Task: Explanation
Input (English): Penélope Cruz Sánchez (] ; born 28 April 1974) is a Spanish actress and model. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in "Jamón Jamón" (1992) to critical acclaim. Her subsequent roles in the 1990s and 2000s included "Open Your Eyes" (1997), "The Hi-Lo Country" (1999), "The Girl of Your Dreams" (2000) and "Woman on Top" (2000). Cruz achieved recognition for her lead roles in the 2001 films "Vanilla Sky", "All the Pretty Horses", "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" and "Blow". Question: John Madden directed a film starring a Spanish actress born in what year? Answer: 1974
Output (English): Penélope Cruz Sánchez  ; born 28 April 1974 is a Spanish actress and model.