Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem's 15-year-old son Leo is following in his parents' footsteps, making his acting debut in Oscars-hopeful La Bola Negra, a Spanish-language drama.
Eagle-eyed viewers of the queer drama, now streaming on Netflix and starring Penelope, noticed Leo in a small ensemble scene during the film's credits.
He has no lines of dialogue, but this marks an interest in the industry, a choice Penelope has always said is her children's to make by themselves.
Penelope and Javier, who are parents to Leo and 12-year-old daughter Luna, have maintained strict privacy around their children since they were born.
In 2023, Leo joined his mother for a Q&A at BAFTA, and she acknowledged his appearance, telling the audience: "I'm very nervous today because somebody very, very special to me is in this room, my son."
"He's very special to me, my kids are the most important thing in my life, obviously, and they don't come to a lot of these things," she added.
In a 2024 interview with Elle, Penelope would "not so much as confirm or deny if they are creative people" like their mother and father, and would only say: "It’s for them to decide if they are going to have a job that is more ...