Penelope cruz et javier bardem biography
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem wore coordinating looks to last night's Oscars. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
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- Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have been together since 2007 and married since 2010.
- Bardem and Cruz share two children and largely keep their relationship out of the spotlight.
- This year, they were both nominated in acting categories at the Oscars.
1992: Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz met while filming the Spanish comedy-drama "Jamón Jamón."
At the time, Cruz was only 16 years old while Javier Bardem was 21.
In an interview with GQ UK in 2017, Bardem said that while the connection between him and Cruz was "immediate" on set, nothing happened between them until years later.
"There was obvious chemistry between us. I mean, it's all there on film; it's like a document of our passion," he said. "It was a very sexy film. It still is. Penélope's parents were brave to allow her to do that film – if my daughter at 16 came to me with a script like that I'd have said no way!"
2007: The pair reunited 15 years later to film the Woody Allen flick "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." At the wrap party, Cruz and Bardem finally got together.
Javier Bardem told GQ UK that although they kept in contact over the years, it took them both a while to work up the courage to make the first move.
"I don't know if we were shy or trying to be too professional," he said. "Anyway, it got to the very last day of filming and nothing had happened. So I thought, 'F---! We better get drunk!' Luckily a friend of ours threw a wrap party and, well, the rest is history."
October 2009: Us Weekly claimed the two were engaged.
The magazine cited a source, who said "they tried to keep it very private and quiet." Neither Bardem's nor Cruz's rep confirmed the report.
January 2010: Cruz and Bardem took their relationship public.
The pair were spotted getting cozy at a Lakers game before making their Hollywood debut at the 2010 Goya Awards, Spain's main national film awards.
Speaking to GQ UK, Bardem said Cruz's "feistiness" intimidated him at first.
"There are those scenes where we are arguing, she's throwing plates and so on," the actor said in 2017. "I had to wonder, 'Do I really want this?' She has what I call the loving blood. Passion for everything. That's what I find attractive. There is beauty and there is being sexy. Penélope has both."
February 2010: Bardem thanked Cruz and called her his "love" while accepting the award for best actor at the Cannes Film Festival.
They both attended the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Javier's movie "Biutiful." At the closing awards ceremony, Bardem acknowledged Cruz publicly for the first time as he accepted the award for best actor.
"I share this joy with my friend, my companion, my love: Penélope: I owe you a lot and I love you so much," he said.
July 2010: In an intimate ceremony in the Bahamas, the pair tied the knot at a friend's house.
Few details are known about the intimate ceremony, which only the couple's family attended, according to Brides.