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  Caption Vega on the poster for '' Lucía Y El Sexo ''
  Location Seville , Spain
  Height 5 ft 8 in (173 m)
  Homepage Paz-Vegacom


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 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 Sitcom s. Vega played Laura, a perky Andalucia n 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.


FILMOGRAPHY



AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS



Premios Goya



Premios Unión De Actores







European Awards



Cannes Festival



Imagen Foundation



Phoenix Film Critics Society



Círculo De Escritores Cinematográficos



Sant Jordi Awards



Ondas Award



PERSONAL LIFE

Vega and her husband, Orson Salazar, welcomed their first child, Orson on ''


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