Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz

Madonna of Madrid or Spanish enchantress, some of the few entitles credited to the Hollywood actress, Penelope Cruz., although the name Tom Cruise was the thing that brought her into the lime light. Still there is more to Penelope than just her role of the other woman in the cruise’s broken marriage with Nicole Kidman.

Penelope Cruz Sanchez was born on 28 April 1974, in Madrid to Eduardo (a retailer) and Encarna (a hairdresser). She has one younger sister, Monica, a professional flamenco dancer and TV star and one brother, also younger, named after his father. Penelope showed her inclination towards performing arts when she was a toddler only with her Mimickery of TV ads. But as soon as she found her feet on ground, she‘s been skipping along wit dance beats.

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She spent 9 years studying classical dance at Spain's National Conservatory, including three years of ballet with Angela Garrido, followed by jazz dance with Raul Caballero plus four years of courses with Cristina Rota in New York City.

Becoming a part time fashion model after beating 300 girls at an agency audition, she packed away her high school books and started pursuing drama studies at Madrid at the age of 15. A quick trail of music videos including one for popular band Menaco, Penelope found herself standing before the Hollywood’s doors.

Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz Sanchez (born April 28, 1974), better known as Penelope Cruz, is a Spanish actress. She gathered critical acclaim as a young actress for films such as Jamon, Jamon, La Nina de tus ojos, and Belle epoque. She has also starred in several American films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She is perhaps best known for her work with acclaimed Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar, in Volver and Todo sobre mi madre. Cruz has been awarded three Goyas, two European Film Awards, and the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2009, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Goya, and a BAFTA for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She is Spain's first female Oscar winner and the second Hispanic actress to win since 1961.
27 August 2001 (WENN) - The secret behind Penelope Cruz's 883 ankle tattoo is out - it's all to do with the Spanish star's love of numerology. And the hidden meaning behind the mysterious markings on the actress' leg doesn't bode well for her current beau Tom Cruise - they indicate she's more interested in money, success and power than love. Leading numerologist Christine Delorey, who wrote hit book Life Cycles, claims people who have tattoos of numbers are usually fans of numerology - and she's convinced that's the case with Cruz. She says, "In her chart, eight and three pop up as her main numbers in life. Eight stands for money, power and success and three stands for skill in communications and creativity. The second eight is to strengthen the power of the first. Penelope wants to win - she is very aggressive in terms of her career."