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Penelope Cruz is a Spanish actress. Born Penelope Cruz Sanchez in Madrid, Spain, on April 28, 1974. As a child and young teen, Cruz was a dancer, and actually dropped out of high school to pursue dancing. Her looks and style have been compared favorably with Sophia Loren.

Cruz's first major films were Jamon, Jamon and the more widely known (in the US) Belle Epoque, a film which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

She also appeared with Matt Damon in All The Pretty Horses.

Recently, after his separation from Nicole Kidman, she has begun a relationship with Tom Cruise.

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+'''Penelope Cruz''' is a [[Spanish]] [[actress]].  Born Penelope Cruz Sanchez in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]], on [[April 28]], [[1974]].  As a child and young teen, Cruz was a dancer, and actually dropped out of high school to pursue dancing.  Her looks and style have been compared favorably with [[Sophia Loren]].
-<b>Location:</b>
-Central Europe, southeast of Germany
-<p><b>Geographic coordinates:</b>
-45 N, 15 30 E
-<p><b>Map references:</b>
-Europe
-<p><b>Area:</b>
-<br><i>total:</i>
-,866 sq km
-<br><i>land:</i>
-,276 sq km
-<br><i>water:</i>
-,590 sq km
-<p><b>Area - comparative:</b>
-slightly smaller than South Carolina
-<p><b>Land boundaries:</b>
-<br><i>total:</i>
-,881 km
-<br><i>border countries:</i>
-Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km
-<p><b>Coastline:</b>
-km (landlocked)
-<p><b>Maritime claims:</b>
-none (landlocked)
-<p><b>Climate:</b>
-temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
-<p><b>Terrain:</b>
-Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
-<p><b>Elevation extremes:</b>
-<br><i>lowest point:</i>
-Elbe River 115 m
-<br><i>highest point:</i>
-Snezka 1,602 m
-<p><b>Natural resources:</b>
-hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
-<p><b>Land use:</b>
-<br><i>arable land:</i>
-%
-<br><i>permanent crops:</i>
-%
-<br><i>permanent pastures:</i>
-%
-<br><i>forests and woodland:</i>
-%
-<br><i>other:</i>
-% (1993 est.)
-<p><b>Irrigated land:</b>
-sq km (1993 est.)
-<p><b>Natural hazards:</b>
-flooding
-<p><b>Environment - current issues:</b>
-air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests
-<p><b>Environment - international agreements:</b>
-<br><i>party to:</i>
-Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
-<br><i>signed, but not ratified:</i>
-Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
-<p><b>Geography - note:</b>
-landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe
+Cruz's first major films were ''[[Jamon, Jamon]]'' and the more widely known (in the [[US]]) ''[[Belle Epoque]]'', a film which won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Awards/Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]].
-:''See also :'' [[Czech republic]]
+She also appeared with [[Matt Damon]] in ''[[All The Pretty Horses]]''.
+Recently, after his separation from [[Nicole Kidman]], she has begun a relationship with [[Tom Cruise]].
+[[Penelope_Cruz/Filmography|/Filmography]]