Monica Cruz Biography

Name : Monica Cruz

Date of Birth : March 16, 1977

Birth Place : Madrid, Spain

Occupation : Spanish actress and dancer

Monica Cruz Sanchez was born in Madrid, Spain, on March 16, 1977. The daughter of a retailer and a hairdresser, Monica and her two siblings grew up in the predominantly working-class suburb of Alcobendas, just north of Madrid. The family may have lacked money, but they more than made up for it with the burgeoning talent contained within Monica and her sister, Penelope. The sisters distinguished themselves as promising young dancers, and they both received professional instruction; Penelope attended Spain’s National Conservatory, while Monica enrolled in The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) to study traditional ballet and flamenco.

The dance is the great passion of Mónica since its childhood and to adolescence, it enters to the Royal Academy of dance where it will become a highly skilled dancer. Thereafter it forms part during seven years of the Company Joaquin Cortès. They is there that it is pointed out by a producer of the series “One, Dos, Tres” which engages it and its first role with the screen proposes to him thus. Mónica Cruz will hold during six seasons the role of Sylvia. When the series ends, it became actress with whole share and does not hesitate to knock on the door of the studios to find engagements and to internationalize its career. It turns in 2006 in the American film “Last Hour”, then connects with “The Inquiry” then will be with the poster of “Astérix And Obélix With the Olympic Games” in 2008. That happiness for the fans of this hot beauty to the irresistible charm.