She was born on April 28, 1974, to working-class parents in Madrid, Spain.
Her father Eduardo was a mechanic and her mom Encarna was a hairdresser.
Thank God … because I didn’t know what to do with myself."
“I mean, it it goes too far sometimes.
But I loved it.”
Her sister, Monica Cruz, is three years younger and is also a dancer and actress.
Since then, he has composed music for movies, commercials, video games, and more.
He also dated famous Latina actress Eva Longoria after she was divorced from Tony Parker (perPop Sugar).
Writer and director Pedro Almodovar’s “Tie Me Up!
Tie Me Down!”
Blown away by her performance, Bayonas decided to sign her up as a client.
Out of the 300 women that had vied for representation, Cruz was the only person she signed.
Just a teenager at the time, she played a role that many considered quite scandalous.
Future husband, Javier Bardem, recalled working with Cruz on the film in an interview withGQ.
He acknowledged their attraction saying, “Yes, but she was underage.
There was obvious chemistry between us.
I mean, it’s all there on film; it’s like a document of our passion.
One day we’re going to have to show the kids - imagine!
‘Mummy, Daddy, what did you do in the movies together?’
Well, my children, you should celebrate this movie as you’re here because of it!”
They married quietly in the Bahamas in 2010 and have worked on several projects together since reuniting.
Despite being one of Hollywood’s power couples, they are fiercely private about their relationship.
She toldTatlerthat they made “a really good decision for us, not to talk about our relationship.
It would feel very strange to do it a different way.
I just couldn’t do it.”
She told the story of Hayek’s meaningful gesture on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
“I was coming here for two months and I didn’t know anyone here,” Cruz said.
“And she picked me up and said, ‘You’re not going to the hotel.
In an interview withThe Guardian, Cruz recalled another episode that strengthened their relationship even further.
“That one really trusts me,” said Cruz.
Cruz describes a relationship that is based on trust, love, and deep friendship.
Cruz’s desire to work with Almodovar happened after she saw his film, “Tie Me Up!
Tie Me Down!”
She shared the moment that she decided she wanted to be an actress on Times Talks.
“It was a life-changing experience.
I came out of the theater.
Soon afterward she would secure an agent and start her career.
They dated for three years and split up in 2004.
Through most of the relationship, they were both shooting movies in separate parts of the world.”
Since that year, she has attended the awards show several times.
By doing so, she became the first Spanish actress to receive the coveted award.
In 2022, Cruz and Bardem were both nominated, but neither one of them won.
Bardem toldGQ, “But, again, neither of us would make the first move.
I don’t know if we were shy or trying to be too professional.
Anyway, it got to the very last day of filming and nothing had happened.
So I thought, ‘F***!
We better get drunk!’
Luckily a friend of ours threw a wrap party and, well, the rest is history.
The duo began dating andUsreported in 2009 that the couple had gotten engaged.
Now, more than a decade into their marriage, the couple still keeps their relationship very private.
She has that feistiness.
There are those scenes where we are arguing, she’s throwing plates, and so on.
I had to wonder, ‘Do I really want this?’
She has what I call the loving blood.
That’s what I find attractive.
There is beauty and there is being sexy.
Penelope has both.”
The actress even wore several of his designs in Pedro Almodovar’s “Broken Embraces.”
She carried a white rose on her walk down the runway in tribute to the designer (perET).
“When you’re a mother, everything changes,” she said (per AP).
Since having children, she’s cut down on work and chooses her projects more carefully.
“I want to be able to raise my children myself, so that makes the decision.
You really have to really look carefully when you say yes to a film.”
There is something that is not making sense and it’s especially affecting younger generations” (viaYouTube).
The glamorous husband and wife team showed up on the red carpet in grand style.
Cruz wore a Chanel gown that reportedly took 680 hours to make (perPeople).
We would not be able to truly celebrate together if one of us was disappointed.
As soon as her nomination came through, we really felt the emotion of what this all means.
Mediapro has offices all over the world and is considered a force within Latin America.
The company has previously been involved in projects featuring both Cruz and her husband, Javier Bardem.
