Spanish Actress Moves in on Hollywood

Watch out Hollywood! Young Spanish actress, twenty-six year-old Penélope Cruz, has been working her way onto the screen in the United States. Famous for several Spanish films, Cruz has recently launched her career in English-speaking films.

Cruz’s debuted in 1991 in the Spanish film, "El laberinto griego" ("The Greek Labrynth"). Her first big break was in the 1992 film "Jamón, Jamón" ("Ham, Ham"). She went on to star in "Belle époque," directed by Fernando Trueba, which won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1993. Since then, she has acted in about a dozen films. She was awarded the Best Actress Goya Award (the Spanish equivalent of the Oscar) in 1999 for her performance in "The Girl of Your Dreams," also directed by Fernando Trueba.