| Also Known As | Pe,Madonna of Madrid, Spanish enchantress |
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| Birth Name | Penélope Cruz Sánchez |
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| Birth | Born on 1974-04-28 at Madrid, Spain |
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| Height | 5' 6'' |
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| Sex | F |
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| Hair | Brown |
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| Eyes | Hazel |
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| Nationality | Spanish |
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| Profession | Actress |
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| Education | Secondary studies (dropped out)
National Conservatory in Madrid, Spain (majored in Classical Ballet)
Cristina Rota's School in Nueva York (4 years of theater) |
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| Relationships | Faiz Ahmad (not the poet)
Nacho Cano (Spanish pop musician, Mecano, b. 26-Feb-1963, dated in early 1990s)
Tom Cruise (dated 2001-04, broke up in January 2004)
Matthew McConaughey (dated in 2004) |
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| Father | Eduardo Cruz (auto mechanic) |
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| Mother | Encarna Sánchez (hairdresser) |
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| Sisters | Mónica Cruz (b. 1978, professional flamenco dancer) |
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| Brothers | Mónica Cruz (b. 1978, professional flamenco dancer) |
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| Claim To Fame | As Alejandra in All the Pretty Horses (2000) |
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 Penélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. She was born April 28, 1974 in Madrid and named after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat. Her parents are Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen. She completed 2º B.U.P. (2nd year of secondary school), but dropped school at the age of 15 after she beat more than 300 other girls at a ..
Penelope Cruz's Biography |
| Quote: I'm strong and opinionated. Those qualities brought me a lot of problems since I was a little girl in school, saying 'I don't agree' and fighting with the children. It's part of my curiosity for life. More Quotes | | Trivia: She donated her entire The Hi-Lo Country (1998) salary to the Mother Teresa's children's sanctuary in Calcutta after spending a week there volunteering. More Trivia | | Penelope Cruz Photo Gallery | | Contact Penelope Cruz |
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