Entertainment Movies Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek Reunite 17 Years After Starring in Bandidas Together The actresses and close friends posed for photos together at a luncheon honoring Cruz for her role in 'Ferrari' By Jen Juneau Jen Juneau Jen Juneau is a News and Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. She started at the brand in 2016 and has more than 15 years' professional writing experience. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 15, 2023 12:19PM EST Close Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek in Beverly Hills, California, on Dec. 14, 2023. Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek are still making waves! Seventeen years after starring in the 2006 film Bandidas, the actresses and close friends came together on Thursday to attend a luncheon honoring Cruz, 49, for her role in Ferrari. Hosted by Hayek, 57, and Kristen Stewart, the event was attended by the likes of Alicia Silverstone, Geena Davis and Vin Diesel. One photo showed the glammed-up Hayek and Cruz with their arms around each other, while another showed the pair posing alongside Stewart, 33. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. Salma Hayek, Penélope Cruz and Kristen Stewart in Beverly Hills, California, on Dec. 14, 2023. Emma McIntyre/Getty The Most Nostalgia-Inducing Cast Reunions Through the Years While Bandidas is the only film project Hayek and Cruz have starred in together, they have remained close pals over the years — from the moment Cruz first landed in Los Angeles. At the time, the two had only met over the phone — never in person. But Hayek still made sure to give Cruz the warmest welcome possible. "I was coming here for two months and I didn't know anyone here," Cruz said last year on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. "And [Salma] picked me up and said, 'You're not going to the hotel. You're coming to my house because this is hard at the beginning and you're going to feel very lonely.' " The Oscar winner was admittedly scared when she first reached Southern California, and even initially slept in Hayek's room. "And in the middle of the night, she said I was holding her hand because I was afraid, I was dreaming, I don't know," Cruz told DeGeneres, 65. Salma Hayek (left) and Penélope Cruz in 'Bandidas'. 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection Penélope Cruz Once Styled Salma Hayek's Hair in the Dark Cruz's newest film, Ferrari, is directed by Michael Mann and follows the story of Italian former racecar driver and Ferrari automobile founder Enzo Ferrari (played by Adam Driver). The movie takes place in 1957 when Ferrari "is in crisis," according to an official synopsis of the movie. "Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife Laura built from nothing 10 years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son Dino a year earlier," the synopsis continues. "Ferrari struggles to acknowledge his son Piero with Lina Mardi." "Meanwhile, his drivers' passion to win pushes them to the edge as they launch into the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the Mille Miglia," the synopsis adds. Cruz plays Ferrari's wife Laura in the film. She and Driver, 40, are joined in the cast by Patrick Dempsey as Formula One driver Piero Taruffi, Shailene Woodley as Ferrari's mistress Lina Lardi, Jack O'Connell as Peter Collins, Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian and Gabriel Leone as Fon De Portago. Ferrari revs into theaters this Christmas.