The noted empath, devoted mother, and mesmerizing star of Ferrari is hard not to fall in love with.

Penélope Cruz would like nothing more than to feed me ham. So much so that these are her first words when I meet her at her production company, 30 minutes north of Madrid: “Hello. Nice to meet you. Ham?” Her iconic accent, so enticing to Americans she could have a robust side career in sleep stories, turns the word to “hum.”(…)