Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s 2 Children: All About Leo and Luna

Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem made a conscious effort to keep their two children out of the public eye.

The Hollywood power couple, who have been married since 2010, are the parents of two children: son Leo (13) and daughter Luna (10).

Speaking with Marie Claire in February 2019, Cruz shared that while she was never in a rush to have children, she always “really wanted to be a mother.”

“When I was 4 or 5 years old, I was already playing, and the characters in my games were always mothers. I really wanted to be a mother, ever since I can remember,” she explained. “But I did it when I felt it was the right time — the right time, the right person.”

The Vicky Cristina Barcelona the actress added that while she is often “surprised” by certain aspects of motherhood, it is “the thing that has made me the happiest.”

Although Cruz and Bardem don’t often talk about their children in interviews, they shared some sweet anecdotes about special moments with their son and daughter. During recording Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in Australia, Bardem brought Leo and Luna to the set on a day of filming on the large warships built for the film. The film’s costume designer even made them their own pirate costumes for the special day.

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“That’s one of the reasons you do it… To be on a real ship and see the cannons and see people dressed like pirates. It was like a Disney ride for them,” he told PEOPLE in May 2017.

Bardem added that at the time, Leo and Luna did not yet fully understand the careers of their famous parents.

“They know we make movies, but I don’t think they know what it means or what it’s about,” he said Being Ricardo’s said the actor. “It’s fine. We don’t have anything in our house to remind them we’re actors. We really don’t care.”

Read on to know more about Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s two children.

Leo Encinas Cruz, 13

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Cruz and Bardem welcomed their first child, son Leo Encinas Cruz, on January 22, 2011 in Los Angeles. In a statement at the time, reps for the couple told PEOPLE, “Penélope and Javier welcomed their first son to their family last week. Both parents and baby are doing great.”

Ahead of the birth, Bardem was the first to break his silence on Cruz’s pregnancy during an interview in September 2010. He confirmed that Cruz was pregnant at the time, adding, “I’m very happy.”

Cruz spoke briefly about her son during a May 2011 interview Vogue. When asked how she has changed since becoming a mother, Cruz broke down in tears before telling the magazine, “You feel so much love from the first second.”

“It’s a revolutionary experience,” she added. “That’s the best way I can describe it. It transforms you completely, in a second. Nature is very wise and gives you nine months to prepare, but in that moment—when you see that face, you’re transformed forever… Even if you’ve heard from all your friends and family, ‘This is going to happen,’ until it happens to you, it’s hard to understand in your soul.”

The actress also emphasized her desire to keep his life private, just as she does with her own. She explained: “I want my son – and my children if I have more – to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible. The fact that his father and I chose to do the work that we do does not interfere with everyone’s right to invade our privacy.”

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Despite her busy schedule, Cruz said being an active mother is important to her. During the interview with The Telegraph in July 2017 she said she had taken a step back in her career, telling the tabloid: “My priorities have really changed over the years. I want to raise my children and I don’t want to be away from them.”

Bardem echoed his wife’s sentiments about prioritizing time with their children during an interview with The Talks.

“I’m getting older so the things I value most now are… Being a good dad, being the best husband I can be, which is the hardest thing in the sense that you have to devote your attention to that and devote time and love to the people you really love and care about stop,” he said. “Time is everything, time is quality. Especially for children.”

It is also very important for a married couple to keep their children away from social networks. You will never see a picture of my kids on Instagram, Cruz said The Telegraph.

The actress later told CBS Sunday Morning that she is “very difficult with technology” when it comes to her children.

“We can sometimes watch movies or some cartoons. How can you not let them watch movies?” she said. “They were the most amazing moments of happiness since I was a little girl.”

Luna Encinas Cruz, 10

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The couple welcomed their second child, daughter Luna Encinas Cruz, on July 22, 2013 in Madrid.

When her daughter was 5 months old, Cruz opened up about her postpartum routine in a December 2013 interview. Allureincluding her decision to breastfeed again.

“I should take in extra calories because breastfeeding burns about 500 extra calories a day. I breastfed my son for 13 months, and I plan to do the same with my daughter,” she told the newspaper.

In November 2021, s Vogue Arabiathe Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides Unknown the actress talked about her desire to be a good role model for her children.

– I don’t consider myself a role model for anyone except my children, because they see me every day, and the actions of their mother and father are the most important to them – she said. “This is a huge responsibility, and my biggest mission in life is to try to do it well.”

Cruz also shared a rare story about her daughter during the same interview, recalling Luna’s reaction to the news that she would be awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her role in the film Parallel mothers at the 2021 Venice Film Festival.

My daughter was with me and she said, ‘Mom, why are you crying if you’re going to get an award?’ I had to explain to her what this award means to me,” she said.

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Luna also had a sweet reaction when she found out her dad would be playing King Triton in Disney’s upcoming live-action film Little Mermaidas Bardem explained during an appearance on January 2023 The Jess Cagle Show.

“My daughter got so emotional and I said, ‘But I’m not playing Ariel, Luna,’ and she said, ‘Of course not, Dad, you’re going to be Triton, aren’t you?’ Bardem said. “That’s one of the reasons I did [The Little Mermaid].”

This is not the first time that Bardem’s children have influenced his career. In 2022, he starred in another musical, Lyle, Lyle, the crocodile.

Speaking with Metro.co.uk that October, he explained his reasons for taking the role: “For my kids to watch a movie with their dad in it, so they can finally be proud of what I do – because they don’t care!”

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