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Paz Vega
Born: January 2, 1976 Seville, Andalucía, Spain
Height: 5' 8"
Paz wanted to be a sportswoman and some time later she wanted to study Political Sciences. One day she went to a performance of "La casa de Bernarda Alba" and everything changed. She decided to become an actress, but she was only 16, so she had to finish her studies. Spanish film maker Julio Medemwas was captivated with Vega and she was chosen to play the title role in his "provocatively sensual" project Sex and Lucia (Lucía y el sexo), a split-narrative tale of a young lady who becomes involved with a writer and the unexpected turn events take when a discovery he makes is followed by tragedy. The film, an erotically charged piece of work, soon became an international success, winning Vega a Goya (Spain's answer to an Oscar) for Best Female Newcomer. In December 2004, Paz Vega made her Hollywood debut - as a Mexican housekeeper - alongside Adam Sandler in the romantic comedy Spanglish.
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