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Penelope Cruz

Early life

Cruz was born in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Encarna SÃ¡nchez, a hairdresser, and Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and auto mechanic. Her younger sister is Spanish dancer MÃ³nica Cruz. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement. Initially, Cruz decided to focus her energies on dance. After studying classical ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, she continued her training under a series of prominent dancers. She received three years of Spanish Ballet training with Ãngela Garrido. She also had jazz dance training with RaÃºl Caballero and studied at Cristina Rota (mother of Juan Diego Botto) school in Madrid. At 15, however, she followed another calling after besting more than 300 other girls at a talent agency audition.

More about Penelope Cruz (From Wikipedia)

Early Life

Cruz was born in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Encarna SÃ¡nchez, a hairdresser, and Eduardo Cruz, a retailer and auto mechanic. Her younger sister is Spanish dancer read more...

Career

Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the Lucio Villalba-directed video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano. She later started a relationship read more...

Personal Life

Cruz has a younger brother, Eduardo, a singer, and a younger sister, MÃ³nica, who closely resembles her: a similarity exploited for some Spanish TV ads. In the 2000s, MÃ³nica read more...

PenÃ©lope Cruz SÃ¡nchez (pronounced [peÌžËˆneÌžË‘loÌžpeÌž ËˆkÉ¾uÎ¸ÌŸ ËˆsÌºÃ¤nÊ²Ê¨eÌžÎ¸ÌŸ]; born April 28, 1974), better known as PenÃ©lope read more...