Madrid, Feb 13 - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is pregnant with her second child, her publicist confirmed to EFE Tuesday.

Leonardo, the first child of Cruz, 38, and 43-year-old husband Javier Bardem, another Spanish big-screen star, was born in January 2011 at the Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.

The pair of Oscar-winning performers married in July 2010 in The Bahamas.

Los Angeles, Feb 2 - Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, mother for the first time just over two years ago, could be pregnant again, at least that's what the New York Post asserted Friday in a scoop picked up by People Magazine and Us Weekly.

The Post cites sources close to the Oscar-winning actress, though when EFE asked her publicists about a possible baby No. 2, they preferred not to commit themselves.

Us Weekly also confirmed the news without identifying its sources.

Cruz, 38, and her husband, 43-year-old Spanish actor Javier Bardem, had their first child Leonardo in January 2011.

Rome, Nov 14 : Campari is using its traditional calendar to test the superstitions of Penelope Cruz, who appears in this edition along with black cats, the number 13, broken mirrors and surrounded by ladders.

Presented Tuesday in Milan, the brand wanted to take advantage of this occasion to convince people that "believing in the one's own possibilities" is what "allows any superstition to be overcome", Campari said.

London, Oct 25 - Actress Penelope Cruz and her sister Monica have designed their own lingerie collection.

The two have teamed up with British lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur to create the L'Agent diffusion line, which will feature 15 styles, including a selection of briefs and corsets.

"It is so exciting for me and Monica to embark in this new adventure. We have always been huge fans of Agent Provocateur and both of us are very much looking forward to this long term collaboration," femalefirst. co. uk quoted Cruz as saying.

Toronto, Sep 15 : Spanish actress Penelope Cruz said at the Toronto International Film Festival that she will never stop making films in Spain and in Spanish, but that she also would like to play a character with a British accent and take on the role of a stereotypical California "valley girl".

Cruz presented her latest film "Venuto al mondo" (Twice Born), an Italian-Spanish co-production directed by Sergio Castellitto and also starring Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic and Saadet Aksoy, Thursday at the TIFF.

London, Sep 15 - Actress Penelope Cruz says having her son Leonardo was a life changing experience and has transformed her as a person.

The "To Rome With Love" actress has 20-month-old son Leonardo with her husband Javier Bardem .

"From the first second, you feel so much in love. It is a revolutionary experience. That's the best way I can describe it. It transforms you completely, in a second," contactmusic. com quoted the 38-year-old as saying. (IANS)

Los Angeles, Aug 17 - Actress Penelope Cruz donned the avatar of moustached gaming hero Mario for an advertisement.

She looked almost unrecognisable in the Spanish TV ad for the game "New Super Mario Bros 2". She features with her real-life sister Monica in the ad, reports thesun. co. uk.

The ad starts with the siblings battling to surpass each other's scores on their respective Nintento DS consoles. Unleashing her competitive streak, the "Nine" star is filmed playing Mario on an outdoor sofa.

Paris, July 27 : A wax sculpture of Spanish actress Penelope Cruz will be placed in a premier spot in a Paris museum, joining similar statues of Brad Pitt and George Clooney.

The Grevin Wax Museum decided to include the actress in its list of stars to "pay tribute to this essential actress who has asserted herself on the world level as well as on the Spanish one", the museum's communications director, Veronique Berecz, told EFE.