Biografía Profile/ Wikipedia Information
Introduction :
- Goya awards are one of Spain’s national film awards. Being included in Goya’s list of awards, in the category of “Best New-coming Actress” is the dream of any young Spaniard actress.
- In the year 2001, the award went to a 25 yr old Spanish actress by the name of María Paz Campos Trigo. Maria is now better is known as “Paz Vega” and is famous for her roles in various TV series and movies.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Paz Vega was born on 2nd January 1976 in the city of Sevilla, Spain. She was given the name of Maria Paz Campos Trigo but adapted the name Paz Vega as her stage name. ‘Trigo’ is her family name while Vega is a nickname she took from her grandmother.
- Her family includes – father was a bullfighter while her mother was generally a housewife. Paz completed her high school studies and was accepted at a stage school to study journalism, where she dropped out after two years to become an actor. She performed averagely in her studies, and because her parents were not that rich, Paz did not enjoy a lavish life as a child.
- She married Orson Salazar, a Venezuelan international in the year 2002. The two have three kids.
Professional Career and Net Worth :
- The Spanish TV series ‘Menudo es mi padre’ built a platform and a foundation for Paz’s acting career. In the series, the then young Paz Vega took a role acting as a singer by the name of El Fary. Paz then featured in the other two Spanish TV series, after which she was invited to the silver screen and took a role in the film ‘zipping.’ There is no limit to the screen appearances that Paz Vega has been in especially in the Spanish TV industry.
- The Telecinco TV hit, which went by the title ‘seven lies’ is the most memorable Paz’s moments in TV series. After six seasons with this Telecinco series, Paz went on to earn the Goya award for Best New upcoming Actress with her performance as Lucia in ‘Sex and Lucia’.
- Paz has won additional awards like the prestigious Chopard Award for Best Actress. She is a celebrity and an inspiring face in the Spanish TV industry.
- Outside Spain Paz has been involved in several hit movies and co-starred with other famous movie actors and actresses. In the year 2004, for example, Paz co-acted beside Adam Sandler in ‘Spanglish,’ a role that earned her the best actress award by ‘imagen foundation.’ ‘Phoenix films society ‘also awarded her the best breakthrough performance award for her role in Spanglish.
- The years 2006 and 2008 saw her co-act beside Morgan Freeman and Samuel L. Jackson in ‘10 items or less’ and ‘the spirit’ respectively.
- She is also remembered for her voice role in ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’ where she plays one of the Andalusian Triplets. Paz’s recent works include Big Time in Hollywood, Beautiful & Twisted (both in 2015), and ‘All Roads Lead to Rome’