Cruz appeared alongside her good friend Salma Hayek in the 2006 Western comedy film , '' Bandidas '' . Randy Cordova of the '' Arizona Republic '' said the film " sports " Cruz and her co-star Salma Hayek as the " lusty dream team " and that they were the " marketing fantasy " for the film . Also in 2006 , Cruz received favourable reviews for her performance as Raimunda , a working-class woman forced to go to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter Paula , in Pedro Almodóvar 's '' Volver '' . A.O. Scott of '' The New York Times '' remarked , " With this role Ms. Cruz inscribes her name near the top of any credible list of present-day flesh-and-blood screen goddesses , in no small part because she manages to be earthy , unpretentious and a little vulgar without shedding an ounce of her natural glamour . " Likewise , Carina Chocano of '' The Los Angeles Times '' wrote , " Cruz , who has remarked that in Hollywood she 's rarely allowed to be anything more than pretty , instills her with an awesome resoluteness and strength of character . " She shared a Best Actress award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival with five of her co-stars , as well as receiving a Goya Award and European Film Award , and was nominated for the Golden Globe , the Screen Actors Guild Award , the BAFTA Award , and the Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role . She was the first Spaniard to ever be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
2006 Cannes Film Festival
2006 Cannes Film Festival
Penélope Cruz