Penelope Cruz, star of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”, tells Ellen DeGeneres all about her upcoming crime anthology series on Tuesday’s episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”.

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The 43-year-old actress talks about the difficulty of putting on an Italian accent for an English speaking role, as a Spanish-native. Cruz admits it was a challenge, but she had experience with a similar role in 2009’s romantic musical drama “Nine”.

Cruz also dishes on that sexy, yet hilarious photo of co-star Ricky Martin she shared on Instagram.

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Finally, the actress tries to teach DeGeneres how to speak a little Spanish and talks about her bouts with stage fright.

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” is the second season of the FX true crime anthology and premieres on Jan. 17, 2018.

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