Who plays Javier Bardem's ex wife in the 2008 film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"`?

Explanation

The Spanish actress Penélope Cruz was born in Madrid in 1974. When Cruz was a teenager, she began having an interest in acting after seeing the film Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and started taking lessons. Her first big American production was "Blow" from 2001 which also features Johnny Depp. She gained real fame with "Vanilla Sky", where she plays opposite Tom Cruise and has the famous line "In another life, when we were both cats". 2008 was a big year for her - she played Javier Bardem's ex wife in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and starred opposite Ben Kingley, who plays a teacher in "Elegy". Originally, Penélope Cruz was cast for Kirsten Dunst's role in "Melancholia" (2011).