Venice exhibition, Penelope Cruz: “I’m trying to understand this happiness”

Coppa Volpi to Spanish actress Penelope Cruz at the Venice Film Festival. “I am very happy, it is truly an honor to receive this award right now,” said Spanish actress Penelope Cruz as she received the award for best female performance for Pedro Almodóvar’s film ‘Madres Paralelas’. “We all know how difficult it is to organize a Festival now, but the tenacity of Alberto Barbera and his collaborators and their incredible organization have made this possible in honor of cinema”. “First of all I thank Pedro, whom I adore, for his artistic sense, because he has once again created a magic – he added -. I dedicate the award to my wonderful husband, my children, my family”. “I’m still very nervous and excited and I’m trying to figure out what happened,” she concludes. “I am happy that this happiness happened to me right here in Venice”.