Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem node

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Spain's Oscar film stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem in Sea earlier this month in a private ceremony in the Bahamas, American journalist told AFP on Wednesday. The couple "were married in early July at a friend's home in the Bahamas. It was a small ceremony with only family members. Penelope wore a dress of her longtime friend of John Galliano," said Amanda Silverman designed. Cruz, 36, and Javier Bardem, 41, met when they respect each other as teenagers strong Bigas Luna film "Jamon, Jamon" played in 1992. In 2008 they were back together the big screen in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" for which Cruz won an Oscar for best supporting actress. Bardem, nominated for an Oscar in "Before Night Falls" (2000), won an Academy Award in 2007 for his role in "No Country for Old Men". Although the couple have kept their romance quiet for years Bardem I personally, if he one Best Actor Award at Cannes in May for his work in "biutiful" Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. "I share the joy of this award with my friend, my companion, my love, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem said at the time." I owe you so much and I love you very much, "said Bardem, Cruz draw tears, a longtime muse of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar.