Coming to the world's notice with the raunchy Woman On Top, this actress is a favourite of accomplished directors like Pedro Almodovar. And then she dated her Vanilla Sky co-star Tom Cruise, which only served to keep her in the public eye a lot more.

Now, Penelope stars in Sahara, an action-adventure film with Matthew McConnaughey, hitting Indian theatres on July 15. Here's what she has to say about her latest film.

How was your experience in acting in Sahara?

It's a very fun character. It's something that I have never done before. I love watching them, but have never done one before. This one is something that reminds me of (Robert Zemeckis' adventure trilogy starring Harrison Ford) Indiana Jones. I have grown up watching these films, loving them. I think it is good that more movies are made of this genre. I am really happy to be part of one of them.

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