Mónica Cruz
Mónica Cruz | |
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Mónica Cruz at the premiere of the film Jerry Cotton in Munich on 28 February 2010. | |
Born |
Mónica Cruz Sánchez 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
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
Year | Film | Role |
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2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Angelica (doubled for Penélope Cruz) |
2011 | Iron Cross | Gaby |
2010 | Jerry Cotton | Malena |
2009 | 9 meses | Irma |
2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games | Esmeralda |
2008 | All Inclusive | Clemencia |
2007 | Caminando | Mary Carmen Maya |
2006 | The Inquiry | Tabitha |
2005 | Last Hour | Rosa Mulero |
2005 | Un Paso Adelante | Silvia Jauregui |
References
- ↑ http://people.com/movies/penelope-cruzs-father-died-eduardo-cruz-dies-at-62/
- ↑ "Penelope Cruz Biography (1974-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "The Rising Star of Penelope Cruz". CBS News. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Penelope Cruz's sister born after father welcomes little girl with second wife Carmen Moreno". hellomagazine.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mónica Cruz. |
- Mónica Cruz on IMDb