Penelope Cruz Bio
Penelope Cruz (born on April 28, 1974), better known as Penelope Cruz, is a Spanish actress. Originally a dancer, Cruz soon moved into Spanish television, and since then she has appeared in a string of films, in Spanish, English, and other languages, with relative success and some awards.
Biography
Penelope Cruz was born in Madrid and was named after a song by Joan Manuel Serrat. Penelope's parents are Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. Penelope Cruz was a dancer as a child and young teen. She completed 2º B.U.P. (2nd year of secondary school), but dropped out of school at the age of 15 after she beat more than 300 other girls at a talent agency audition. Penelope received nine years of classic ballet training at the Conservatorio Nacional in Madrid, four years of dance performance with several dance courses at the Cristina Rota School in New York, and three years of Spanish Ballet with Ángela Garrido. She also had jazz dance courses with Raúl Caballero.
Penelope Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the video clip La fuerza del destino for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano (see La forza del destino for the reference to the Italian work). She later started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group, which lasted for several years.
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