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Penélope Cruz Sánchez (født 28. april, 1974 i Madrid, Spanien) er en spansk skuespillerinde. Hun er især kendt for sit samarbejde med instruktøren Pedro Almodóvar.
“Pe”, som hun kaldes blandt familie og venner forlader folkeskolen 15 år gammel. Hun forlader folkeskolen til fordel for dansestudierne. Kort tid efter udvælges Penélope fra en casting, og stopper dansen. Hun får tilbudt flere jobs inden for diverse tv-reklamer og musikvideoer.
Herfra kommer hun med i musikvideoen for en af landets store 80’er-popgrupper, Mecano.
Den amerikanske filmindustri har nu også fået øjnene op for Penélope. Filmen Belle Epoque får international opmærksomhed.
Der kommer bud fra det spanske hjemland, da en ung filminstruktør ved navn Pedro Almodóvar tilbyder Penélope en rolle i filmen Carne Trémula (1997). En film der, sammen med Abre los Ojos fra samme år, får hende helt frem på verdensscenen. Fold ud