This Article is From Jan 26, 2011

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem welcome their first child

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem welcome their first child

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  • Hollywood stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have welcomed their first child. The Academy award winning actress gave birth to the baby on Tuesday, but the notoriously private couple have not yet disclosed the child's gender or name, reported People magazine online.
Los Angeles: Hollywood stars PenelopeCruz and Javier Bardem have welcomed their first child.The Academy award winning actress gave birth to thebaby on Tuesday, but the notoriously private couple have notyet disclosed the child's gender or name, reported Peoplemagazine online.

The news was revealed by Spanish newspaper El Pais,which reported that the baby was born in Los Angeles at theworld-renowned Cedars Sinai hospital.

The 36-year-old actress married fellow Spaniard andOscar winner Bardem, 41, at a low-key ceremony in theCaribbean in July last year.

The pair started dating in 2007 after starringtogether in the Woody Allen movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

The couple have known one another for 16 years aftermeeting on the set of Penelope's 1992 debut film, the Spanishcomedy drama Jamon Jamon.

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