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• Is best friends with actress Salma Hayek and other famous friends are Matthew McConaughey, Pedro Almodóvar, Mia Maestro, Prince, Matt Damon, Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Goya Toledo.
• After filming All the Pretty Horses (2000), Penélope decided to become a vegetarian.
• Her dad Eduardo is a merchant) and her mother Encarna is a hairdresser.
• Her sister Mónica Cruz is a TV star in Spain, she also starred in some movies.
• Brother Eduardo is a musician and has released a cd.
• Second Spanish performer to be Oscar-nominated. The first one was Javier Bardem.
• Owns her own clothing store in Madrid, Spain called Amarcord.
• Can speak the four languages; Spanish, Italian, French and English.
• She learned Italian because she wanted her part in the movie Non ti muovere / Don't Move (2004) really badly. And it really paid off because she won the Italian equivalent of the Oscars for Best Actress and did an amazing job in the movie.
• Has a big heart when it comes to homeless animals and has taken care of several stray cats. And has as we know two dogs and one of them are called Vino.
• Two of her ex-boyfriends have been named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine: Tom Cruise in 1990 and Matthew McConaughey in 2005.
• Ranked #72 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement in 2006.
• Ranked #51 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement in 2005.
• Ranked one of People magazines '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' in 2005.
• Ranked the #7th 'Sexiest Female Movie Star' in the Australian Empire Magazine in September 2002.
• Ranked #23 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2002.
• Bigas Luna really wanted Penélope starring as the lead character in the torrid Las Edades de Lulú / The Ages of Lulu (1990) but Penélope was only 14. They agreed that she was too young for the role and Francesca Neri was cast instead. Two years later, Luna's fixation with Cruz resulted in her breakthrough performance in Jamón, jamón / A Tale of Ham and Passion (1992) which was her very first film. They later worked toghether again in Volavérunt (1999).
• Claims that Victoria Abril's powerful performance in Pedro Almodóvar's ¡Átame! / Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) determined her to become an actress.
• Is still good friends with ex-boyfriend Tom Cruise and she was one of the first people to visit his new-born baby daughter Suri.
• Has her own movie production company, '88 Producciones'.
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