Leo Encinas Cruz Biography, Age, Parents, Sister, Net worth

Leo Encinas Cruz is widely known as the first child and only son of actress Penélope Cruz and actor Javier Bardem. His father, Javier, is known for playing the role of the psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen Brothers’ film, “No Country for Old Men (2007)”. He later received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie. Also, Leo’s mum Penélope is recognized as the only Spanish film actress to have received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the only one to have won an Academy Award.
In this post, we wrote down all there’s to know about Leo Encinas Cruz. But before that, take a quick look at his profile summary.

Leo Encinas Cruz Biography 

Leo Encinas Cruz was born Leonardo Encinas Cruz to Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz on January 12, 2011, at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California State, in the United States of America. Although he was born in the US, he was raised in the capital city of Spain, Madrid, with his younger sister, Luna Encinas Cruz. Leo’s 12 years old, his zodiac sign is Capricorn, and his lucky number is nine. Being a Capricorn, his best marriage match is Sagittarius, according to the Zodiac. He celebrates his birthday every January 12. To mark his second birthday, his parents took him to a marine theme park in Madrid, Faunia, on January 12, 2013. 

Looking at Leo’s family bloodline and background, Pilar Bardem, Carlos Encinas, Encarna Sánchez, and Eduardo Cruz are the names of his grandparents. Antonella Cruz Sánchez and Pablo González Encinas are the names of his two cousins. He is related to Cairo Cruz, who was born from her Uncle – Eduardo Cruz’s marriage to Eva De Dominici.

Mónica Cruz, whom we have written about here, is the name of his famous maternal aunt – she is also a Spanish film actress. Eduardo Cruz Jr, a singer, is the name of his paternal uncle, and Salma Cruz is the name of his half-aunt. Rafael Bardem and Matilde Muñoz Sampedro are the names of his paternal great-grandparents. 

Leo’s parents are sensitive about letting their fame rub off their children; hence, they have kept him and his younger sister, Luna, away from the spotlight since birth. On December 2021, Penelope revealed during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning that she’d only allow her children to have access to social media once they must have turned 16, at the minimum. In her words;

“There is no protection for them, for brains that are still developing and how that affects the way they see themselves, how everything(sic) related to bullying, so many things that are not the childhood that we had,” she explained. Penelope also said her kids can’t use social media “until at least 16.”

Regardless of their secrecy, “the media” spotted him with his parents on several trips to Italy, Cape Town, Africa, and Disneyland.

Leo Cruz’s mother was pregnant with him on the set of the blockbuster film, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).” Leo’s aunt, Mónica Cruz, had to st

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

Leo Encinas Cruz Parents 

Leo Encinas Cruz’s parents married in 2010, making it more than ten years of their marriage. They exchanged their wedding vows at a private party held at a beach house in the Bahamas owned by their friends. Leo’s parents met each other for the first time in 1992 but declared an interest in each other after they reunited in 2007. They had their first child, Leo Encinas Cruz, a year after marriage.

However, Before Javier, Penélope was previously romantically involved with American film actor Tom Cruise. The chemistry which led to their subsequent relationship was said to have started after the duo co-starred in a 2001 movie, Vanilla Sky – they split in June 2003.

Leo Encinas Cruz Mother

Leo Encinas’s mother, Penélope Cruz, was born Penélope Cruz Sánchez on April 28, 1974, in Alcobendas, province of Madrid, Spain. She’s currently 48 years old and grew up speaking Spanish and English languages. His mother features mostly in Spanish movies. And, since she started her career in the movies some decades ago, she starred in over a hundred movies, including; 

• Everybody Knows (2018)
•  The Counselor (2013)
•  Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
•  Vanilla Sky (2001)
•  Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Leo Encinas Cruz Father

Leo Encinas Cruz’s father, Javier Bardem, was born Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem on March 1, 1969, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, Spain. He’s 53 years old. His mother, Pilar Bardem (1939–2021; aged 82), was a Spanish actress, while his father, José Carlos Encinas Doussinague (1931–1995; aged 64), was the son of a cattle rancher who died of leukemia when he was about 26 years old. Javier’s parents divorced after his birth, so his mother was saddled with raising him and his two older siblings, Carlos Bardem and Mónica Bardem.

Away from that, Luna Encinas Cruz’s father, Javier Bardem, has been in the acting business for decades. And he has starred in more than a hundred movies and won several awards as a reward for his age-long contributions to the industry. These are some of the famous movies he appeared in;

• Boca a boca (1995)
•  No Country for Old Men (2007)
•  Carne trémula (1997)
•  Skyfall (2012)
•  Everybody Knows (2018)
•  Jamón Jamón (1992)
•  Los lunes al sol (2002)
•  Mar adentro (2004)
•  Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
•  Dune (2021)
•  To the Wonder (2012)

Leo Encinas Cruz Net worth 

Leo Encinas Cruz is still in his juvenile years, so he doesn’t have a career or net worth. Regardless, Javier Bardem’s father has a net worth estimated to be between $20 million and $30 million. His mother, Penélope Cruz, has an estimated net worth between $75 million and $85 million. 

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