PASTE
Share Tweet Submit Pin
NoiseTradeVideoPodcastsDaytrotter
  • Music
  • Movies
  • TV
  • Comedy
  • Games
  • Books
  • Drink
  • Politics
  • Travel
  • Tech
  • NoiseTrade
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • Daytrotter
  • Netflix
  • Merch
  • Advertise
Music Movies TV Comedy Games Books Drink Politics Travel Tech

The Roles of a Lifetime: Penélope Cruz

By Allison Gorman and Anna Gorman  |  March 7, 2016  |  8:00am
Movies Galleries
Share Tweet Submit Pin
  • penelope-cruz 01-cruz-jamonjamon "Silvia" - Jamón, jamón (1992)
  • penelope-cruz 02-cruz-belleepoque "Luz" - Belle Époque (1992)
  • penelope-cruz 03-cruz-framed "Lola Del Moreno" - Framed (1992)
  • penelope-cruz 04-cruz-alegremanontroppo "Salome" - Alegre ma non troppo (1994)
  • penelope-cruz 05-cruz-lacelestina "Melibea" - La Celestina (1996)
  • penelope-cruz 06-cruz-lovecanseriouslydamageyourhealth "Diana" - Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997)
  • penelope-cruz 07-cruz-openyoureyes "Sofia" - Open Your Eyes (1997)
  • penelope-cruz 08-cruz-liveflesh "Isabel Plaza Caballero" - Live Flesh (1997)
  • penelope-cruz 09-cruz-thegirlofyourdreams "Macarena" - The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 10-cruz-talkofangels "Pilar" - Talk of Angels (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 11-cruz-thehilocountry "Josepha" - The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 12-cruz-donjuan "Mathurine" - Don Juan (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 13-cruz-allaboutmymother "Maria Rosa Sanz" - All About My Mother (1999)
  • penelope-cruz 14-cruz-twiceuponayesterday "Louise" - Twice Upon A Yesterday (1999)
  • penelope-cruz 15-cruz-blow "Mirtha Jung" - Blow (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 16-cruz-donttemptme "Carmen Ramos" - Don't Tempt Me (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 17-cruz-captaincorellismandolin "Pelagia" - Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 18-cruz-vanillasky "Sofia Serrano" - Vanilla Sky (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 19-cruz-gothika "Chloe Sava" - Gothika (2003)
  • penelope-cruz 20-cruz-headintheclouds "Mia" - Head in the Clouds (2004)
  • penelope-cruz 21-cruz-noel "Nina Vasquez" - Noel (2004)
  • penelope-cruz 22-cruz-dontmove "Italia" - Don't Move (2004)
  • penelope-cruz 23-cruz-sahara "Eva Rojas" - Sahara (2005)
  • penelope-cruz 24-cruz-chromophobia "Gloria" - Chromophobia (2005)
  • penelope-cruz 25a-cruz-bandidas "Maria Alvarez" - Bandidas (2006)
  • penelope-cruz 26-cruz-volver "Raimunda" - Volver (2006)
  • penelope-cruz 27a-cruz-manolete "Antonita Sino" - Manolete (2007)
  • penelope-cruz 28-cruz-thegoodnight "Anna" - The Good Night (2007)
  • penelope-cruz 29-cruz-elegy "Consuela Castillo" - Elegy (2008)
  • penelope-cruz 30-cruz-vickycristinabarcelona "Maria Elena" - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
  • penelope-cruz 31-cruz-gforce "Juarez" - G-Force (2009)
  • penelope-cruz 32-cruz-brokenembraces "Magdalena" - Broken Embraces (2009)
  • penelope-cruz 33-cruz-nine "Carla Albanese" - Nine (2009)
  • penelope-cruz 34-cruz-sexandthecity2 "Carmen Garcia Carrión" - Sex and the City 2 (2010)
  • penelope-cruz 35-cruz-piratesofthecaribbean "Angelica" - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
  • penelope-cruz 36-cruz-toromewithlove "Anna" - To Rome with Love (2012)
  • penelope-cruz 37-cruz-venutoalmondo "Gemma" - Venuto al mondo (2012)
  • penelope-cruz 38-cruz-imsoexcited "Jessica" - I'm So Excited! (2013)
  • penelope-cruz 39-cruz-thecounselor "Laura" - The Counselor (2013)
  • penelope-cruz 40-cruz-mama "Magda" - Ma Ma (2015)
  • penelope-cruz 41-cruz-zoolander2 "Valentina Valencia" - Zoolander No. 2 (2016)
  • penelope-cruz 42a-grimsby "Rhonda George" – The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
Start Gallery
Start Gallery
The Roles of a Lifetime: Penélope Cruz
  • penelope-cruz 01-cruz-jamonjamon "Silvia" - Jamón, jamón (1992)
  • penelope-cruz 02-cruz-belleepoque "Luz" - Belle Époque (1992)
  • penelope-cruz 03-cruz-framed "Lola Del Moreno" - Framed (1992)
  • penelope-cruz 04-cruz-alegremanontroppo "Salome" - Alegre ma non troppo (1994)
  • penelope-cruz 05-cruz-lacelestina "Melibea" - La Celestina (1996)
  • penelope-cruz 06-cruz-lovecanseriouslydamageyourhealth "Diana" - Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health (1997)
  • penelope-cruz 07-cruz-openyoureyes "Sofia" - Open Your Eyes (1997)
  • penelope-cruz 08-cruz-liveflesh "Isabel Plaza Caballero" - Live Flesh (1997)
  • penelope-cruz 09-cruz-thegirlofyourdreams "Macarena" - The Girl of Your Dreams (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 10-cruz-talkofangels "Pilar" - Talk of Angels (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 11-cruz-thehilocountry "Josepha" - The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 12-cruz-donjuan "Mathurine" - Don Juan (1998)
  • penelope-cruz 13-cruz-allaboutmymother "Maria Rosa Sanz" - All About My Mother (1999)
  • penelope-cruz 14-cruz-twiceuponayesterday "Louise" - Twice Upon A Yesterday (1999)
  • penelope-cruz 15-cruz-blow "Mirtha Jung" - Blow (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 16-cruz-donttemptme "Carmen Ramos" - Don't Tempt Me (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 17-cruz-captaincorellismandolin "Pelagia" - Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 18-cruz-vanillasky "Sofia Serrano" - Vanilla Sky (2001)
  • penelope-cruz 19-cruz-gothika "Chloe Sava" - Gothika (2003)
  • penelope-cruz 20-cruz-headintheclouds "Mia" - Head in the Clouds (2004)
  • penelope-cruz 21-cruz-noel "Nina Vasquez" - Noel (2004)
  • penelope-cruz 22-cruz-dontmove "Italia" - Don't Move (2004)
  • penelope-cruz 23-cruz-sahara "Eva Rojas" - Sahara (2005)
  • penelope-cruz 24-cruz-chromophobia "Gloria" - Chromophobia (2005)
  • penelope-cruz 25a-cruz-bandidas "Maria Alvarez" - Bandidas (2006)
  • penelope-cruz 26-cruz-volver "Raimunda" - Volver (2006)
  • penelope-cruz 27a-cruz-manolete "Antonita Sino" - Manolete (2007)
  • penelope-cruz 28-cruz-thegoodnight "Anna" - The Good Night (2007)
  • penelope-cruz 29-cruz-elegy "Consuela Castillo" - Elegy (2008)
  • penelope-cruz 30-cruz-vickycristinabarcelona "Maria Elena" - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
  • penelope-cruz 31-cruz-gforce "Juarez" - G-Force (2009)
  • penelope-cruz 32-cruz-brokenembraces "Magdalena" - Broken Embraces (2009)
  • penelope-cruz 33-cruz-nine "Carla Albanese" - Nine (2009)
  • penelope-cruz 34-cruz-sexandthecity2 "Carmen Garcia Carrión" - Sex and the City 2 (2010)
  • penelope-cruz 35-cruz-piratesofthecaribbean "Angelica" - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
  • penelope-cruz 36-cruz-toromewithlove "Anna" - To Rome with Love (2012)
  • penelope-cruz 37-cruz-venutoalmondo "Gemma" - Venuto al mondo (2012)
  • penelope-cruz 38-cruz-imsoexcited "Jessica" - I'm So Excited! (2013)
  • penelope-cruz 39-cruz-thecounselor "Laura" - The Counselor (2013)
  • penelope-cruz 40-cruz-mama "Magda" - Ma Ma (2015)
  • penelope-cruz 41-cruz-zoolander2 "Valentina Valencia" - Zoolander No. 2 (2016)
  • penelope-cruz 42a-grimsby "Rhonda George" – The Brothers Grimsby (2016)

Penélope Cruz arrived in the United States at age 20, knowing only two English phrases beyond dialogue she’d memorized for casting calls. One of them—“Thank you”—would come in handy 15 years later when she accepted an Academy Award for her supporting role in 2008’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the first Oscar won by a Spanish actress. Cruz’s American breakout was as Tom Cruise’s love interest in Vanilla Sky, a remake of a Spanish film (Open Your Eyes) in which she also starred. Cruz still maintains parallel careers on both sides of the Atlantic. Currently she’s enjoying back-to-back American releases with Zoolander No. 2 and The Brothers Grimsby (in theaters March 11).

Tags
  • all about my mother
  • open your eyes
  • penelope cruz
  • vanilla sky
  • vicky cristina barcelona
  • volver
Also from Galleries
  • The Best Book Covers of Fall 2019 The Best Book Covers of Fall 2019 By Frannie Jackson November 19, 2019  |  2:47pm
  • The 8 Best Acts We Saw at Music Midtown 2019 The 8 Best Acts We Saw at Music Midtown 2019 By Lizzie Manno & Annie Black September 18, 2019  |  12:05pm
  • Osheaga 2019 Portraits: Denzel Curry, Fontaines D.C., and more Osheaga 2019 Portraits: Denzel Curry, Fontaines D.C., and more By Annie Black August 9, 2019  |  5:05pm
  • The Best Book Covers of July 2019 The Best Book Covers of July 2019 By Frannie Jackson July 29, 2019  |  5:36pm
  • The Best Book Covers of 2019 (So Far) The Best Book Covers of 2019 (So Far) By Frannie Jackson July 12, 2019  |  3:59pm
  • The Best Book Covers of June 2019 The Best Book Covers of June 2019 By Frannie Jackson July 1, 2019  |  4:38pm
  • More from Galleries
Most Popular
  • The 10 Best Movies in Theaters Right Now The 10 Best Movies in Theaters Right Now By Paste Movies Staff December 1, 2019
  • The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now By Dom Sinacola and Paste Movies Staff November 27, 2019
  • The 40 Best Comedies on Netflix Right Now (December 2019) The 40 Best Comedies on Netflix Right Now (December 2019) By Garrett Martin and Paste Staff December 2, 2019
  • The 50 Best Movies on HBO Right Now The 50 Best Movies on HBO Right Now By Dom Sinacola and Paste Movies Staff December 5, 2019
  • The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now By Paste Movies Staff December 1, 2019
  • The 50 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now The 50 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now By Jim Vorel & Paste Movies Staff November 18, 2019
  • Daniel Craig's James Bond Returns One Last Time in the Trailer for No Time to Die Daniel Craig's James Bond Returns One Last Time in the Trailer for No Time to Die By Jim Vorel December 4, 2019
  • The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s The 100 Best Movies of the 2010s By Paste Movies Staff November 13, 2019
  • More Movie Most Popular
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Masthead
  • Privacy
  • Copyright
  • Newsletter
  • Merch
  • Mobile App
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Contact Us

© 2019 Paste Media Group. All Rights Reserved