Cruz's final appearance in 1997 was the Amenabar-directed Spanish sci-fi drama, " Abre Los Ojos "/ Open Your Eyes.

Cruz's other acting credits include the films Joyride ( 1996 ), All Over Me ( 1997 ), Supernova ( 2000 ), Party Monster ( 2003 ), Coffee Date ( 2007 ) and Margaret Cho's " Bam Bam & Celeste ( 2008 ) He's Just Not That Into You ( 2009 ); the television film The Perfect Pitch ( 2002 ); and guest appearances on the series Great Scott !, Sister, Sister, ER, Ally McBeal, The West Wing, Noah's Arc, and Grey's Anatomy.

Cruz's performance in the film was praised by film critics, with Jonathan Holloland of Variety magazine writing " if confirmation is still needed that Cruz is an actress first and a pretty face second, then here it is.

" Cruz's last film in 2001 was Captain Corelli's Mandolin, film adaption of the novel of the same name.

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised Cruz's performance in the film.

Cruz's next film was the kid-friendly G-Force voicing a guinea pig spy named Juarez.

After being shelved since 2007, Cruz's film Manolete ( originally shot in 2005 ) released on demand via cable, satellite, telco and online in June 7, 2011 under the title A Matador ’ s Mistress.

Cruz's conversion was depicted in the 1970 film The Cross and the Switchblade starring Erik Estrada as Cruz and Pat Boone as David Wilkerson.

Javier Bardem ( Penélope Cruz's later real-life husband ) makes an unbilled cameo appearance ( without dialogue ) at the very end of the film as Cruz's character's male form.

In 1999, Katrina Bayonas, Cruz's agent, commented, " She was absolutely magic the audition.

People magazine noted that Cruz's role as Luz showed that she was versatile.

" Cruz's performance in Fanfan la Tulipe, also in 2003, was not well received, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian commenting that Cruz " deserves a special Cannes Razzie for a performance of purest teak.

A few weeks later, a duet featuring Paulina and English singer Taio Cruz leaked to the internet, which later turned out to be a Spanglish version of Cruz's single " Dirty Picture " which was released on the Spanish edition of his album Rokstarr.

Cruz's father, Francisco Rosario Almonte was an army officer in the Dominican military.

Alberto Santos-Dumont, the airplane pioneer, was in Recife, but was unnoticed: Santa Cruz's victory took everyone's attention.

Birigui was one of Santa Cruz's greatest idols ever.

He also was coach of Santa Cruz's professional team without, however, the same success as a player.

As Belize merchants were Chan Santa Cruz's main source of gunpowder, this was a serious blow for the independent Maya.

Her recording of it was a hit, as was Celia Cruz's version.

He felt that Cruz's presence was a threat to Eden's marriage to Kirk, which he endorsed.

After a time Cruz and Eden were briefly reunited, until their love was tested, once again, by another blast from Cruz's past, Victoria Lane.

Dr. Cruz's vision was to have similarly positive impact on the Hispanic community in the United States.

Knight was devastated by Cruz's death.

Although he has been able to attend several activities dedicated to his late wife ( such as a book signing of Cruz's auto-biography ), his health was severely affected by her death, and, on July 7, 2004, he fainted during a cancer fundraiser in Miami, requiring hospitalization.

Shortly after Cruz's ascension to leader of the gang, David Wilkerson was preaching in the neighborhood when Cruz encountered him.

Landrón was allowed to leave the country in order to comply with a previously scheduled appearance in Buenos Aires on Argentine television and returned the next day to hold his concert in Santa Cruz's Tahuichi Aguilera soccer stadium.

Presently an actress, Quiñones has starred in the Spanish version of Nilo Cruz's play Ana en el trópico ( Anna in the Tropics ) and continues to hone her talent in the United States.

Perhaps his moment of greatest visibility came when he, to the happy surprise of the attendees, sang an a cappella version of Celia Cruz's signature song, La Vida Es Un Carnaval (" Life is a Carnival "), at her funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York in July 2003.

( Curiously enough, at one time, the band's horn section featured an entirely non-Latino lineup ) Ray in particular is credited with bringing his classical musical influences to the band's mix, and taking advantage of Cruz's almost-operatic vocal range as a result.

De la Cruz's first team was the Ecuadorian side Sociedad Deportivo Quito, for whom he started playing at the age of 16 in the junior division and later the professional division.

Mathew Turner of View London said Cruz's character Gloria, a cancer-riddled prostitute, is " actually more interesting than the main storyline " while Time Evan's of Sky Movies wrote, " The Cruz / Ifans storyline – featuring the only two remotely sympathetic characters – never really fuses with the main plot.

Cruz's band even recorded some of Blades ' earliest compositions, particularly "( Yo Soy ) Cipriano Armenteros ", part of a four-song saga about the fictional character recorded by Ray and Cruz, Ismael Miranda, and Blades himself.

" Cruz's performance as Carla garnered her nominations for Best Supporting Actress from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards.

She has said that she had a happy childhood, and Charlie Rose of 60 Minutes described Cruz's childhood as a " simple life.

Jamón, jamón received broadly favorable reviews, with Chris Hicks of the Deseret News describing Cruz's portrayal of Silvia as " enchanting.

" Cruz's role as Macerna has been viewed as her " largest role to date.

Lori Hoffman of the Atlantic City Weekly felt Cruz put her " considerable skills on cruise control as Dr Eva Rojas " and James Berardnelli of ReelViews described Cruz's performance as a " black hole ," that she " lacks screen presence.

Ray Bennett of the Hollywood Reporter described Cruz's performance as being " outstanding in an otherwise lame male fantasy.

Harlow also stretched out from the typical salsa formula with his ambitious opera Hommy ( 1973 ), inspired by the Who's Tommy, and integral to Celia Cruz's comeback from an early retirement.

On June 4, 2004, nearly a year after the death of Cuban-American salsa singer Celia Cruz ( who lived in nearby Fort Lee ), Union City heralded its annual Cuban Day Parade by dedicating its new Celia Cruz Park ( also known as Celia Cruz Plaza ) at 31st Street and Bergenline Avenue, with Cruz's widower, Pedro Knight, present.

The park featured a sidewalk star in Cruz's honor, and an 8 ' x 10 ' mural by Union City's Edgardo Davila, a collage of Cruz's career throughout the decades.

Cruz's star has expanded into Union City's " Walk of Fame ", as new marble stars are added each spring to honor Latin entertainment and media personalities.

All of the soldiers are cleared of the charges thanks to Adriana Cruz's reporting.