Catfight Report Movie Review: Salma Hayek vs Penelope Cruz in Bandidas

For years, catfight fans have hoped for a catfight between Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz.

Both are extremely sexy latino ladies, and in Bandidas, they gave us a taste of just exactly would could happen if these two were to ever hook up in a fight.

You can learn more about Salma Hayek HERE
You can learn more about Penelope Cruz HERE

If you want a review of the movie Bandidas, we suggest checking Google. If you want a review of the catfight that took place, you have come to the right place!

In the movie, Salma Hayek's name is Sara Sandoval
In the movie, Penelope Cruz's name is Maria Alvarez

Instead of using their names in the movies, we are going to use their real names for this review.

Salma plays the rich girl in this movie, while Penelope plays the poor girl. Both women had their fathers murdered, and end up becoming bank robbers, as they decide to go all Robin Hood and return the money they steal to the Mexican people.

They eventually learn to trust one another in the film, but not before a lot of cattiness and an actual catfight takes place.

The Catfight

After robbing a bank, the duo retreat to a dilapidated church where they start to split the money. Penelope wants to use the money to help the people who have been victimized while Salma has other ideas.

As Salma goes to leave, Penelope objects, and says the money must stay.

When Salma agrees to leave half the money and tries to leave with her share, Penelope blocks the way. Salma arrogantly tosses Penelope to the floor, and goes to leave. Penelope is having none of this, as she grabs Salma while she is trying to walk away, and throws her to the floor as well!

Salma throws Penelope to the ground and starts to leave, but Penelope is resilient. She grabs Salma from behind, throws her to the ground and the catfight starts to heat up. Salma removes the saddleback around her waist and clocks Penelope with it. Ms. Hayek then hops atop her rival and locks on an anklelock Ken Shamrock would’ve been proud of.

Penelope counters and dislodges her foe. When she charges the shorter Latina, Salma does an amazing backflip onto the shoulders of her foe and begins trying to rearrange the lovely features of Ms. Cruz. Partially blinded by Salma’s clawing hands, Penelope rushes forward through a doorway and the low clearance knocks Salma from her perch and into unconsciousness.

At this point, is appears that Penelope Cruz has won the catfight, as Salma Hayek looks to be out cold!

Like all the good girls in the movies, Penelope moves forward to check on her rival and when Salma comes to (holding her throbbing head), offers Salma a hand up. Ms. Hayek plays a perfect bad girl as she accepts the help, but then spins her foe around into a hammerlock, and then tries to drown Penelope in a nearby fountain!

Ever resourceful, Penelope lands a elbow to Salma’s stomach and pulls her head up as her shirt is now soaked with water, displaying her perfect upper body.

The fight really gets going at this point, as the two women start trading blows left and right, as Salma and Penelope battle for the upper hand.

Meow!

The two bombshells flip over a railing and into the church pews which fall like dominos; the last one falling at the feet of a priest who comes to see what the commotion was.

It appeared again that Penelope Cruz was going to emerge victorious, but, alas, we will never know!

This was a pretty decent catfight, but of course, should have gone on much longer!

If you are interested in watching this catfight, you can buy the movie below, along with posters, postcards, etc. (The 3rd box allows you to buy it online, and download it to your computer right now!)