Penelope Cruz Wows the Harshest of Critics of All: Her Own Family  3/30/05

Latin actress Penelope Cruz amazed her family with her performance in action movie Sahara, because it was the last thing they expected of her. 

The sexy 30-year-old is not known for being physical in movies, and her own brother was convinced that she'd be "too clumsy" for the adventure film. 

Cruz recalls, "When I signed up for Sahara, my brother was really surprised that I would be cast for something like that. "He said, 'You're too clumsy. How are you going to do it?' "Then when he saw it, he was like, 'Wow! I love that, that you can surprise someone in your family.' "It has been a great experience and with Sahara it was the first time I'd done action adventure - I felt like Indiana Jones!"

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