Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is one of the stars who carefully protect their privacy. Fans invariably found out about her marriage, pregnancy and childbirth from the pages of the yellow press. And until now, Cruz is reluctant to discuss family life in interviews, and photos of the son and daughter of the star can only be seen performed by the paparazzi. The only thing the actress is willing to tell reporters about is her methods of raising children. And it should be noted that Penelope and her husband adhere to rather strict views on this issue.
Marriage and childbirth
The Spanish beauty has never suffered from a lack of male attention. For three years she was fascinated by the Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, whom they met on the set of the melodrama "Vanilla Sky". Then another famous sex symbol and favorite of women appeared in Penelope's life - Matthew McConaughey. This romantic relationship lasted for about a year.
The next chosen one of the actress was her colleague and compatriot Javier Bardem. They met back in 1992 on the set of Ham, Ham, which became Penelope's debut on the big screen. For a long time, the relationship between the two stars did not go beyond friendship, and the passion between them flared up on the next joint project. In the film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008) by legendary director Woody Allen, Penelope and Javier played the former spouses, whose relationship suddenly begins to revive with the appearance of a young American tourist in their lives.
The fact that the on-screen love of celebrities was continued in reality, the whole world learned in the fall of 2007, when the paparazzi caught the actors during a romantic vacation in the Maldives. Since then, Cruz and Bardem were regularly seen together, although at social events they preferred to stay apart and stubbornly did not comment on personal topics. Only two years later, the actors declassified their romance when they appeared at the 2010 Oscar ceremony, holding hands. Shortly before this release, Penelope noticed a new ring resembling an engagement ring.
Spanish celebrities tied the knot in July 2010. Like their entire romance, the wedding took place in secrecy at the couple's mutual friend's house in the Bahamas. Unfortunately, Penelope and Javier did not want to share photos or any details of the celebration with the public.
Just six months later - January 25, 2011 - Cruz gave her husband a son, Leonardo. Perhaps it was the pregnancy of the actress that served as a weighty argument for legitimizing a long-standing relationship. Penelope gave birth to her first child at the age of 36. Earlier, she said that she sees in her future family not only her own, but also adopted children. However, the Spanish star has not yet begun to implement this plan. But she decided not to postpone the second pregnancy for a long time and on July 22, 2013 gave birth to her daughter Luna.
Parenting methods
The actress calls motherhood "the biggest transformation of her life." “It's like a revolution within you. The whole world looks different,”the star shared her feelings. She tries to spend every free minute with the children. Although Penelope had two dreams since childhood - to become an actress and a mother, having children brought her much more happiness than cinematic success and awards.
Cruz and her husband prefer to raise their children in privacy. They believe that the son and daughter should not suffer because of the public work that their parents have chosen. “I never talk about children in interviews,” the actress firmly states. In addition, the married couple are unanimous in their desire not to show the heirs to the public. They do not intend to share their pictures via Instagram, participate in photo shoots for glossy magazines or bring kids to social events. Moreover, due to their age, Leo and Luna do not even know yet that their parents are world stars. Of course, Bardem and Cruz cannot completely isolate themselves from the outside world, so for them photographs of children are shamelessly printed by tabloids and paparazzi, ignoring the wishes of the stars.
In 2018, the actress shared her principles of raising little heirs. It turns out that Penelope and her husband are extremely negative about the hobby of the younger generation for gadgets. Therefore, in their home, they decided to give up TV and video games. Only occasionally does the strict mother allow Leo and Luna to watch a cartoon suitable for their age for a short time. The rest of the time she does everything so that the children communicate more with each other, learn about nature and the world around them. In other matters, Cruz does not seek to impose his expectations on his son or daughter. Like any parent, in the future she just wants to see them "good, honest, caring, loving people." These basic attitudes are guided by Penelope in her maternal path.
