Paz Vega was born on January 2, 1976, in Seville, the Spanish town famous for Carmen and singing barbers. The slender and athletic Paz first dreamed of being a sports star and later took interest in politics. At age 15, all it took was a day at the theater to cement her ambitions; a performance of La Casa de Bernarda Alba set her sights on acting for good.
In 2003 Vega played the feisty Andalucian cigarette-girl Carmen in Vicente Aranda's film of the same name, alongside Argentina's Leonardo Sbaraglia. As was Bizet's famous opera, the film was based on Prosper Merimée's 1845 novella of passion and jealousy.
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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