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Cruz Named Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive

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Penelope Cruz has beat out a world of competition to earn a special honor.

The 40-year-old Spanish actress and Oscar winner has been given the title of Esquire‘s Sexiest Woman Alive.

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Cruz, who stars in the upcoming Spanish-language film Ma Ma and Grimsby with Sacha Baron Cohen is the 10th honoree and the first Latina ever to earn the annual title.

“I’ve played a lot of tricks on myself,” she says in the magazine’s cover story. “I’ve made it hard for me sometimes, especially in my teens and 20s. I had an attraction to drama. Most of us have that, especially if you are an artist — you feel like you are tempted to explore the darkness. I could not be less interested now. For me, the most attractive, charming, cool, fun, interesting thing — how could I call it? A plan.”

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Previous recipients of the magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive title include Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis, Rihanna, Minka Kelly, Kate Beckinsale, Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Jessica Biel and Angelina Jolie.

Cruz Sports Short, Pixie Haircut on the Set of Her New Film

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A recent photo of Penelope Cruz with a short haircut is drawing international attention… But, don’t worry, she’s not having a Britney moment.

The 40-year-old Spanish actress, almost unrecognizable with the short pixie cut, is actually sporting a wig on the set of her latest film Ma Ma in Madrid.

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Wearing an oversized purple plaid shirt and blue jeans, the Oscar winner’s signature tresses appeared to have been chopped off in the photo taken on set of the upcoming drama.

Cruz is wearing a wig for her role of Magda, a gutsy mother who battles to overcome tragedy.

She was later spotted lon set with her long locks clearly still intact.

Ma Ma marks her first project as a producer. In an interview with Variety at the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival, Javier Bardem‘s wife revealed she wanted to produce because she wants to further her career.

“I want to build what could be my future in cinema, not always being in front of the camera,” Cruz said, “I’d also like to direct a feature, maybe 10 years from now. For now…I want to go slowly, step by step. I’m following the whole production process very closely, from the film’s inception.”

Cruz to Star in Julio Medem’s Upcoming Film “ma ma”

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Penelope Cruz is ready for ma ma duty…

The 39-year-old Oscar-winning actress will portray the lead role of Magda in Julio Medem upcoming film ma ma.

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It’s Cruz’s first film with the Spanish writer/director.

The Vicky Cristina Barcelona star and Medem will produce the film, along with Morena Films, with Alvaro Longoria acting as executive producer.

Luis Tosar and Asier Etxeandia will round out the cast and Oscar-nominated composer Alberto Iglesias will write the music for the film, of which little else is known.

 

ma ma could start shooting in the spring, entirely in Spain.

Producers are now looking for financing, while Medem finishes the TV adaptation of his novel Aspasia and the feature biopic about designer Cristobal Balenciaga.

Medem is considered one of Spain’s best known directors with titles that include the steamy Sex and Lucia — which launched Paz Vega’s international career — and Lovers of the Arctic Circle.