Penélope Cruz refuses to lie about her age: “I want to celebrate each of my years without being ashamed”

Penélope Cruz refuses to lie about her age: “I want to celebrate each of my years without being ashamed”. (Photo by Beatriz Velasco/WireImage)

All actresses know it: in the world of show business, many of them have an expiration date in the eyes of producers. Ageism is a real problem, in cinema and on television, but Penélope Cruz does not intend to let it go. The emblematic actress assumes her age and intends to silence those who think that her talent is only linked to her beauty.

Do we still need to introduce Penélope Cruz? Model, actress, designer, she is a hit in Spain, her country of origin, as well as in the United States, her adopted country. Muse of Pedro Almodovar, she has been crowned with numerous distinctions, from the Best Actress Award for “Volver” at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival (shared with Carmen Maura, Yohana Cobo, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo and Chus Lampreave) to the César d’honneur in 2018, without forgetting an Oscar for best supporting role for “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” in 2009, she has proven her talent time and time again. In 2022, the actress celebrated her 48th birthday, including 30 years of career and success. And if she does not look her age, she intends to assume it despite everything.

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She celebrates the passing years

Many actresses and show business stars have been known to lie about their age, or simply conceal their year of birth. Who could blame them? In film and television, women bear the brunt of years far more than men and old age, falling into oblivion as soon as the first wrinkles appear, the first gray hairs. Exceptions exist, of course, but they are rare enough to worry the main stakeholders.

However, in the columns of Marie Claire, Penélope Cruz proclaims loud and clear her desire to assume her age, and evokes an anecdote from her recent birthday: “I was asked if I wanted the number “48” to appear on my cake or if I preferred that it remain confidential. What a question! Of course I wanted the number put! I want to celebrate each of my years without being ashamed of anything.” The actress is delighted to have been able to celebrate this moment with the family: “It was a very beautiful day, which I spent with my mother, my husband, my two children and my sister. A birthday is, of course, still more exciting when you see how happy your children are to celebrate it with you.”

Roles more suited to his age

The heroine of “Madres Paralelas” affirms it: “I will never lie about my age. I wasn’t brought up to hide it and I’m very happy about that. This concern about age depends on your culture or the way we were brought up.” And according to her, the show business community has decided to live a little more with the times. “Things are now changing everywhere, especially in the film industry where, if you are an actress and you are 40, 50, 60 or older, you can find more and more interesting roles. I myself am very lucky, I can’t complain about the great opportunities that have been offered to me. I got my most interesting roles in the last few years.”

Roles in keeping with her age, as she mentioned to Madame Figaro : “At my age, it makes sense that half or three-quarters of the characters I play are mothers. It will never be too much. If we were to make films on a single subject without being tired of this subject, it would be the one of the family. It’s endless.” With her naturalness and her simplicity, Penélope Cruz advances at her own pace, in accordance with her desires as with her age. The real secret of plenitude, perhaps?

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Penélope Cruz refuses to lie about her age: “I want to celebrate each of my years without being ashamed”