2.  She was born in Madrid, Spain.

3.  She was born on April 28, 1974 (age 39),

4.  Her birth name is Penélope Cruz  Her nickname is Madonna of Madrid

5.  She is an actress  She is also a model

6.  When she was a kid, she would watch TV then re-enact the commercials. Although even trying to act, she also was a dancer. She was in a talent show and beat 300 girls. She was a back up dancer in some music videos.

7.  She studied classical ballet at a young age then moved to Hollywood, California to act. She was signed by an agent at the age 15, she made her acting debut at age 16 on television.

8.  She did not have a lot of money growing up so her parents thought if each person could do a part in trying to get some money they did. When she got signed to act. She a ton of money for how well she did.

10.  www.wikipidea.com  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARTmeBz0Q SA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARTmeBz0Q SA  http://www.biography.com/people/penelope- cruz-9262753  I couldn’t find any good scenes of her acting