Penelope Cruz Is Blond For New Movie 'Madres Paralelas' in Madrid

Penelope Cruz wears her face mask while arriving on the set of her new film in Madrid, Spain last week.

The 46-year-old actress wore a long wool coat while preparing for the scenes for the movie, titled Madres Paralelas, alongside director Pedro Almodóvar.

Not much is known about the movie, except that it will explore the story of two mothers who give birth on the same day.

Penelope is set to play Janis in the flick.

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“I return to the female universe and to motherhood as well, which is a subject that has always fascinated me. But in this case, the mothers that appear are very different from the ones Penélope has played before,” Pedro shared with AP in a recent interview about the project.

He added, “These are very imperfect mothers and as an author that’s what interested me the most, especially because I have already done several self-sacrificing and heroic mothers. So this is a little bit about descendants, children, but also about ancestors, about family.”

Penelope has previous worked with Pedro on three projects: All About My Mother, Volver and Pain & Glory.

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