Penelope Cruz will reach the fifth decade of her life this April (Tapu Hamsa) She celebrates the special milestone on the cover of the Spanish elle magazine, in a mysterious and knotty production. As part of the accompanying and celebratory interview, she talks about her childhood, the relationship with her parents, cinema, friends and the dreams she has yet to fulfill.

"I tried to adopt alone when I was 20, on a trip to India, but it couldn't happen," she says.