Penélope Cruz – Maldives Magic for a Movie Star

Penélope Cruz, the Oscar-winning actress known for her roles in “Blow” and “All the Pretty Horses,” found her slice of paradise in the Maldives in 2010. Ditching movie sets for ocean jets, she’s snapped here looking every bit the part of a laid-back islander in a simple black bikini. She’s obviously having the time of her life.

Fresh from filming “Parallel Mothers” and before diving into her next project, she took some me-time, soaking up the sun and solitude. There are no co-stars or scripts, just Penélope, and the endless blue, showing us that even A-listers need to hit the pause button and breathe in some salt air solo.