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Paz was ranked #85 in Maxim's Hot 100 Women 2008.
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Paz Vega ranked #41 in AskMen's "99 Most Desirable Women" in 2006.
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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
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She was a television star before making it into movies.
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Paz Vega is a Spanish citizen.
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The movie Hable Con Ella won an Oscar for "Best Screenplay" where Paz Vega acted next to her 7 Vidas co-star, Javier Cámara.
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Paz Vega won a Goya for "Best Female Newcomer" for the film Lucia y el Sexo.
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Paz Vega made her first Hollywood debut, alongside Adam Sandler, in the movie Spanglish, as a Mexican housekeeper.
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In Menudo es mi Padre, Paz Vega made her first television debut.
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Despite being her 13th film, Paz Vega got an "introducing" credit for Spanglish in 2004.
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Paz Vega met her husband, who is Venezuelan, while vacationing in a Spanish island.
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Paz Vega shares her birthday with writer Isaac Asimov, Kate Bosworth, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tia Carrere, and Saint Teresa of Lisieux.
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Paz Vega is often confused for Penelope Cruz.
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Paz Vega is 5'8" (1.73 m) tall.
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She auditioned for every gig she heard about when she was unemployed.
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Paz Vega moved to Madrid, after two years of acting school, and worked in bars.
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Paz Vega majored in journalism, but after two years dropped it to pursue an acting career.
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Paz Vega has been married to Orson Salazar since 2002.
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When translated to English, Paz Vega's name means "peace meadow."
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Paz Vega took her surname, Vega, from her grandmother.