Besides turning up in several of Almodóvar’s shimmering screwball-comedy melodramas, both successfully made the leap into the Hollywood mainstream, Cruz with “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” and an Oscar-winning turn in Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” among other roles, and Banderas with “Philadelphia,” “Desperado,” “The Mask of Zorro” and the “Shrek” saga. Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas reunite for a meta movie about the various vanities of filmmaking.ĭespite their infrequent collaborations, Cruz and Banderas have had curiously similar career trajectories.
Movies Review: Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas light up the playful satire ‘Official Competition’
