Skin's Take

Also known as “The Madonna of Madrid,” Oscar-winning beauty Penélope Cruz has one of the most impressive bodies (of work) we’ve ever seen! Twenty-five years ago, Penélope first doffed her duds on screen in the appropriately titled Jamón, jamón—where she worked with future husband Javier Bardem. Her most fruitful partnership, professionally, however has been with Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, who directed her to an Oscar nomination for Volver and shot one of her best nude scenes of all time in Broken Embraces. Penélope first gained notoriety here in the states when she began dating her Vanilla Sky (2001) co-star Tom Cruise. While the relationship didn’t last, her nude scene from the film—and the 1997 original Open Your Eyes on which is was based—live on forever. 2008 found the brunette beauty going nude in Elegy and locking lips with Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Christina Barcelona, for which she would also win an Oscar! Her amazing body looks every bit as good in 2016’s Ma Ma as it did way back in 1992, making Penélope a no-brainer for the Lifetime Skinchievement award. We’d happily stare at her Cruz missiles any day of the week!