and spins to reveal nine eye shadows, three lip glosses, and three gel eyeliners), and Caribbean IcedTea Lip Treatments in flavors like Butter Rum (yum!).
OPI’s collection features six shades...
Everyone is all a buzz about Selena Gomez being kissed very publicly by the Beibs at last night's Billboard Music Awards.
As Selenita enters the world of celebrity PDA we thought we would remind her that there are some dos and dont's. It’s quite alright to be affectionate with your man. In fact, we encourage it! But try to avoid these easy PDA pitfalls by learning from these celebs’ past mistakes.
Salma Hayek was in MAdrid recently to finalize details for the new Alex de la Iglesia film La Chispa de la Vida which she is starring in with famed Spanish comedian Jose Mota. When the Mexican actresses plane touched down, she was shocked to find paparazzi and journalists waiting for her arrival, especially since she was trying to travel incognito, with a big hat and sunglasses covering her famous face.
But she failed to preserve her anonymity and was eventually forced to answer a quick...
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