Saturday, October 3, 2009

Penelope Cruz debut - La fuerza del Destino 1988


Penelope Cruz in the video of the group Mecano: La fuerza del destino

Jamón Jamón, Penelope Cruz DebutPenelope Cruz & Javier Bardem in Jamón, Jamón


Cruz first achieved fame when she appeared in the video for "La fuerza del destino" for the Spanish synthpop group Mecano. She later started a relationship with Nacho Cano, a member of the group. A TV presenter for the teen-oriented program La Quinta Marcha, she also had early exposure in Série Rose, an erotic French TV serial. In one episode she played the role of a blind prostitute and in another played a young noblewoman pretending to be a young nobleman in a comedy of errors. She also directed Nacho Cano's video of "El waltz de los locos", in 1994.

Cruz's first major films were Jamón, jamón and Belle Époque, a film which won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In 1997, she starred as Sofía Pangia, alongside Eduardo Noriega, in Open Your Eyes, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, while in 1999 she appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother, which also won an Academy Award for Foreign Language Film. In 2000 she appeared with Matt Damon in All the Pretty Horses.

For Cruz, the early 2000s were a period of mediocre reviews and mixed commercial success. In late 2001, she appeared in the film Vanilla Sky, the Hollywood remake of Open Your Eyes. Returning to Europe, in 2004, Cruz learned Italian (she already spoke Spanish, French, and English) to star in the film Don't Move. She earned critical praise for her role and earned the coveted David di Donatello award, the Italian equivalent of the Oscar.

In 2006, she co-starred with her best friend, Salma Hayek, in the film Bandidas. That same year, Cruz received highly favourable reviews for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar's Volver. She shared a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival with five of her co-stars, and was nominated for the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role. The latter of these nominations made her the first Spanish actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

In May 2007, it was announced that Penélope and her sister Mónica would be designing a 25-piece collection for the Barcelona-based fashion chain Mango. On July 7, 2007, Cruz presented at Live Earth. In late 2007, she starred in the Jaume de Laiguana-directed video for her brother's first single, named "Cosas que contar", along with her friend Mía Maestro and her sister Mónica. Cruz had previously shown a keen interest in fashion and is a model for L'Oréal and its "Telescopic" mascara.

In 2008, Cruz appeared with Sir Ben Kingsley in fellow Spaniard Isabel Coixet's film Elegy, earning her critical praise for an English-speaking role. The film was based on the Philip Roth story The Dying Animal. She was nominated for a Golden Satellite award for her performance.

In 2008, she starred in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona as María Elena, Javier Bardem's mentally unstable ex-wife. Her performance received wide critical praise. For the role, Cruz received her second Academy Award Nomination, and later won for Best Supporting Actress,[10] making her only the second Spanish actor to win an Academy Award, a year after her boyfriend, Javier Bardem, won for No Country for Old Men. She became the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award, and one of the only actors besides Robert De Niro and Ingrid Bergman to win the Oscar for a role speaking two different languages. Besides the Oscar, Cruz won the BAFTA, the Independent Spirit Award, the National Board of Review Award, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She also earned Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for her role.

Cruz again collaborated with Pedro Almodóvar in his film Los Abrazos Rotos, which is slated to be released in the U.S. in November 2009. She will also be featured in the film version of the musical Nine along with other Oscar winners Sophia Loren, Judi Dench, Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman and Marion Cotillard.

Year Film Role Notes
1992 Jamón, jamón Silvia Nominated — Goya Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Spanish Actors Union Newcomer Award
Belle Époque Luz Spanish Actors Union Award for Supporting Performance (Secundario Cine)
1993 For Love, Only for Love Mary Per amore, solo per amore
The Greek Labyrinth Elise El Laberinto griego
The Rebel Enza La Ribelle
1994 Alegre ma non troppo Salomé
Todo es mentira Lucía
1995 Entre rojas Lucía
El Efecto mariposa Party guest
1996 La Celestina Melibea
Brujas Patricia
Más que amor, frenesí

1997 Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health Younger Diana / Diana's daughter El amor perjudica seriamente la salud
Open Your Eyes Sofía Abre los ojos
Live Flesh Isabel Plaza Caballero Carne trémula
Nominated — Spanish Actors Union Award for Performance in a Minor Role (Reparto Cine)
Hjørne af paradis, Et Doña Helena
1998 The Girl of Your Dreams Macarena La niña de tus ojos
Goya Award for Best Actress
Fotogramas de Plata Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine)
Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine)
Nominated — European Film Award for Best Actress
"The Hi-Lo Country" Josepha Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film
Don Juan Mathurine
1999 All About My Mother Sister María Rosa Sanz Todo sobre mi madre
2000 All the Pretty Horses Alejandra Villarreal
Woman on Top Isabella Oliveira
2001 Blow Mirtha Jung
Don't Tempt Me Carmen Ramos Bendito infierno
Captain Corelli's Mandolin Pelagia Nominated — European Film Award - Audience Award for Best Actress
Vanilla Sky Sofia Serrano Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
2002 Waking up in Reno Brenda
2003 Fanfan la tulipe Adeline La Franchise Nominated — European Film Award - Audience Award for Best Actress
Gothika Chloe Sava
2004 Head in the Clouds Mia
Don't Move Italia Non ti muovere
David di Donatello Award for Best Actress
European Film Award - Audience Award for Best Actress
Nominated — European Film Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Goya Award for Best Actress
Noel Nina Vasquez
2005 Sahara Eva Rojas
2006 Chromophobia Gloria
Bandidas María Álvarez
Volver Raimunda European Film Award for Best Actress
Goya Award for Best Actress
Cannes Award Best Actress shared with Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave
Fotogramas de Plata Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine)
Spanish Actors Union Award for Lead Performance (Protagonista Cine)
Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actress
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Leading Female Actor
2007 The Good Night Anna
Manolete Antoñita "Lupe" Sino
2008 Elegy Consuela Castillo Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performer of the Year Award also for Vicky Christina Barcelona
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Vicky Cristina Barcelona María Elena Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performer of the Year Award also for Elegy
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Critics Choice Award
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Female Actor
2009 G-Force Juarez (voice)
Broken Embraces Magdalena Los abrazos rotos
Nine Carla Albanese post-production
Source: Wikipedia - Penelope Cruz

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