Penélope Cruz

(Redirected from Penelope Cruz) Penelope Cruz

Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Born in Madrid, Spain, Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen, and actually dropped out of high school to pursue dancing at the National Conservatory of Madrid (majoring in Classical Ballet) and theatre at Cristina Rota's School in New York (4 years).

Her parents named her after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat.

She first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synth-pop group Mecano. She then started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years.

She also was a TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, in collaboration with Jesús Vázquez.

Cruz's first major films were Jamón, Jamón and the more widely known (in the US) Belle Époque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.

She also appeared with Matt Damon in All The Pretty Horses.

In 1999 she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film.

In early 2001 she began a three-year relationship with Tom Cruise. The relationship started on the set of the film Vanilla Sky in which they appeared together.

Her younger sister Mónica Cruz resembles her a lot. This similarity has been used in Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, Mónica has left her dancing career and achieved fame on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante.

Briefly Filmography

  • All The Pretty Horses (1999)
  • Woman On Top (2000)
  • Blow (2001)
  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
  • Vanilla Sky (2001)
  • Fanfan la tulipe (2003)
  • Gothika (2003)
  • Head in the Clouds (2004)
  • Don't Move (2004)

External Links

  • IMDB Profile (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004851/)

This page about Penelope Cruz includes information from a Wikipedia article.
Additional articles about Penelope Cruz
News stories about Penelope Cruz
External links for Penelope Cruz
Videos for Penelope Cruz
Wikis about Penelope Cruz
Discussion Groups about Penelope Cruz
Blogs about Penelope Cruz
Images of Penelope Cruz

In the 2000s, Mónica has left her dancing career and achieved fame on her own in the youth-oriented TV series Un Paso Adelante.
. This similarity has been used in Spanish TV ads. Representatives for Diaz and Timberlake claimed that they were "ambushed by two men, who jumped out of a concealed hiding place on a dark, deserted street late at night." They added that "any actions by Diaz and Timberlake were merely taken in self-defense." The pictures of Diaz snatching the camera soon appeared in "Us Weekly.". Her younger sister Mónica Cruz resembles her a lot. Diaz and her boyfriend, Justin Timberlake snatched away a photographer's camera when he and another man surprised them outside the ritzy Chateau Marmont hotel. The relationship started on the set of the film Vanilla Sky in which they appeared together. Diaz got in even further controversy about a month later when she was caught attacking a tabloid photographer.

In early 2001 she began a three-year relationship with Tom Cruise. Diaz went as far as sporting a t-shirt that read I WON'T VOTE FOR A SON OF A BUSH! while making publicity for Charlie's Angels. In 1999 she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. It should be noted that Cameron Diaz was very vocal of her support (http://www.liberalartists.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=viewnews&id=52) for Al Gore in 2000. She also appeared with Matt Damon in All The Pretty Horses. Bush would try to ban the right to have a legal abortion. Cruz's first major films were Jamón, Jamón and the more widely known (in the US) Belle Époque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. Several pundits like conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham alleged that Diaz was cleverly trying to disguise her scare tactic-like statement as another way of saying that if you didn't vote for Democratic challenger John Kerry, a victorious President George W.

She also was a TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, in collaboration with Jesús Vázquez. Diddy" Combs, Diaz gave the ominous warning " If you think rape should be legal then don't vote!" (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1231579/posts). She then started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years. While Diaz was sitting next to her Charlie's Angels co-star Drew Barrymore, singer Christina Aguilera, and hip-hop mogul Sean "P. She first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synth-pop group Mecano. The show in question, concerned celebrities encouraging young people to vote in the upcoming Presidential election. Her parents named her after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat. In September of 2004, Diaz created some controversy after her appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Born in Madrid, Spain, Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen, and actually dropped out of high school to pursue dancing at the National Conservatory of Madrid (majoring in Classical Ballet) and theatre at Cristina Rota's School in New York (4 years). The file is now distributed by many porn sites and can be downloaded from any major Peer-to-peer (P2P) network. Penélope Cruz Sánchez, nicknamed simply Pe, (born April 28, 1974) is a Spanish actress. Diaz has filed a suit against the Russian Internet site distributing the video, but this has attracted enough attention to this obscure video to temporarily make it very popular on the Net. IMDB Profile (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004851/). The video was a recording of a S&M photo session with Diaz and another girl torturing a man. Don't Move (2004). In 2004 an old S&M video, where Diaz appeared when she was 19 years old, was leaked out on the Internet.

Head in the Clouds (2004). Diaz is widely considered to be an extremely attractive woman, and as such has been listed in "sexiest" and "most beautiful" lists in various periodicals including FHM and People. Gothika (2003). Both films enjoyed critical and commercial success and critics heralded Diaz's performances. Fanfan la tulipe (2003). Diaz then veered away from mainstream cinema into independent film with the quirky Being John Malkovich (1999) and Oliver Stone took risks when he gave her a role in Any Given Sunday (1999). Vanilla Sky (2001). She stood out as a "perfect" fiancée in the romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and many consider her role in the crude comedy There's Something About Mary (1998) to be her real break-through performance.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). However, she subsequently took roles in films with more substantial subject matter such as Feeling Minnesota. Blow (2001). Her role was minimal and essentially embodied the stereotypical "pretty blonde girl" that is oft to be found in cinema. Woman On Top (2000). After pursuing a modelling career, she was cast in the commercially successful 1994 Jim Carrey film The Mask. All The Pretty Horses (1999). Her father is from Cuba.

Diaz was born and raised in San Diego, California. Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American film actress. The Mask (1994). The Last Supper (1995).

She's the One (1996). Feeling Minnesota (1996). Head Above Water (1996). Keys to Tulsa (1997).

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997). A Life Less Ordinary (1997). Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). There's Something About Mary (1998).

Very Bad Things (1998). Man Woman Film (1999). Being John Malkovich (1999). Any Given Sunday (1999).

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000). Charlie's Angels (2000). The Invisible Circus (2001). Shrek (voice) (2001).

Vanilla Sky (2001). Slackers (2002). The Sweetest Thing (2002). Gangs of New York (2002).

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). Shrek 2 (voice) (2004).