Paz Vega Biography
Summary
"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 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.
TV 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 Suarez, 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 Andalucian 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.
Personal life
Vega and her husband, Orson Salazar, welcomed their first child, Orson on May 2 2007.
External links
(Paz Vega's official web-site)
(Paz Vega) - Askmen.com
(Paz Vega) - Spanish Commercial
(Paz Vega - interview with CNN, January 2007)
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Paz Vega.
