Mónica Cruz

Mónica Cruz
Mónica Cruz at the premiere of the film Jerry Cotton in Munich on 28 February 2010.
Born Mónica Cruz Sánchez
(1977-03-16) 16 March 1977
Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
Occupation Actress, dancer
Years active 2002–present
Children 1
Relatives Penélope Cruz (sister)

Mónica Cruz Sánchez (born 16 March 1977) is a Spanish actress and dancer. She is the younger sister of actress Penélope Cruz.

Early life

Cruz was born in the working-class town of Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser, and Eduardo Cruz (d. 2015),[1] a retailer and auto mechanic.[2][3] Throughout her childhood, she lived in Alcobendas. She is the middle child of three; older sister Penélope is an actress, and younger brother Eduardo (born in 1986) is a singer.[4] Her parents divorced in 1999, and her father remarried Carmen Moreno in 2003. Moreno gave birth to a girl, Salma Cruz, on 24 February 2012.[5] Penélope and Mónica distinguished themselves as promising young dancers and both received professional instruction; Penélope attended Spain’s National Conservatory while Mónica enrolled in The Royal Academy of Dance to study traditional ballet and flamenco.

Career

Mónica Cruz in her dance studio in Madrid in July 2007.

Upon graduating from the academy, Cruz joined Joaquín Cortés’ flamenco dance company. She stayed with the company for seven years until, in 2002, she left dancing to pursue a career as an actress. In 2005, she starred in the Spanish television show Un Paso Adelante alongside Beatriz Luengo, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Pablo Puyol and Silvia Marty.

In 2010, her sister Penélope was pregnant while filming scenes for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Towards the latter half of shooting, her pregnancy was quite apparent, so the filmmakers had to figure methods of shooting around it. This included shooting Penélope in close up scenes while hiring Mónica to stand-in for long distance scenes due to her identical appearance to her sister.

In 2017, Cruz appeared in the music video for British band Jamiroquai's "Cloud 9" on their album Automaton.

Filmography

YearFilmRole
2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesAngelica (doubled for Penélope Cruz)
2011Iron CrossGaby
2010Jerry CottonMalena
20099 mesesIrma
2008Asterix at the Olympic GamesEsmeralda
2008All InclusiveClemencia
2007CaminandoMary Carmen Maya
2006The InquiryTabitha
2005Last HourRosa Mulero
2005Un Paso AdelanteSilvia Jauregui

References

  1. ↑ http://people.com/movies/penelope-cruzs-father-died-eduardo-cruz-dies-at-62/
  2. ↑ "Penelope Cruz Biography (1974-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. ↑ "The Rising Star of Penelope Cruz". CBS News. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  4. ↑ Vries, Hilary De (2013-06-09). "Penelope Cruz: Will She Say I Do, or I Don't". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Penelope Cruz's sister born after father welcomes little girl with second wife Carmen Moreno". hellomagazine.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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