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After filming "Horses", she became a vegetarian.

She donated her entire "Hi-Lo Country" salary to the Mother Teresa's children's sanctuary in Calcutta after spending a week there volunteering.

Volunteered in Uganda for 2 months in 1997 with then boyfriend Faiz Ahmad.

Cruz supports a non-government organisation (NGO) called Sabera Foundation. Together with Nacho Cano and other Spanish entertainers, they have set up a home, a school and a clinic for homeless girls and people suffering from tuberculosis in Calcutta. Two documentary programs have already been made for Spanish TV on this project and one is being prepared in English for the US market.... (read more)

"I Always Knew I'd Be Famous"

The most difficult thing in the world is to start a career known only for your looks, and then to try to become a serious actress. No one will take you seriously once you are known as the pretty woman,"

"The most important lesson I've learned in this business is how to say no. I have said no to a lot of temptations, and I am glad I did."

"I am amazed about how everyone wants to know about my love life. They whisper to me, 'Tell me the truth? Is it true?' Who cares? Because we have this job, we are to say to everybody what we do, or with whom we sleep? It's a bit absurd, but that's why everybody lies so much,"

"People are always telling me I'm sexy, but I don't think those things about myself. I know I've been coquettish since I was three years old. I like clothes and I like seduction in general, but I am like that with everybody; children, dogs, men and women. I admit I want people to like me - who doesn't ? But not for just the outside."... (read more)

With her expressive brown eyes, lustrous dark hair and flawless olive skin, the ballet dancer, model and actress Penelope Cruz burst onto the scene in 1992, making her mark on Spain and international audiences as well.

Born in Madrid, which she still calls home, Cruz became a star there before moving to New York where she continued her dance studies and her acting. She made her American screen debut in 1993 with the made-for-television feature "Framed," starring Timothy Dalton. Her other theatrical feature credits include "Open Your Eyes (1997)," "Talk of Angels (1998)" and "Allegra Ma Non Troppo (1994)."... (read more)

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