They say that both are physically similar, so it is very possible that Penelope Cruz Play Maria Callas in a movie about her life. This was made public by the Italian producer Guido De Angelis, who stated that the contacts with the Madrilenian «they are very advanced«.
The Italian thought that this role "was ideal" for Penelope. The film will be based on the biography of the soprano, "Troppo fiera, troppo fragile" (Very haughty, very fragile), written by journalist Alfonso Signorini, which will be published in the coming days, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of his death.
Signorini himself also said that Cruz would be the "perfect Callas." Can anyone see any kind of resemblance? For my part, no, but the fact of having an international figure of weight would make the film higher. Anyway, we will see how it is given to Penelope with the song ...