Penelope Cruz topless as she sports shaven head in Ma Ma

Penelope Cruz plays a woman fighting breast cancer in movie, Ma Ma.

Highlighting an important cause, the actress foregoes her usual glamorous appearance and looks unrecognisable as she bares her body and sport a shaven head for the heartbreaking role.

The film was released in Spain last year but is now set for worldwide release.

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Brave: Penelope Cruz foregoes her usual glamorous appearance to bare her body and sport a shaven head for her role in Ma Ma

A role well done: The star sports a shaven head for the role as she highlights a very important cause

Talking to radio show, Cadena Ser, last year, the 41-year-old star said that taking on the role was incredibly important to her.

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She said: 'This is one of the most wonderful characters that I will ever be offered to play. I fell in love with the story of this woman, who is like a goddess, a sage.'

The Spanish actress plays Magda in the movie, a gutsy unemployed teacher with a young son who faces her cancer diagnosis with optimism and courage.

She said: 'This is one of the most wonderful characters that I will ever be offered to play. I fell in love with the story of this woman, who is like a goddess, a sage'

Important role: The Spanish actress plays Magda in the movie, a gutsy unemployed teacher with a young son who faces her cancer diagnosis with optimism and courage

She will need a mastectomy, as well as chemotherapy treatments.

Penelope added: 'It was very important to me to take risks and at no time did I worry if I looked beautiful, was ugly or very ugly. It is a tribute to all women who face this disease.'

Meanwhile, the beauty is set to star in upcoming movie, Escobar, alongside her husband Javier Bardem.

Penelope added: 'It was very important to me to take risks and at no time did I worry if I looked beautiful, was ugly or very ugly. It is a tribute to all women who face this disease'

It tells the story of a journalist who strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, [Bardem].

It's not the first time the power couple have starred in a film together.

The pair both appeared in 2008 movie, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, alongside Scarlett Johansson.

Soon to come: The movie was released in Spain last year but is soon to come out worldwide

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Update: 2024-06-03

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