[b][size=29][center]Biography of Penélope Cruz (P 2)[/center]
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Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the Lucio Villalba-directed video clip [i]La fuerza del destino[/i] for the Spanish [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Synthpop][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]synthpop[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] group [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Mecano][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Mecano[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]. She later started a relationship with [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Nacho_Cano][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Nacho Cano[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], a member of the group.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-2][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][3][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] A TV presenter for the teen-oriented program [i]La Quinta Marcha[/i],[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-Yahoo_Corazon-1][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][2][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] she also had early exposure in [i]Série Rose[/i], a French erotic TV serial.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-3][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][4][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] In one episode she played the role of a blind prostitute and in another played a young noble woman pretending to be a young nobleman in a comedy of errors. She also directed Nacho Cano's video of "El waltz de los locos", in 1994.
Cruz's first major films were [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Jam%C3%B3n,_jam%C3%B3n][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Jamón, jamón[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Belle_%C3%89poque_(film)][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Belle Époque[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], a film which won an [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Foreign_Language_Film][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Academy Award for Foreign Language Film[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]. In 1997, she starred as Sofía Pangia, alongside [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Eduardo_Noriega_(Spanish_actor)][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Eduardo Noriega[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Abre_los_ojos][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Abre los ojos[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], directed by [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Alejandro_Amen%C3%A1bar][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Alejandro Amenábar[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], while in 1999 she appeared in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Pedro_Almod%C3%B3var][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Pedro Almodóvar[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]'s [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Todo_sobre_mi_madre][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Todo sobre mi madre[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] (All About My Mother), which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In 2000 she appeared with [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Matt_Damon][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Matt Damon[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/All_the_Pretty_Horses_(film)][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]All the Pretty Horses[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21].
For Cruz, the early 2000's were a period of mediocre reviews and mixed commercial success. In late 2001, she appeared in the film [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Vanilla_Sky][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Vanilla Sky[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], the Hollywood remake of [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Abre_los_ojos][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Abre los ojos[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][i][size=21].[/i] Cruz co-starred with her best friend, [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Salma_Hayek][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Salma Hayek[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] in the 2006 film, [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Bandidas][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Bandidas[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21].[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-4][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][5][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] In 2006, Cruz received highly favourable reviews for her performance in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Pedro_Almod%C3%B3var][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Pedro Almodóvar[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]'s [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Volver][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Volver[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]. She won a [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Best_Actress_Award_(Cannes_Film_Festival)][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Best Actress[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] ensemble award at the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Cannes Film Festival[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] and has been nominated for an [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Academy_Award][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Academy Award[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Golden Globe Award[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Screen_Actors_Guild][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Screen Actors Guild[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] Award and [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/BAFTA][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]BAFTA[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] Award. She is the first Spanish Actress to be nominated for the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Academy Award for Best Actress[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21].[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-5][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][6][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]
In May 2007, it was announced that Penelope and her sister Mónica would be designing a 25-piece collection for the Barcelona-based fashion chain, [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Mango_(clothing)][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Mango[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21].[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-6][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][7][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] On July 7, 2007, Cruz presented at [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Live_Earth][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Live Earth[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]. In late 2007, she starred in the [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Jaume_de_Laiguana][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Jaume de Laiguana[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]-directed video for her brother's first single, named "Cosas que contar", along with her friend [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/M%C3%ADa_Maestro][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Mía Maestro[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] and her sister Mónica. Cruz had previously shown a keen interest in fashion and is a model for L'Oreal and its "Telescopic" mascara. In July 2007, the British Advertising Standards Authority rapped L'Oréal for a television advert on its "Telescopic" mascara, featuring Penélope Cruz, for failing to state that the model was wearing false eyelashes.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-7][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][8][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]
In [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/2008_in_film][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]2008[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21], she starred in [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Woody_Allen][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Woody Allen[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]'s [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Vicky_Cristina_Barcelona][i][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Vicky Cristina Barcelona[/i][/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21] as María Elena, [/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/wiki/Javier_Bardem][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff]Javier Bardem[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=21]'s mentally-unstable ex-wife. Her performance has received much praise, and many critics are also predicting she might win an oscar for this role.[/size][url=https://algassania2.mam9.com/l%20cite_note-8][u][size=21][color:bbaf=#0000ff][9][/u][/color][/size][/url][b][size=21]
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