PENELOPE CRUZ WITH STAR ON THE WALK OF FAME HOLLYWOOD

(quien.com) Spanish actress Penelope Cruz was on Friday, April 01, and her star on the Walk of Fame Hollywood, anticipating the release of his new movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, announced Monday the institution. Spain initially known for films such as "Jamón Jamón" by Bigas Luna, and "Belle Epoque" by Fernando Trueba; Cruz achieved popularity among the American public with "Abre tus ojos" by Alejandro Amenabar and "Todo sobre mi Madre "by Pedro Almodovar, winner of the Oscar for best foreign film. In 2000, Cruz made ​​the leap to Hollywood with the film "When the Pretty Horses" by Billy Bob Thornton, which was followed the next year "Blow" by Ted Demme, "Vanilla Sky, Cameron Crowe; and "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" by John Mother. In her career, the versatile Spanish actress has continued successfully alternating roles in films in the U.S. and Europe, including two other films with Almodovar, "Volver " and "Broken Embraces. " Cruz won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2008 for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" by Woody Allen, and has been nominated on two other occasions, "Nine" and "Volver. "