Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress", Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo (a retailer) and Encarna (a hairdresser). As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to focus her energies on dance...See full bio »
You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view.
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Trivia:
Bigas Luna was determined to have her starring as the lead character in the torrid
The Ages of Lulu, but Penélope was only 14. They agreed that she was too young for the role and Francesca Neri was cast instead. Two years later, Luna's fixation with Cruz resulted in her breakthrough performance in
Jamon Jamon...
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