Penelope Cruz's family values

Jul 29, 2007, 7:00 GMT

Penelope Cruz - Hollywood, CA © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Penelope Cruz says her family are more important than her lovers.

The 'Volver' actress - who has been romantically linked to Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey, Orlando Bloom, Josh Hartnett and Salma Hayek - insists her sister Monica, brother Eduardo and her parents will always come first.

Penelope said: "My family are the best thing I have and I spend a lot of time with them. We are very strict about that, about not letting anyone else interfere with having time for the family.

"We are always here for each other, all of us. We know that we can count on each other, so we always find the time to be together."

Penelope, who has designed a collection for Spanish fashion chain Mango with her sister Monica, always dreamed of working with her younger sibling.

The 33-year-old star said: "This is something we've wanted to do for a long time. We just had to find the right people to do it with. We've always loved clothes.

"We used to hide in the bathroom with fashion magazines and say, 'I want that one.' We'd get a pencil and mark the pictures, and show how we would transform them."

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