Full Name: Paz Campos Trigo
Eye Colour: Brown
Height: 5’8” (1.73m)
Date of Birth: January 2nd, 1976
Current Age: 30
Star Sign: Capricorn
Place of Birth: Seville, Andalucia, Spain
Education: Centro Andaluz de Teatro acting school
Celebrity Relationships: Orson Salazar (Former model & Businessman)
Occupation: Actress
Filmography:
Angel en la oscuridad, Un (2006) playing Adriana
Memoirs of Hadrian (2006) playing Sabina
Teresa, muerte y vida (2006) playing Santa Teresa de Jesus
Fade to Black (2006) playing Lea Padovani
10 Items or Less (2006) playing Scarlet
Borgia, Los (2006) playing Caterina Sforza
Spanglish (2004) playing Flor Moreno
Di que Si (2004) playing Estrella Cuevas
Carmen (2003) playing Carmen
Novo (2002) playing Isabelle
The Wrong Side of the Bed (2002) playing Sonia
Talk to Her (2002) playing Amparo
Mine Alone (2001) playing Angela
Sex and Lucia (2001) playing Lucia
Wrinkle Movie (2000)
Nobody Knows Anybody (1999) playing Ariadna
I Will Survive (1999) playing Azafata
Zapping (1999) playing Elvira
Perdon, Perdon (1998) playing Maria
Interesting Facts about Paz:
Paz married Venezuelan Orson Salazar in 2002. They met
while vacationing on a Spanish island. Orson is a former model and also owns a hotel and a nightclub
Paz took her stage name “Vega” from her
grandmother. “Paz Vega” translates to “peace meadow” in English
She majored in journalism but dropped out after 2 years
to pursue her acting career
Paz spent 2 years at acting school before moving to Madrid
where she worked in bars while auditioning for every gig she heard about
She was a TV Star before making it in movies
She shares her birthday with Kate Bosworth, Cuba Gooding
Jr., Tia Carrere, Saint Teresa of Lisieux and writer Isaac Asimov
When Paz was younger she wanted to be a sportswoman
and some time later she wanted to study Political Sciences. It was when Paz was 15 and saw a stage performance of ‘La
Casa de Bernarda Alba’ that she decided she wanted to be an actress
‘Sex and Lucia’ which Paz starred
in won awards at the Seattle film festival but Seattle’s 2 major newspapers refused to print ads for it, saying the
Spanish language used in the film was far too sexy
She won a Goya Award for “Best New Actress”
in ‘Sex and Lucia’
Paz’s Personal Quotes:
"I don't want to play only Latin women. I want to have roles in English."
"I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when
they say, 'cut'. I am a normal person outside of acting."
"I'm not the new Penelope Cruz. I'm Paz Vega. There's
only one Penelope and she's marvelous."
