- Paz Vega
Infobox actor
name = Paz Vega
caption =
birthname = Paz Campos Trigo
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|1|2
birthplace =Seville ,Spain
othername =
yearsactive = 1997–present
spouse =
website = http://www.paz-vega.com/Paz Campos Trigo (born
January 2 ,1976 ), better known as Paz Vega, is a Spanish actress.Biography
Early life
Vega was born in
Seville ,Andalucía ,Spain , and takes her stage name from her grandmother. After attending a performance ofFederico García Lorca 's "La casa de Bernarda Alba " at the age of 15 she was convinced that she wanted to become an actress. After completingcompulsory education at 16, she was accepted at the prestigious "Centro Andaluz de Teatro" stage school. After two years at the stage school and two more years studyingjournalism , Vega moved toMadrid .creen career
Vega made her television debut in the Spanish TV series, "Menudo es mi padre", which starred pint-sized rumba singer
El Fary . After appearing in two other series in 1997 - "Mas que amigos" and teen drama "Compañeros" - she went on to grace the silver screen in 1999 in "Zapping". The same year she also had a minor role in the David Menkes movie "I Will Survive" ("Sobreviviré") alongsideEmma Suárez ,Juan Diego Botto and a cameo fromBoy George .She made her big break in "
7 Vidas ", also in 1999. The series was billed as a Spanish "Friends " and went on to become one of the country's best-loved domesticsitcom s. Vega played Laura, a perkyAndalusia n girl who had come to stay with David, who had recently come out of acoma . The series was broadcast onTelecinco and finishedApril 12 ,2006 , albeit without Vega.The 2001 film "Sex and Lucia" brought the actress to the attention of a larger audience. She then became much better known in the United States after a star-making role in the 2004 James L. Brooks film "Spanglish" opposite
Adam Sandler .She recently co-starred with
Morgan Freeman in the independent film "10 Items or Less".Vega is also a model. She is signed to 1/One Management in
New York City .Personal life
Vega and her husband, Orson Salazar, had their first child, Orson on
May 2 2007 . [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/03/arts/EU-A-E-Spain-Paz-Vega.php "Spanish actress Paz Vega gives birth to baby boy"] ,May 3 ,2007 article from theAssociated Press , via the "International Herald Tribune", AccessedFebruary 10 ,2008 .]Filmography
Imagen Foundation Sant Jordi Awards Ondas Award References
External links
* [http://www.paz-vega.com/ Paz Vega's official web-site]
*imdb name|id=0891895|name=Paz Vega
* [http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_250/261_paz_vega.html Paz Vega] - Askmen.com
* [http://tvspot.blogspot.com/2006/07/magnum-frigo-paz-vega-descubre-mi-yo.html Paz Vega] - Spanish Commercial
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/01/12/seville.qa/ Paz Vega - interview with CNN, January 2007]
* Paz Vega at the [http://www.maxim.com/Girls/85PazVega/slideshow/24904/2463.aspx Maxim Hot 100]
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