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Pen\u00e9lope Cruz said she’s “still learning” in her relationship with husband Javier Bardem after decades together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Cruz and Bardem met on the set of a film in 1992 before they connected romantically in 2008 and then wed in 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Cruz shared her thoughts while promoting her new relationship comedy, The Invite,<\/em> directed by Olivia Wilde<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPen\u00e9lope Cruz<\/a> said she is \u201cstill learning\u201d in her relationship with husband Javier Bardem<\/a> after more than 15 years of marriage.<\/p>\nCruz opened up about their relationship while promoting her new movie, The Invite<\/em><\/a>, during a recent PEOPLE in 10 interview<\/a>.<\/p>\nDuring the conversation, the actress, 52, said that she believes the comedy, which was directed by Olivia Wilde<\/a> and centers on the relationship dynamics of two couples at a dinner party, is so relatable because so many people are still discovering new things about their partners \u2014 regardless of how long they’ve been together.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nPen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the Oscars in 2022Credit: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cI feel like I’m still learning [in my relationship], you know?’ Cruz said. \u201cAnd I am with somebody that I’ve known for 33 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI really know that person, but it’s like, is there a day where you really get to know yourself? No. So the same with your partner,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Cruz and Bardem, 57, first crossed paths in 1992 while filming the Spanish dark comedy Jam\u00f3n Jam\u00f3n<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Pen\u00e9lope](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/04\/2a1c809d-79af-3d11-afe3-84e4045ea4d8\/513ad4d3-000a-42a1-a541-8fdaf66f3685.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nPen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem in ‘Jam\u00f3n Jam\u00f3n’ (1992)Credit: Moviestore\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
While later speaking about the experience with GQ<\/em><\/a>, Bardem said that while there was \u201cobvious\u201d chemistry between them, \u201cnothing happened.\u201d<\/p>\nThe pair didn’t form a romantic connection until they reunited for the 2008 filmVicky Cristina Barcelona<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cNeither of us would make the first move,\u201d he said while recalling their time on set of the comedy-drama.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Pen\u00e9lope](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/04\/2a1c809d-79af-3d11-afe3-84e4045ea4d8\/4276a09b-cdbb-421a-bcf4-a5438fa8ab34.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nPen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ (2008)Credit: MGM<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
\u201cI don’t know if we were shy or trying to be too professional. Anyway, it got to the very last day of filming and nothing had happened. So I thought, \u2018F–k! We better get drunk!’ Luckily a friend of ours threw a wrap party and, well, the rest is history. Thank God!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
In a 2024 interview with Gentleman’s Journal<\/em><\/a>, Bardem said that part of their special connection stems from the fact that they knew one another before they were famous.<\/p>\n\u201cWe met each other and knew each other before all of the noise, before success and before anybody saw us with different eyes because of who we now were, what we had become,” the F1<\/em><\/a> actor<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Pen\u00e9lope](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/04\/2a1c809d-79af-3d11-afe3-84e4045ea4d8\/86eac580-3a72-49f0-9f9a-3d9827033c39.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nPen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2011Credit: Steve Granitz\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
“And that’s an important base, to rely on someone because you know them for real, and they know you for real. You see me, I see you. That’s important,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Cruz and Bardem \u2014 who are infamously private about their relationship \u2014 tied the knot<\/a> in an intimate ceremony in the Bahamas in July 2010.<\/p>\nThey welcomed their first child<\/a>, a son named Leo Encinas Cruz, in January 2011, followed by daughter Luna Encinas Cruz in July 2013.<\/p>\n
Pen\u00e9lope Cruz said she’s “still learning” in her relationship with husband Javier Bardem after decades together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Cruz and Bardem met on the set of a film in 1992 before they connected romantically in 2008 and then wed in 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Cruz shared her thoughts while promoting her new relationship comedy, The Invite,<\/em> directed by Olivia Wilde<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Pen\u00e9lope Cruz<\/a> said she is \u201cstill learning\u201d in her relationship with husband Javier Bardem<\/a> after more than 15 years of marriage.<\/p>\n Cruz opened up about their relationship while promoting her new movie, The Invite<\/em><\/a>, during a recent PEOPLE in 10 interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n During the conversation, the actress, 52, said that she believes the comedy, which was directed by Olivia Wilde<\/a> and centers on the relationship dynamics of two couples at a dinner party, is so relatable because so many people are still discovering new things about their partners \u2014 regardless of how long they’ve been together.<\/p>\n Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the Oscars in 2022Credit: Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cI feel like I’m still learning [in my relationship], you know?’ Cruz said. \u201cAnd I am with somebody that I’ve known for 33 years.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI really know that person, but it’s like, is there a day where you really get to know yourself? No. So the same with your partner,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Cruz and Bardem, 57, first crossed paths in 1992 while filming the Spanish dark comedy Jam\u00f3n Jam\u00f3n<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem in ‘Jam\u00f3n Jam\u00f3n’ (1992)Credit: Moviestore\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n While later speaking about the experience with GQ<\/em><\/a>, Bardem said that while there was \u201cobvious\u201d chemistry between them, \u201cnothing happened.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair didn’t form a romantic connection until they reunited for the 2008 filmVicky Cristina Barcelona<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cNeither of us would make the first move,\u201d he said while recalling their time on set of the comedy-drama.<\/p>\n Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ (2008)Credit: MGM<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cI don’t know if we were shy or trying to be too professional. Anyway, it got to the very last day of filming and nothing had happened. So I thought, \u2018F–k! We better get drunk!’ Luckily a friend of ours threw a wrap party and, well, the rest is history. Thank God!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n In a 2024 interview with Gentleman’s Journal<\/em><\/a>, Bardem said that part of their special connection stems from the fact that they knew one another before they were famous.<\/p>\n \u201cWe met each other and knew each other before all of the noise, before success and before anybody saw us with different eyes because of who we now were, what we had become,” the F1<\/em><\/a> actor<\/a> said.<\/p>\n Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2011Credit: Steve Granitz\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n “And that’s an important base, to rely on someone because you know them for real, and they know you for real. You see me, I see you. That’s important,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Cruz and Bardem \u2014 who are infamously private about their relationship \u2014 tied the knot<\/a> in an intimate ceremony in the Bahamas in July 2010.<\/p>\n They welcomed their first child<\/a>, a son named Leo Encinas Cruz, in January 2011, followed by daughter Luna Encinas Cruz in July 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>