PENELOPE

WHERE SHE WAS BORN

• Penelope was born in Madrid, Spain.
• She was born on April 28,1974.
• Her parents were a retailer and hairdresser
• She was raised Roman Catholic

NOT INTERESTED

• As a child she had no ambition to be an actress
• She studied ballet for 9 years

WHEN IT ALL STARTED

• As a little girl she would reenact commercials for her family
• She saw her first movie and decided she wanted to try acting
• Signed by an agent at 15

FIRT GIGS

• She kept getting casting calls but would later get rejected for being too young
• She finally got her first acting gig in a Spanish music video
• She hosted a Spanish channel between 1990 and 1997

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• She played Angelica in the 4th pirates of the Caribbean
• She was in the first Nintendo commercial
• She was also in many more movies

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• In 2006 she became spokesperson for l'oreal
• She worked with Ralph Lauren
• She was guest editor for the French vogue