page_title: Mónica Cruz
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Mónica Cruz / Career
caption_attribution_description: Español: 32º Premios Goya, 2018. English: 32nd Goya Awards, 2018.
context_page_description: Mónica Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress, dancer and fashion designer. She is the younger sister of actress Penélope Cruz. She has appeared in films The Inquiry, Last Hour, Jerry Cotton and Iron Cross.
context_section_description: Upon graduating from the academy, Cruz joined Joaquín Cortés’ flamenco dance company. She stayed with the company for seven years until, in 2002, she left dancing to pursue a career in acting. In 2005, she starred in the Spanish television show Un Paso Adelante alongside Beatriz Luengo, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Pablo Puyol and Silvia Marty. She portrayed Tabitha in the historical drama film The Inquiry (2006). Cruz landed the role of Detective Rosa Mulero in the crime drama film Last Hour (2008) alongside DMX and Paul Sorvino. She also appeared in films Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008), All Inclusive (2008), Jerry Cotton (2010) and Iron Cross (2011).
  In 2010, her sister Penélope was pregnant while filming scenes for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Towards the latter half of shooting, her pregnancy was quite apparent, so the filmmakers had to figure methods of shooting around it. This included shooting Penélope in close up scenes while hiring Mónica to stand-in for long distance scenes due to her identical appearance to her sister. In 2012, she appeared in a television commercial for video game New Super Mario Bros. 2.
  In 2017, Cruz appeared in the music video for British band Jamiroquai's "Cloud 9" from their album Automaton. She also took part in Spanish television series Velvet Colección, where she plays Carmela Cortés, a gypsy flamenco dancer. She shot the second season at the end of 2018.
caption: Cruz at the 2018 Goya Awards
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