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Paz Vega

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  • Paz was ranked #85 in Maxim's Hot 100 Women 2008. []
  • Paz Vega ranked #41 in AskMen's "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006. []
  • Filmography:
    - Los Borgia (2006) as Caterina Sforza
    - 10 Items or Less (2006) as Scarlet
    - Spanglish (2004) as Flor Moreno
    - Di Que Sí (2004) as Estrella Cuevas
    - Carmen (2003) as Carmen
    - Novo (2002) as Isabelle
    - El Otro Lado de la Cama (2002) as Sonia
    - Hable con Ella (2002) as Amparo
    - Sólo Mía (2001) as Angela
    - Lucía y el Sexo (2001) as Lucía
    - Nadie Conoce a Nadie (1999) as Ariadna []
  • She was a television star before making it into movies. []
  • Paz Vega is a Spanish citizen. []
  • The movie Hable Con Ella won an Oscar for "Best Screenplay" where Paz Vega acted next to her 7 Vidas co-star, Javier Cámara. []
  • Paz Vega won a Goya for "Best Female Newcomer" for the film Lucia y el Sexo. []
  • Paz Vega made her first Hollywood debut, alongside Adam Sandler, in the movie Spanglish, as a Mexican housekeeper. []
  • In Menudo es mi Padre, Paz Vega made her first television debut. []
  • Despite being her 13th film, Paz Vega got an "introducing" credit for Spanglish in 2004. []
  • Paz Vega met her husband, who is Venezuelan, while vacationing in a Spanish island. []
  • Paz Vega shares her birthday with writer Isaac Asimov, Kate Bosworth, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tia Carrere, and Saint Teresa of Lisieux. []
  • Paz Vega is often confused for Penelope Cruz. []
  • Paz Vega is 5'8" (1.73 m) tall. []
  • She auditioned for every gig she heard about when she was unemployed. []
  • Paz Vega moved to Madrid, after two years of acting school, and worked in bars. []
  • Paz Vega majored in journalism, but after two years dropped it to pursue an acting career. []
  • Paz Vega has been married to Orson Salazar since 2002. []
  • When translated to English, Paz Vega's name means "peace meadow." []
  • Paz Vega took her surname, Vega, from her grandmother. []
  • Paz Vega: I'm not the new Penelope Cruz. I'm Paz Vega. There's only one Penelope and she's marvelous. []
  • Paz Vega: 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 []
  • Paz Vega: I don't want to play only Latin women. I want to have roles in English. []

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