Biography for
Paz Vega More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

2 January 1976, Seville, Andalucía, Spain

Birth Name

Paz Campos Trigo

Height

5' 5¾" (1.67 m)

Spouse

Orson Salazar

(2002 - present) 3 children

Trivia

Took her surname Vega from her grandmother.

Majored in journalism, but dropped out of college after two years to pursue an acting career.

After two years at the acting school, she moved to Madrid, where she worked in bars while auditioning for every gig she heard about.

Was a television star before making it in movies.

Husband is Venezuelan. They met while vacationing on a Spanish island.

Her stage name translated into English means 'peace meadow'.

Got an "Introducing" credit for Spanglish (2004), despite it being her 13th film.

Spanish citizen.

Her father was a bullfighter.

Ranked #85 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Her younger sister is a flamenco dancer.

Gave birth to her first child at age 31, a son Orson Salazar, Jr. on May 2, 2007. Child's father is her husband, Orson Salazar.

Gave birth to her second child at age 33, a daughter Ava Salazar on July 17, 2009. Child's father is her husband, Orson Salazar.

Gave birth to her third child at age 34, a son Lenon Salazar on August 13, 2010. Child's father is her husband, Orson Salazar.

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.