Penelope Cruz is on the cover of this month's Vogue, looking radiant in a Spanish-themed shoot acting out bull fighting and flamenco dancing scenes with her sister (and fashion collaborator) Monica and BFF Pedro Almodóvar. While she doesn't discuss her romance with Javier, Penelope does gush about Pedro and open up about a near death experience a few years back. Here's more:
- On Pedro Almodovar: "I became completely obsessed with Pedro. Then he called me when I made my first movie, Jamón, Jamón. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was drying my hair in the bathroom, and somebody said, 'Almodóvar is calling.' I couldn't believe what I was hearing — I'd dreamed about that moment for so long . . ."
- On her epiphany after an airplane emergency: "It was to do with daring. I thought, 'Have I, through insecurity, not said the things I meant to say, not done the things I meant to do? That was incredibly important to me, and it has changed my life."
- On her childhood aspirations: "I was looked at as a Martian. To imagine the life that I have now — all the traveling, the opportunities — would have been impossible."
Even if she couldn't imagine the life she has now as a child, things are looking pretty good for Penelope. Between the affections of Pedro and Javier, as well as her sky-rocketing film career, Penelope doesn't have too much to regret these days.
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I like this cover!
1Hideous and offensive photoshoot, as a lot of spaniards like me say :STOP THE DAMN BULLFIGHTING, TORTURE IS NOT CULTURE!!!
2Oh, and there are a lot of wonderful things in Spain that are not related to the f**** flamenco.
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3She is so hot, I can't even being to explain
4Annie Liebovitz is amazing. These pictures are gorgeous!
5Her face is not so hot on the cover.
6Amen rachelnexus!!!
7I think she has a beautiful body and hair, but her face doesn't do it for me. She seems like a sweet heart though, and I love the lush setting.
I don't support bull fighting (hideous), but the stylization of the clothes is breath taking. Hopefully this spread celebrates the clothes, and doesn't glamorize the violence. Rachaelnexus, it is interesting to hear what people from Spain think of how their culture is presented.
8Flamenco and bullfighting are not our culture, I mean, I´m from Barcelona a self-declared anti-bullfighting city by our politicians and flamenco is the Andalusian music and dance, which saddens me most is that things like this photoshoots helps to create a wrong idea of spanish culture
9I can see how a lot of people use these symbols to stereotype Spanish culture..is that what you're referring to? I do think the cover and the pictures are beautiful.
10She looks beautiful, but yeah when I saw this cover, the first thing I thought was of course they had to make it a bullfighting scene to make it Spanish-themed! Gods!
11Yah finally a Latina on the cover of Vogue as a Latina Iam thrilled to see a gorgeous dark haired latina on the cover of great magazine like Vogue.
12Uh, she is a European, not Latino.
13I know this sounds amazingly dumb but I didn't know she's spanish.
14I think that she is very beautiful & sexy, but as soon as she opens her mouth- it's over! I'm sure most guys don't care about that though!
15She looks amazing on all the pictures. And the dresses are BEAUTIFUL! I wish I could wear one! I love all the ones she has. And I also love Pedro Almodovar.
16This photo shoot is just amazing! Do we know who is the photographer?
17To rachaelnexus:
Even if we don't like it, the flamenco and bullfighting is part of Spain.
The pictures are great,even if I don't like her as an actress I can't understand how she can still have such an strong accent. Unless she does it to be recognized as spanish.
18Oh Penelope how beautiful you are!!
19Knives, Latino doesn't just refer to Latin-Americans but anyone of Latin or Spanish decent.
I just bought this issue of Vogue and she really does look gorgeous in it.
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