On the start date it will be the 50th birthday of Penélope Cruz, highly-rated as one of the most beautiful actresses in the world, who has apparently become known as the “Spanish enchantress”. Born in Alcobendas, Madrid she studied classical ballet for nine years at Spain’s National Conservatory. However at 15 she won a talent agency comp against 300 other girls, from which she landed TV shows & music videos, from which she then moved to the big screen and has now 90 screen credits & 2 upcoming projects. She studied ballet & English in New York 1994-96 living in Christopher & Greenwich in Manhattan. She made an early appearance in Timothy Dalton thriller Framed in 1992, then started working with her greatest influence Pedro Almodovar, notably Open Your Eyes 1997, then won a Spanish Goya for The Girl of Your Dreams 1998, but her first big international hit was All About My Mother 1999 – may be remembered for Woman on Top & All the Pretty Horses with Matt Damon 2000, then Blow with Johnny Depp 2001, Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise 2001 and she was set for global fame – Sahara 2005, Bandidas 2006, Volver 2007 (Oscar & BAFTA nominations, won Goya), Elegy 2008, won Oscar & BAFTA & Goya for Vicky Christina Barcelona 2008, Nine 2009 (Oscar nomination), Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides 2011, To Rome With Love 2012, The Counselor 2013, Ma ma 2015, Zoolander 2 & The Brothers Grimsby 2016, Murder on the Orient Express 2017, The 355 & Parallel Mothers (Oscar nomination) 2022, Ferrari 2023, and she has 11 other Goya nominations, and was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 2011. She married Javier Bardem 2010 in Bahamas and they have 2 children, they have lived in Los Angeles, but both prefer living in Madrid and she speaks Spanish, Italian, English. From 2006 she was earning $2 million p.a. promoting L’Oreal, and has been an ambassador for Chanel since 2018. Has engaged with philanthropy projects in Nepal, Uganda & after a visit to Calcutta with Mother Theresa founded Sabera Foundation for homeless girls in Calcutta, though that is no longer operating. We believe her worthy of a match in her honour and hope you accept – if the numbers or ratings do not suit, then please make contact.
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