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Penélope Cruz Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Penélope Cruz? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Penélope Cruz once worked as a waitress in Madrid before Penélope Cruz's big break in film.

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Penélope Cruz started acting at 15 and won a talent agency competition at 16. Penélope Cruz never worked in food service.

2.

Penélope Cruz is allergic to horses, which made filming a riding scene difficult.

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Penélope Cruz has stated in interviews that she is allergic to horses and needed antihistamines or allergy shots while filming riding scenes, making it a challenge.

3.

Penélope Cruz trained as a classical pianist before she ever acted.

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She studied ballet for nine years at Spain's National Conservatory, not piano. She did learn flamenco and jazz dance.

4.

Cruz has a tattoo of the word 'Carpe Diem' on her inner wrist.

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She has never gotten a tattoo. She once said she's afraid of needles and prefers temporary body art for roles.

5.

Penélope Cruz was the first Spanish actress to win an Academy Award.

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She won Best Supporting Actress for 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' in 2009, the first Oscar for a Spanish-born actress.

6.

Penélope Cruz has appeared in films in Spanish, English, Italian, and French.

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Penélope Cruz starred in Spanish-language films like Jamón Jamón, English films like Vanilla Sky, Italian films like Don't Move, and French films like Fanfan la Tulipe.

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Penélope Cruz is the only actress to have won both an Oscar and a BAFTA for the same foreign language film.

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Penélope Cruz won an Oscar for 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' (English) and a BAFTA for 'Volver' (Spanish), not the same film. Marion Cotillard won both awards for the French film 'La Vie en Rose'.

8.

Cruz turned down a role in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy to stay in Europe.

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Penélope Cruz confirmed in interviews that she was offered an unspecified role in the trilogy but declined because she did not want to commit to the lengthy New Zealand shoot, preferring to remain close to Europe.

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