- Jigme Palden Pazo.
Lovely, seductive, delicate, exotic would probably be more appropriate words describing Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz, than the ominous sounding “Spanish curse”. But dig a little deeper and beneath that breath-taking beauty lurks a trait every woman dreads, that of the other woman.
Of course, the most famous and the most recent one of them all happens to be Nicole Kidman who lost her long-time husband Tom Cruise, almost as soon as he started filming ”Vanilla Sky” that cast the Spanish seductress opposite him. At least she got consolation in the form of the Best Actress Oscar which could probably compensate for ten Tom Cruises.
Go further back into the film credits of Penelope Cruz and the instances abound. First on the list was probably, Matt Damon who starred in “All The Pretty Horses” opposite the lady. Prior to the film, he was involved in a long-standing affair with the delectable Winona Ryder. But enter Cruz, and before one could say “Girl, Interrupted”, Winona was history.
Ditto was the case with “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” leading man Nicholas Cage. Married to actress Patricia Arquette, the couple seemed made for each other, until Penelope, the jinx came into the picture. The marriage went kaput and incidentally, so did the film, but that is besides the point. Penelope Cruz - Filmography

Waking Up in Reno (2002) ... Brenda--Spanish Woman
Blow (2001) ... Mirtha
Captain Corelli`s Mandolin (2001) ... Pelagia
Vanilla Sky (2001) ... Sofia Serrano
Not Love, Just Frenzy (2000) ...
Woman on Top (2000) ... Isabella Oliveira
All the Pretty Horses (2000) ... Alejandra

Twice Upon a Yesterday (1999) ... Louise
Open Your Eyes (1999) ... Sofia
All About My Mother (1999) ... Sister Rosa
Talk of Angels (1998) ... Pilar
Live Flesh (1998) ...
Hi-Lo Country, The (1998) ... Josepha O`Neil
Jamon Jamon (1993) ... Silvia
Belle Epoque (1993) ... Luz