Maria de la Paz Campos Trigo was born on the 2nd January of 1976 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain and is an actress and model. Her early role as Laura in the series “Seven Lives” (1999) helped her to reach a degree of popularity, but recognition in the cinema came with her role in the film “Lucia and Sex” (2001), winning the Goya Award for the Best Actress Newcomer. Vega has been active in the entertainment industry since 1997.
How rich is the actress? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the outright size of Paz Vega’s net worth is as much as $10 million, as of the data presented in early 2017. Moreover, she owns a house located in West Hollywood, California, which is valued $1.9 million. Films and television are the main sources of Vega net worth.
Paz Vega Net Worth $10 Million
To begin with, Vega chose her artistic name after her grandmother’s surname. She began to study Communication Science but dropped out and moved to Madrid to devote herself to drama.
Her first appearances were landed in television series “Compañeros” (1998) and “Siete Vidas” (1998). Her first important role in the cinema was that of Lucía in the film “Lucia and Sex” (2001) directed by Julio Médem, then in the same year she starred alongside Sergi López in the leading role of the film “Sólo mía”. For both roles, she was nominated for the Spanish film award Goya in 2002, which she eventually won for her portrayal of Lucia in the film “Lucia and Sex”. In 2002 Vega also played a supporting role in Pedro Almodóvar’s “Hable con Ella” and starred in Emilio Martínez Lázaro’s “El Otro ado de la Cama” which became the most successful Spanish film of the year. In 2003, Vega was the protagonist in the filming of Prosper Mérimées novel adaptation “Carmen”, directed by Vicente Aranda, all adding to her net worth.
In 2004, Vega first appeared in Hollywood, alongside Adam Sandler in the film “Spanglish” by director James L. Brooks. Then in 2006 the actress appeared in a music video of Alejandro Sanz entitled “To the First Person”, followed by playing the role of Caterina Sforza in the film “Los Borgia” (2006) directed by Antonio Hernández. In 2007, she created the role of Plaster of Paris in the action movie “The Spirit” directed by Frank Miller. and in the autumn of 2008, she joined the cast of the “LEX” series, starring with Javier Cámara. In 2009, Paz continued developing her international fame in the film “Triage”, starring with Colin Farrell and the legendary Christopher Lee. Then, she starred in the films “Angel of Evil” (2010), “Castro’s Daughter” (2010), “Cat Run” (2011), and gave her voice to characters of the animated film “Madagascar 3” (2012). Afterwards, she portrayed Isabella Delgado in the film “Big Time in Hollywood, FL” (2015) and Narcy Novak “Beautiful & Twisted” (2015).
Recently, she landed roles in Ella Lemhagen’s romantic comedy “All Roads Lead to Rome” (2016) and the web series “The OA” (2016 – present) created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij. In 2016, she received the award Premio Málaga Sur for her successful career, at the 19th International Film Festival of Málaga.
Finally, in the personal life of Paz Vega, she has been married to Venezuelan Orson Enrique Salazar Roa since 2002, and they have three children. They divide their time between residences in Los Angeles, Madrid and Seville. In 2008 the actress received the medal of the city of Seville for her contributions to the arts, and in 2010 the Gold Medal of the Province of Seville.
