Paz Vega

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Paz Vega

Born Paz Campos Trigo
January 2, 1976 (1976-01-02) (age 32)
Seville, Spain
Years active 1997—present
Official website

Paz Campos Trigo (born January 2, 1976), better known as Paz Vega, is a Spanish actress.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Vega was born in Seville, Andalucía, Spain, and takes her stage name from her grandmother. After attending a performance of Federico García Lorca's La casa de Bernarda Alba at the age of 15 she was convinced that she wanted to become an actress. After completing compulsory 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 studying journalism, Vega moved to Madrid.

[edit] Screen 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) alongside Emma Suárez, Juan Diego Botto and a cameo from Boy 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 domestic sitcoms. Vega played Laura, a perky Andalusian girl who had come to stay with David, who had recently come out of a coma. The series was broadcast on Telecinco and finished April 12, 2006, albeit without Vega.

Vega became better known in the United States after a star-making role in the 2004 James L. Brooks film Spanglish.

Vega is also a model. She is signed to 1 Model Management in New York City.

[edit] Personal life

Vega and her husband, Orson Salazar, welcomed their first child, Orson on May 2, 2007.[1]

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Director Character
2009 Triage Danis Tanovic Elena Morales
2008 The Spirit Frank Miller Plaster of Paris
2008 The Six Wives of Henry Lefay Howard Gould Veronica
2008 The Human Contract Jada Pinkett Smith Michael
2007 La Masseria Delle Allodole Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Nunik
2007 Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo Ray Loriga Santa Teresa de Jesús
2006 Fade to Black Oliver Parker Lea Padovani
2006 Los Borgia Antonio Hernández Caterina Sforza
2006 10 Items or Less Brad Silberling Scarlet
2004 Spanglish James L. Brooks Flor
2004 Di que sí Juan Calvo Estrella Cuevas
2003 Carmen Vicente Aranda Carmen
2002 Novo Jean-Pierre Limosin Isabelle
2002 El otro lado de la cama Emilio Martínez Lázaro Sonia
2002 Hable con ella Pedro Almodóvar Amparo
2001 Sólo mía (Spanish) Javier Balaguer Angela
2001 Lucía y el sexo Julio Médem Lucía
2000 El chico en la puerta (short film) Alberto Palma
2000 Nadie conoce a nadie Mateo Gil Ariadna
2000 Sobreviviré Alfonso Albacete Azafata
1999 Zapping Juan Manuel Chumilla Elvira
1998 Perdón, perdón Manuel Ríos San Martín María
1997 Más allá del jardín Pedro Olea

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] Premios Goya

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best actress in a leading role Sólo mía NOMINATION
2001 Best breakthrough actress performance Lucía y el sexo WON

[edit] Premios Unión de Actores

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best actress in a leading role Sólo mía NOMINATION
2001 Best breakthrough actress performance Lucía y el sexo NOMINATION

[edit] Fotogramas de Plata

Year Category Film Result
2003 Best actress Carmen NOMINATION
2002 Best actress El otro lado de la cama NOMINATION
2001 Best actress Lucía y el sexo and Sólo mía NOMINATION

[edit] European Awards

Year Category Film Result
2003 Viewers award best actress Carmen Nomination

[edit] Cannes Festival

Year Category Film Result
2001 Trofeo Chopard best breakthrough performance Lucía y el sexo WON

[edit] Imagen Foundation

Year Category Film Result
2004 Best actress Spanglish NOMINATION

[edit] Phoenix Film Critics Society

Year Category Film Result
2004 Best breakthrough performance Spanglish WON

[edit] Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best actress Sólo mía NOMINATION

[edit] Sant Jordi Awards

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best Spanish Act Lucía y el sexo and Sólo mía WON

[edit] Ondas Award

Year Category Film Result
2001 Best actress Lucía y el sexo WON

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Spanish actress Paz Vega gives birth to baby boy", May 3, 2007 article from the Associated Press, via the International Herald Tribune, Accessed February 10, 2008.

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