All six actresses in "Volver" shared in the Award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.
Penélope Cruz credits director Pedro Almodóvar with changing the way she viewed everything; their first film together was "Live Flesh" (1998).
Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar at 2006 festival de Cannes, southern France: Georges Biard, CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pedro_Almodovar_and_Penélope_Cruz_-_Cannes.jpg
Río Júcar (Júcar River) flows through provinces of Cuenca and Albacete in southeast-central Spain's La Mancha region and also province of Valencia in eastern coastal Spain.
In "Volver," Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) deposits the body of Paco (Antonio de la Torre) in the Júcar.
Río Júcar at Alarcón, Cuenca Province, La Mancha region, southeast-central Spain: AnTeMi, CC BY SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alarcón.jpg
"Penélope Cruz Cantando Volver" (2:18) ~ Penélope Cruz lip syncs to Spanish flamenco singer Estrella Morente.
Uploaded January 9, 2013, by 2pacloves kanal to YouTube ~ URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PJiNOJsK8E
"Volver / Official Trailer (2006)" (1:40)
Uploaded August 22, 2006, by SonyPicturesClassics to YouTube ~ URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABSvppyQGdE
Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar walk the red carpet Friday, October 20, 2006, for 2006 Prince of Asturias Awards where the director was honored for his contributions to the Arts.
Campoamor Theatre, Calle Pelayo, Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies), northwestern Spain: jlmaral, CC BY SA 2.0, via Flickr @ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlmaral/275352571/
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Mira, Penélope Cruz gave so much to her character and to this film, including the flamenco version of the tango song, "Volver." It's great that the performances of all six women were honored as a totality by the Best Actress Award at Cannes, because each actress' part blended seamlessly into a perfect whole. Dream director Pedro Almodóvar definitely had his dream cast here.
I don't remember much about this movie but I do remember being impressed by Penélope Cruz's Lola Dueñas's acting. And yes, I'm a fan of Almodóvar's quirkiness, to put it mildly :)