LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz is reportedly set to exchange wedding vows with actor beau Javier Bardem, later this year.

According to the sources, Bardem had proposed Cruz during a recent romantic vacation in France and the couple is planning to tie the knot. Bardem’s pals have also revealed that the actor’s mother Pilar had asked him to make his relationship official.

“Pilar took her son aside and told him, ‘What’s the matter with you? She’s perfect! You love her, she loves you. Get married,’’ Contactmusic quoted a pal as telling National Enquirer.

The couple had started dating last year after shooting for Woody Allen movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona in Spain.