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Penélope Cruz Sánchez (pronounced
[pe̞ˈne̞ˑlo̞pe̞ ˈkɾuθ̟ ˈs̺änʲʨe̞θ̟]; born April 28, 1974),
better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress and the muse
of Pedro Almodovar. She gathered critical acclaim as a young
actress for films such as Jamon, Jamon, Carne tremula, La Niña
de tus ojos and Belle epoque. She has also starred in several
American films such as Blow and Bandidas.
Cruz has been awarded two Goyas, two European Film Awards and
the Coppa Volpi for her work. She is notable as the first
Spanish actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Actress for her role in the 2007 Spanish Almodovar film Volver.
Cruz has featured strongly in L'Oreal advertising campaigns, most noticeably the
Telescopic mascara campaign. In 2007, the British Advertising Standards
Authority ruled that L'oreal has mislead customers as to the bulk and volume the
mascara added to a lash after it was revealed Cruz wore artificial lashes in the
advertisements. The claim that the mascara could make lashes '60% longer' was
dismissed as false and misleading
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