Penélope Cruz's Birthday

On April 28, 1974 in the Spanish city of Alcobendas, which is part of the central province of Madrid, in the family of car mechanic Eduardo Cruz and his wife Encarna Sanchez, a hairdresser, a daughter was born, who was named Penélope.

Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes). 1997. Director Alejandro Amenábar. Movie's Rating - 7,972; 760th Rank in the Golden Thousand.

From an early age, Penélope's life was devoted to ballet and dance. She studied classical ballet for 9 years. But at the age of 16, she had a chance to watch Pedro Almodóvar's erotic comedy "¡Átame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!)", and from that moment on, her dream was to become an actress. With great zeal, she began to look for opportunities to get on the screen and very soon achieved this: at the age of 17, she starred in a small role in the erotic television series "Série rose (Softly from Paris)".

Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother). 1999. Director Pedro Almodóvar. Movie's Rating - 10,859; 18th Rank in the Golden Thousand.

A year later, in 1992, Penélope Cruz Sanchez she played her first, quite significant role in a full-length feature film, again of erotic content, "Jamón, Jamón" directed by Bigas Luna. The partner of the novice Penélope in this film was already a famous movie star by that time - Stefania Sandrelli.

Blow. 2001. Director Ted Demme.

By her 47th birthday, Penélope Cruz has 60 full-length feature films in her filmography. Four films from these 60 were included in the Golden Thousand. Thanks to this indicator and her undeniable beauty and sexuality, Penélope Cruz is included in the list of the 100 most beautiful and sexy actresses in world cinema, compiled by FilmGourmand.

Volver (To Return). 2006. Director Pedro Almodóvar. Movie's Rating - 8,937; 181st Rank in the Golden Thousand.

Despite the fact that Penélope Cruz successfully combines her cinematic activities with the modeling business, it is impossible to call her a film model who is invited to certain films solely for her beauty and sexuality. This can be confirmed by the fact that by the age of 47, she has 60 film awards in her piggy bank, including very prestigious ones, such as: the American Academy Award, the British BAFTA Award, the Cannes International Film Festival Award, the French Cesar Award, the Italian David di Donatello Award, the European Film Academy Award. It is quite clear that at home in Spain, Penélope Cruz has won three Goya Awards and the San Sebastian Film Festival Award.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona. 2008. Director Woody Allen.

As usual, in honor of the birthday of the Actress, we want to remind her fans of shots from the best films with her participation.

Dolor y gloria (Pain and Glory). 2019. Director Pedro Almodóvar.

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