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Sevillian, sweet, and talented, Paz Vega's biography is a mountain
Russian culture of dreams, successes and an exemplary path to internationalization.
He achieved success in Spain and, after a few years of success and good roles,
He set out in search of the Hollywood dream. With a Goya in his
honors, the actress Paz Vega has become one of the actresses
more international Spanish.
Paz Vega, or Paz Campos Trigo, was born in Seville on January 2, 1976.
For her career as an actress she chose her grandmother's fourth last name.
maternal (Vega). She grew up in a humble, popular and religious environment.
-she is a lover of the April Fair and Holy Week in Seville-. His
mother was a seamstress and her father was a banderillero - hence her relationship with the
bulls and bullfighting.
He has a Goya to his credit. Three children, a solid marriage and a career
constant remembered for her impressive debut in “Lucía y elsexual” and
many titles filmed in Spain, the United States and many others
countries that summarize the biography and filmography of az Vega.
Paz Vega's acting is a vocation. He began studies of
Information Sciences (Journalism), but in the second year of my degree
decides to abandon his studies to dedicate himself to acting and open
your possibilities in Madrid. There he debuted in the Fary series, “Menudo
he is my father".
This opportunity was followed by other hits in the nineties such as
“More than friends and companions.”
Despite the success of the teen series, the call to participate in
The series “7 lives” would catapult her to Spanish stardom. She had participated
in supporting roles in films such as “Sobreviviré” by Albacete and
Menkes, “Zapping” by Juan Manuel Chumilla or “Nobody knows anyone”
by Mateo Gil, all made in 1999.
Julio Medem, who was looking for a sweet actress for his next film, asked her
He was awarded the role of his life in “Lucía y elsexual” (2001), a feature film by
which was nominated and awarded the Goya for best new actress.
The success of “Lucía y elsexual” translated into new opportunities for
participate in films by some of the best Spanish directors
of the 20th century. That same year she participated in “Solo mia” by Javier Balaguer.
Thus, Paz Vega became an Almodóvar girl after participating in “Hable
with her” (2002 (he would repeat it eleven years later in “The Passenger Lovers”),
which was followed by “The Other Side of the Bed”, the highest-grossing film of
2002.
Another success in Spain was “Carmen” (2003) by Vicente Aranda, a film that
would earn her the nomination for best leading actress at the Awards
of European Cinema. He was also in “The Borgias (2006) by Antonio
Hernández and “Teresa, the body of Christ” by Ray Loriga (2007).
After a few years, in 2004 he decided to make the leap to Hollywood and
carve out a promising career there. His debut would take place with the
film “Spanglish” by Oscar winner James L. Brooks, along with the
comedian Adam Sandler.
This film was followed by many others in a career that has
remained very active over the years. After his interpretation
in “Give Me Ten Reasons” (2006), Oscar winner Morgan Freeman, with
who shared the cast, openly praised his talent. Likewise it has
participated in “The Six Wives of Henry Lefay” (2009), accompanying
Tim Allen “Kill the Messenger” by Michael Cuesta (2014), “All the
“Roads Lead to Rome” (2015), along with Sarah Jessica Parker, “Acts of
revenge” (2017) in which he shared with his compatriot Antonio
Flags.
Occasionally, he returned to work in Spanish cinema in films such as
“The ignorance of blood” by Manuel Gómez Pereira (2014), or ¡Ay, mi
mother! (2019) by Frank Ariza.
Throughout his long career, he has participated in the
Peruvian cinema in which “Ojos que no ven” (2003) by Francisco stands out
Lombardi; In Mexican cinema with “The Specter” by Alfonso Pineda
(2013) and “The immoral life of the ideal couple (2016) by Manolo Caro; In the
Brazilian production “The Young Paulo Coelho” (2013) by Daniel Augusto;
We saw it in French cinema with “Novo” (2002) by Jean Pierre Limosin
or “Grace of Monaco” (2014) by Olivier Dahan, with Nicole Kidman
and Tim Roth; We also remember her in the Irish “Triage” (2009) of the
Oscar winner Danis Tanovic, with the Italian masters Paolo and Vittorio
Taviani in “El destinio de Nunik” (2007) or the British “Chasing wonders”
by Paul Meins (2020), sharing a cast with Antonio de la Torre and
Quim Gutierrez, among other international films.
The year 2018 was a turning point in her career as an actress: her participation in “MasterChef Celebrity” has brought her back to the Spanish public. She has also participated in highly successful series such as “El Continental”, broadcast on TVE, “Fugitiva” equally on TVE, “Cuna de lobos” for Televisa or “Paquita Salas”, the Netflix boom.
Other international projects have knocked on her door, such as her appearance alongside Sylvester Stallone in “Rambo, last blood” (2019), the fifth film in the saga. In this Hollywood adventure he was accompanied by other Spanish actors such as Óscar Jaenada (“Oro)” or Sergio Peris-Mencheta (“Los Borgia”). Recently, he has returned to Spanish cinema with “El lodo” by Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta and “La casa del caracol” by Mararena Astorga and both from 2022 and in the two highest-grossing Spanish films of 2021 and 2022: “A full train: destination Asturias ” by Santiago Segura and its sequel “A full train 2: Yes it has happened to them again” by Inés León.
2023 has started big with the premiere of the series “Kaledioscope” produced by Netflix and new films to be released such as “Emperor” by Lee Tamahori, alongside Oscar winner Adrian Brody and “Fireflies at El Mozote” alongside Mena Suvari .
Paz Vega's career is an example of perseverance and talent, full of memorable roles that have made her one of the most beloved, recognized and international Spanish actresses.
She is an actress who has known how to take on great challenges, since those times when she traveled on her scooter along the stony roads of the island of Formentera, under an intense Mediterranean sun with a lighthouse in the background, dressed in a bright red dress, with wet hair and a neckline that overflowed with sensuality. It was then a world full of illusions that foreshadowed everything that lay ahead of her and what she was capable of. Her immense natural talent for filmmaking has turned her dream into a reality. That is why from this Caribbean island located in the same path of the sun, within the framework of the fifteenth edition of our Santo Domingo Global Film Festival, we want to pay a well-deserved tribute to her career and extend profuse applause.
