spanish pronunciation born april known professionally spanish actress model signed agent age acting debut television feature film debut following year critical acclaim subsequent roles 1990s 2000s included open eyes country girl dreams achieved recognition lead roles films pretty horses captain blow appeared films range genres including comedy waking thriller christmas film action adventure critically acclaimed roles receiving nominations won playing barcelona spanish actress history receive academy award spanish actress receive star hollywood walk fame modelled younger sister designed clothing volunteered india spent week working donated salary help fund late nun mission early life born working class town madrid spain née personal manager retailer car mechanic siblings actress paternal half sister raised roman catholic grew spent long hours grandmother apartment says happy childhood remembers playing friends aware acting playing think character pretend initially focused dance having studied classical ballet years spain took years spanish ballet training years theatre new_york school says ballet discipline important future acting career father bought machine rare thing neighborhood visited cousin accept award president teenager interested acting seeing film tie tie spanish director casting calls agent rejected multiple times agent felt young commented experience kid studying high school night ballet looked agent sent away times little girl kept coming years age won audition talent agency girls agent commented absolutely magic audition obvious impressive kid green presence coming father died home spain aged heart attack acting career early work year old acting debut music video spanish pop group song del hosted spanish channel talk programme hosted teenagers aimed teenage audience played episode erotic french series called rose appeared nude feature film debut lead female role comedy drama art house film film portrayed young woman expecting child man mother approve relationship attempts sabotage paying character seduce people magazine noted appeared film major sex symbol interview commented great wasn ready nudity regrets wanted start working changed life minutes noted overnight sensation nude scenes talent rose asked concerned perceived role film replied knew complete opposite received favorable reviews news describing portrayal writing chicago_sun-times film critic roger_ebert wrote stars actors considerable physical appeal particularly performance nominated award best actress year appeared winning people magazine noted role showed versatile appeared spanish italian films went live new_york years christopher study ballet english films recalls learning english kind late knowing dialogue learned casting thank early critical success agent shared appeared spanish comedy film love seriously damage health portrays diana fan beatles band member john_lennon tries unsuccessfully meet years later multiple failed relationships diana acquaintance unusual circumstances appeared opening scene live flesh prostitute gives birth bus corner paradise final appearance directed spanish sci drama open eyes plays love interest lead character open eyes received positive reviews later remade director cast role role open eyes commercially successful commented september review getting bad reviews recent american work personally think decent actress especially charming moving believable shot particular enters room greenish glow right picture following year appeared american film prize mexican girlfriend stephen western film country stated difficulties understanding people speaking english filming country film critically commercially unsuccessful commented review film ironic casting twist spanish actress appealing previous roles performance film nominated appeared girl dreams period drama girl dreams portrayed singer relationship character film troupe travels spain spanish civil war nazi germany joint production performance film praised film critics variety magazine writing confirmation needed actress pretty face second writer commented inevitable focus film noted overall film looks great role viewed largest role date performance received nominated european film award worked mother playing pregnant nun aids film received favorable reviews commercially successful grossing million worldwide performed better box office internationally domestically appeared woman lead female role world class chef suffered motion sickness birth american lead role variety magazine praised performances star saying burst screen added charming accent film critic said wonderfully innocent abroad remarked pockets movie magazine wrote stunning role innocent vulnerable possessing mature grace determined strength played love interest film adaptation western novel pretty horses commented film able guide impressive performances major movie enthusiastic performance saying resulting onscreen chemistry hardly warm beans breakthrough acting marked turning point year starred feature films blow interpretation open eyes played love interest character film received mixed reviews million worldwide performance received critics bbc film critic saying screen presence noting star cruise able generate actual chemistry film blow adapted book blow small town boy million lost supporting role wife character film received mixed reviews million worldwide boston phoenix described multi talented wrote male join rules camp tour force performance right appeared don playing film received negative reviews jeff vice news commented unfortunately casting tough girl bad idea village_voice writing doesn hold cocaine blow film captain film adaption novel played falls love man fiancé battle second world war captain received critics million worldwide minor role waking negative reviews box office failure making worldwide following year supporting role horror film patient mental hospital variety wrote adds edge apparent madness performance received guardian commenting deserves special cannes performance teak appeared christmas film girlfriend character romantic drama head clouds set 1930s head clouds performed poorly box office head clouds jam canoe said story feels forced performances notable exception different film rest cast washington_post critical comment character pronounced hardly world greatest actress perform looking fake starred melodrama don learned italian role earned critical acclaim performance won david awarded european film award best actress film appeared action adventure earned million supporting role film grossed million worldwide million budget dubbed film famous history listed list biggest box office time atlantic city weekly felt considerable acting skills cruise control described performance black hole lacks screen presence appeared screened cannes film festival released following year view london said character cancer prostitute actually interesting main storyline wrote storyline featuring remotely sympathetic characters main plot final film don playing houston_chronicle noted goes appearance empire magazine commented film director appears film able draw sensitive performance worldwide recognition appeared alongside good friend western comedy film said film sports star dream team marketing fantasy film received favourable reviews performance los_angeles_times wrote remarked hollywood rarely allowed pretty awesome strength character shared best actress award cannes film festival stars receiving award european film award nominated screen actors guild award bafta award leading role nominated appeared lead female role biopic playing sino appeared good night playing characters anna melody guide film critic noted film mines contrast white clad anna funky street wise melody treats character like world class drag appeared film based story dying animal lead female role hollywood reporter described performance outstanding lame male fantasy film later year starred barcelona mentally unstable woman praised guardian praised performance film received academy award received nomination spanish actress awarded academy award category sixth hispanic person receive award shelved film originally shot released demand cable satellite online june title mistress film kid friendly voicing guinea pig spy named commercial success making million worldwide appeared film broken noted review film doesn coast beauty kind role difficult flesh received nominations performance final film film version musical playing character lead character mistress variety reported originally auditioned role film film star eventually went said trained months dance routine film today commented song dance acting strangely performance garnered nominations academy_awards awards 2010s film sex city sequel film appeared banker cameo role commercial success comedy film largely panned critics appeared biggest hollywood turn date pirates caribbean stranger tides fourth installment film series opposite film portrayed love interest blames corruption actress considered role fit marshall description invited role wrapped production actress spent months working learning fencing role filming discovered pregnant leading costume department redesign wardrobe elastic producers hire sister double risky scenes expensive film ranks highest grossing film time grossing billion box office receipts worldwide april prior film release received star spanish actress receive star appeared nintendo commercial promote new super mario nintendo 3ds played role mario spoke italian time romantic ensemble comedy film rome love portrayed street smart prostitute agrees pretend wife fond work allen compared play film italian icons film garnered mixed reviews general received favourable reviews sexy performance reviewers week cited stand year reunited italian director war tale italian woman returns past adaptation wife titled bestseller portrayed transitional character different phases life ranging early twenties late despite receiving little praise critics performance opposite earned positive reviews appeared counselor featuring ensemble cast consisting husband crime thriller follows lawyer tempted lure quick money finds involved drug dealing ruthless mexican plays girlfriend innocent character story film received negative reviews critics moderate commercial success international box offices year cameo appearance comedy excited marked return director light comedies 1980s 1990s produced starred spanish drama film directed plays mother unemployed teacher diagnosed breast cancer role later cited complex beautiful characters offered difficult melodrama screened special presentations section toronto international film festival garnered generally negative reviews story line praised aces performance earned eighth nomination 30th awards ceremony film american comedy starring directed sequel film portrayed secret agent models played help find killing world beautiful people specifically written persona fan original film actors cast parts release film received generally negative reviews critics felt celebrity cameos laughs film year british spy comedy played powerful philanthropist opposite baron reportedly offered appearance film released generally mixed reviews critics felt actress highly looking invested march film projects different states production spanish language period queen spain sequel drama girl dreams starring set spanish civil war signed appear biopic starring husband start work iranian director second foreign film fall public image french company promote products hair products receives million year work company appeared print ads contract sister designed second collection inspired summers ranked maxim hot list chosen empire magazine sexiest movie stars world ranked desirable women april replaced new face ambassador signed brand superstar campaign shot paris debuted autumn guest editor magazine focusing larger size models provocative photo shoot described muse cover december issue agreed photographed fashion photographer pregnancy shown telegraph reported sought body parts rich famous revealed hollywood plastic carried survey patients build picture perfect woman category sought body shape known figure voted having body ranked hottest women time list named alive israel conflict husband signed open letter denouncing israel actions genocide letter criticized hollywood personalities including actor philanthropy donated money time charity addition work volunteered india spent week working included assisting clinic trip inspired help start foundation support homeless girls india sponsors young women donated salary hollywood film country mission early 2000s spent time children exhibition attended photographed residents pacific lodge boys home gang members recovering substance said kids break heart control cry pity seeing tricky life hard right choices pregnant showed support battle aids lighting red lights new_york_city december international aids day red new awareness campaign aids free generation aims hiv virus pregnant mothers babies posed supporting anti fur campaign personal life married spanish actor star breakthrough role starring alongside barcelona film counselor began dating married early july private ceremony friend home bahamas son born los_angeles daughter born public advocate birth children year relationship appeared ended january april filed lawsuit australian magazine article relationship cruise friend spanish director known decades worked films known friends owns clothing store madrid designed jewelry younger sister company japan filmography
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