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Cruz made her movie debut in El laberinto griego (1993) (The Greek Labyrinth), then appeared briefly in the Timothy Dalton thriller Framed (1992). Her third film was the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque (1992) , in which she played one of four sisters vying for the love of a handsome army deserter.
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- 'Volver' (2006) Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Volver illustrates Raimunda and her sister as they mourn their mother, Irene, who had died several years ago in a house fire.
- 'All About My Mother' (1999) Director: Pedro Almodóvar. In this Oscar-winning film (it won Best Foreign Movie in 1999), audiences watch a woman (Cecilia Roth) as she struggles to get her life back in order and cope with the tragic loss of her 17-year-old son (Eloy Azorín) on his birthday.
- 'Parallel Mothers' (2021) Director: Pedro Almodóvar. The powerful drama Madres paralelas — or Parallel Mothers — tells the story of two women: middle-aged Janis (Cruz) and teenager Ana (Milena Smit).
- 'Broken Embraces' (2009) Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Broken Embraces finds an ex-filmmaker (Lluís Homar) forced to confront his past when he is triggered by the death of a movie director whom he used to work with, Ernesto Martel (played by frequent Almodóvar collaborator, José Luis Gómez).
Other notable films include Vanilla Sky (2001), Blow (2001), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), The Counselor (2013), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Everybody Knows (2018), Official Competition (2022), L'immensità (2022) and Ferrari (2023).
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Adapted from the Philip Roth novel, Cruz stars opposite fellow Oscar-winner Sir Ben Kingsley in the thriller Elegy, in which she stars as a 24-year-old literature student from Cuba, Consuela. Aging American college professor David Kepesh (Kingsley) takes an instant shine to Consuela. As they spend time together, David gets to know her mysterious pa...
Cruz and Bardem also costar in Everybody Knows, a mysterious crime-thriller written and directed by lauded Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi. Cruz plays Laura, a Spanish woman who returns to her home near Madrid for her sister's wedding after spending years in Argentina. Upon arrival with her two children, Laura soon finds that her teenage daughter ...
In the first of five terrific Cruz/Almodóvar collaborations on this list,Live Fleshalso stars Javier Bardem. The story traces Victor (Liberto Rabal), a man who is released from prison to find that the love of his life, Elena (Francesca Neri), has fallen for a paraplegic basketball player named David (Bardem). RELATED: Javier Bardem's Best Performan...
Once again co-starring Javier Bardem, Cruz won an Academy Award for her role in Vicky Christina Barcelona. Bardem stars as a strapping playboy who is torn between his old flame Maria Elena (Cruz) and two American tourists. RELATED: 10 Actors Who Frequently Work With Scarlett Johansson The titular tourists Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Christina (Scarlet...
Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embracesrevolves around Harry Caine (Lluis Homar), a scriptwriter who is blind. The movie follows him as he delves deep into his past as a film director to reminisce over the one true love of his life that got away, Lena (Cruz). The film flashes back to Caine's past when he casts Lena in a film, where he (under the name Mat...
Alejandro Amenabar's Open Your Eyes was remade by Cameron Crowe four years later as Vanilla Sky. Both versions star Penélope Cruz as the character of Sofia. RELATED: Cameron Crowe's 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes The cryptic science fiction tale traces the life of Cesar (Eduardo Noriega), a man who suffers a horrific auto accident tha...
Cruz landed her first Oscar nomination for her starring role in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver, a tale of great intensity. RELATED: 10 Best Spanish Shows On Netflix Right Now When Raimunda (Cruz) finds Paula's father Paco (Antonio de la Torre) attempting to rape her daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo), she murders him. This death kicks off an unbelievable seque...
Fernando Trueba's romantic dramedy Belle Epoque marks the second feature film Cruz appeared in. She plays Luz, who has a relationship with Fernando (Jorge Sanz), an AWOL soldier in 1930s Spain. Hiding out on a farm to avoid punishment, Fernando's fortune changes when the farmer's four beautiful daughters arrive. Fernando, unfortunately, falls for a...
Pedro Almodóvar's most recent film,Pain and Glory, is a semi-autobiographical tale in which Antonio Banderas plays a version of the Spanish auteur while at a crossroads in his career. RELATED: Top 10 Biopics Of 2020, Ranked According To IMDB Salvador Mallo is an aging film director who begins to take stock of his life and career accomplishments. As...
Pedro Almodóvar's tour-de-force drama All About My Motherfeatures an all-time great performance by Cecilia Roth as Manuela. Following a horrific accident, Manuela's life is wholly changed. She finds herself traveling and meets a slew of strangers such as the priestess Hermana (Cruz) and gives them all the assistance they could ever ask for. By doin...
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Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress. Known for her roles in films of several genres, particularly those in the Spanish language, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and five ...
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1. All the Pretty Horses. 2000 1h 56m PG-13. 5.8 (16K) Rate. 55 Metascore. Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter. Director Billy Bob Thornton Stars Matt Damon Penélope Cruz Henry Thomas. 2. Blow. 2001 2h 4m R. 7.5 (278K)
