Spain celebrates Penelope Cruz's Oscar win

February 23, 2009 Penelope Cruz's friend and mentor Pedro Almodovar said Monday that he cried upon hearing Cruz had won the supporting actress Oscar for her role in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." [...] in the value of an actress who throws herself into risky roles, which sometimes don't have sufficient dramatic support -- as is the case of Allen's film -- which she works with grace, heart and charisma. The director, who watched the ceremony live on Spanish television, reteamed with the actress late last year to shoot "Broken Embraces," a contender for a slot at Cannes this May.

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