Monica Cruz, sister of Penelope, leading face of Paso Adelante: here’s how she’s changed today

Almost 20 years have passed since the end of Paso Adelante and Monica Cruz is ready to return as the charming dancer Sylvia.

On August 1, all those born in the 90s received a very welcome gift from Netflix: all episodes of Paso Adelante are finally on the platform. The Spanish series was a big hit in the early 2000s when it aired every afternoon on Italia 1. Production closed in 2005, but the main characters remained in the hearts of all fans

who enthusiastically welcomed the series to Netflix.

Among the various protagonists, there is one who has always held a special place in the hearts of fans: Sylvia, a young dancer who is present in all seasons and is played by a young Monica Cruz. By the time it aired, older viewers recognized the familiar face when Monica Cruz first appeared on screen. Actually an actress the sister of Oscar-winning actress Penélope Cruz, and the resemblance between the two is really noticeable.

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Monica Cruz and Penelope are so similar that they seem to be twins.

The two sisters are so similar that several times they were considered twins. In fact, Monica is three years younger and was born March 16, 1977, and Penelope was born April 28, 1974.

The two are so similar that in 2011 Monica also acted as an understudy for Penelope on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.because Penelope was pregnant with her child Leo.

Born in the municipality of Alcobendas, Spain, Monica and Penelope also have another younger brother, Eduardo Cruz, aged 37.

The middle sister of the Cruise family decided to follow in the footsteps of her older sister and pursue an acting career. Monica has appeared in many TV shows in Spain and in several American films. his most famous work remains “Paso Adelante”..

In 2022, Monica also announced that she had started working on “Un Paso Adelante Next”, a reboot of the original television series.which will only be released this year.

In addition to being an actress, Monica is also a motherlike her sister. She has a nine-year-old daughter named Antonella Cruz Sanchez, whom she gave birth to as a single mother in 2013. She took her only daughter through artificial insemination and raised her as a single mother. In 2014, the UPA Next actress told the Daily Mail that it was “too important” for her to become a mother and she didn’t want to wait any longer.