Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actress who rose to international fame through collaborations with Pedro Almodóvar and became the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award.

She appears frequently in both Spanish-language and Hollywood films: The new Penélope Cruz movie opens Friday.

Her name sometimes appears without the accent as Penelope Cruz.

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Penélope Cruzordinary citizen

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G