Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem marry in a private Bahamas ceremony
The Spanish film stars wed in July 2010 in a small, secret ceremony in the Bahamas, keeping their private life away from the press.
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Spanish actors Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem married in July 2010 in a small, private ceremony in the Bahamas. News of the wedding emerged only afterwards, and the couple shared few details, in keeping with their long habit of guarding their personal lives.
The two first worked together on Bigas Luna's 1992 film Jamón Jamón, an early breakthrough for both. Their paths crossed again in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), and they became a couple around that time. Cruz won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in that film. Bardem had won the same award in the male category for No Country for Old Men.
The wedding mattered because both were among the most prominent Spanish stars in Hollywood, yet they had rarely spoken about their relationship in public. The secrecy set the tone for how they later handled fame. Their first child was born in 2011 and a second followed in 2013. Since then they have kept their children largely out of the spotlight.
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