Information About Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz full name is Penelope Cruz Sanchez. Penelope Cruz is a world-famous actress and has been nominated for Golden Globe and Academy Awards. She was born on April 28, 1974 in Madrid Spain. Here dad was a retailer and her mom was a hairdresser. Entertaining and performing appear to run in the family of Penelope Cruz - she has a brother and two sisters who are deeply involved in singing and acting.

As a youngster she showed much interest in performing -- especially in the areas of dance and acting. If you're a language student, you'll do well to hold Penelope Cruz as a role model, because she speaks four languages fluently: English, Spanish, French, and Italian.

A breakout appearance for Cruz was when she was recorded in the video called La fuerza del destino by the singing group Mecano.

Among Cruz earliest films was Belle Epoque which won a Academy Award for a Foriegn Language film. Other awards that Penelope Cruz has either won or been nominated for include ALMA Awards, BAFTA Awards, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Cannes Film Festival Awards, and MTV Movie Awards.

Penelope Cruz dated Tom Cruise for three years after filming the movie called Vanilla Sky with him. She has also dated the actor Matthew McConaughey after she made the film Sahara. Although Cruz is currently single, she has expressed interest in having children in the future, both her own and through adoption.

Help From Penelope Cruz For Learning Spanish

How can I improve my Spanish with the help of Penelope Cruz? You can increase your knowledge of Spanish with the help of Penelope Cruz by seeing her in Spanish Television shows and Spanish movies. As an actress from the country of Spain, a lot of her work in done in Spanish, especially her early films. By the way she has also appeared in movies done in many other languages including English, French, Italian, and Portuguese.

Penelope Cruz Films

Here is a list of some of the movies that Penelope Cruz has appeared in. You can view these films and have fun while you learn and improve your Spanish. Write down a few words or phrases that are new to you as you watch the movies and add them to your Spanish vocabulary. Remember, when watching movies from this list that are released in English, when you watch the DVD, you can often change the language setting to Spanish.

• Jamón, jamón
• Belle Époque
• El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
• Abre los ojos
• Carne trémula
• La niña de tus ojos
• Todo sobre mi madre
• All the Pretty Horses
• Woman on Top
• Blow
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin
• Vanilla Sky
• Fanfan la tulipe
• Gothika
• Head in the Clouds
• Non ti muovere
• Noel
• Sahara
• Chromophobia
• Bandidas
• Volver
• The Good Night
• Elegy