The 2 actors, Penélope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey, only dated for a year, from 2005 to 2006. The Dallas Buyers Club actor even mentions the Spanish actress in Neil Daniels’ 2014 book, Matthew McConaughey: The Biography. Soon after, Matthew laid eyes on his now-wife, Camila Alves. Since 2010, Penelope has been married to actor Javier Bardem and they have 2 children together.