No one in Spain has gone this far in an acting career. The case of Penélope Cruz is unique and now, at 50 years old, she can boast of looking back and seeing the results of so much. effort, talent and capacity for commitment. She does it from the serenity of a winner in life and work. And she with her husband, Javier Bardem, and her two children.
Penélope Cruz turns 50 today and her story is one that is worth telling. Daughter of an Extremaduran merchant who worked in a dealership and a mother who ran a hair salon, he soon discovered that his world would be that of acting. She did it by seeing’tie me‘, by Pedro Almodóvar. But first the world of the video clip – ‘The Force of Destiny’, by Meccanoit would be his professional debut at only 14 years old – or television, presenting ‘Los mundos de Yupi’ in 1990 or shortly after ‘La quinta march’ alongside Jesus Vazquez.
Penélope Cruz’s first film was ‘The Greek Labyrinth’, directed by Rafael Alcázar, and then came ‘Ham Ham‘ by the controversial director Bigas Luna, in 1992, after overcoming a terrible casting. There he would meet Javier Bardem, although the flame of love would not yet arise. ‘Love seriously harms health’ and ‘tremulous flesh‘, along with her beloved Almodóvar, would consolidate her as a national star. Next would be Hollywood.
The international success of ‘Everything about my mother‘, which led her to be the first Spanish actress nominated for an Oscar as best leading actress, would catapult her beyond borders and Woody Allen He chose her to participate in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’. She was nominated for a Oscar for best supporting actress and won. His participation in the saga of ‘The pirates of the caribbean‘He did nothing other than skyrocket popularity and respect as a performer that is still on the rise. The example of a career well run and thought out based on talent and ability to seduce.
Nacho Cano
And if his professional life has been a success, the same could be said of his love life. Nacho Cano chose her among countless applicants to star in a Mecano video clip and later, in 1991 and she being a minor, they began a relationship that was marked by all kinds of ups and downs. Hard five years.
Tom Cruise
After Nacho Cano, he was related to the rider Gigi Sarasola. After she met Javier Bardem in ‘Jamón, jamón’ it was said that she had some kind of relationship with Matt Damon, with whom he coincided in the feature film ‘All Beautiful Horses’. But her most famous romance came in 2001 with Tom Cruise, with whom she filmed ‘Vanilla Sky’. In 2003 she produced the «friendly breakup», as they themselves described it.
Matthew McConaughey
Her next boyfriend would be another well-known actor who has come a long way in recent years, Matthew McConaughey, with whom she met in the film ‘Sahara‘, released in 2005. Two years later, the two actors issued a joint statement stating that they had decided «give yourself some time». That time lasted to infinity and beyond.
Javier Bardem
In 2007 his most important film arrived at all levels. Was ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona‘, where he met again with Javier Bardem. And this time the spark of love was lit until it burned. That same summer, magazines confirmed their courtship after spending some time together. holidays in the Maldives. Faithful to his wish, secrecy took over the relationship.
Following this line, In 2010 they married secretly. It was on a private island owned by Johnny Depp, in the Bahamas. A year later her first child would arrive, Leo, who was born in the exclusive Cedars Sinai clinic in Los Angeles, where the couple resided at the time. And two years later she would come Moonin Spain.
Both represent the image of two winners, actors with Oscars who choose their roles, do not report to anyone and do not publicize their private lives, without this meaning neglecting their promotional and advertising commitments. Now, and also as Chanel ambassadorPenelope remains as radiant as ever at 50 years old, enviably carried out at all levels.
