Paz Vega

In December 2004 Paz Vega made her Hollywood debut - as a Mexican housekeeper - alongside Adam Sandler in the romantic comedy Spanglish. Also, the name is on the list of tropical cyclone names for storms in the Atlantic Ocean; see Hurricane Emily (disambiguation). Soon after, she could be seen in the musical romantic sex comedy, The Other Side of the Bed (El otro lado de la cama, 2002). Emily is also the name of a town -- Emily, Minnesota. The film also starred her 7 vidas co-star Javier Cámara and went on to win an Oscar for Best Screenplay, almost unheard of for a foreign-language film. Famous bearers of the name Emily include:. In 2001 she appeared alongside Sergi López as a battered wife in the brutal Solo mía and in 2002 no less than Pedro Almodovar, gave her a part in his film "Talk to Her" (Hable con ella). It is the English form of the Latin gens name Aemilia meaning "rival": originally "those in the next valley", and therefore the root is the same as for "emulate"(not to be confused with the similar-sounding but unrelated Germanic names Amelia and Emma).

With a Goya under her belt, Paz was now certainly destined for greater things. The name Emily is a female given name. 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. Spanish: Emilia. In order to concentrate on the role, Paz had to leave 7 vidas. Portuguese: Emília. Paz was chosen to play the title role in his "provocatively sensual" project Sex and Lucia (Lucía y el sexo), the story of a naïve young girl gradually coming to terms with her own sexuality with a hedonistic writer on a remote island. Japanese: エミリ [Emiri].

The next Spanish film maker to be captivated by Paz Vega was Julio Medem. Italian: Emilia. After seeing Vega on 7 vidas, film maker Mateo Gil was so taken with her that he gave her a substantial role in his film Nadie conoce a nadie, scripted and soundtracked by Alejandro Amenábar (who was later to be instrumental in the transatlantic "success" of Penélope Cruz and successful internationally in his own right as director of The Others). German: Emilie. The series is still running on Telecinco to this day (2004), albeit without Paz Vega. French: Émilie. Paz played Laura, a perky Andalucian girl who had come to stay in the flat of David, who had recently come out of a coma. Emily Noordmans.

The series was billed as a Spanish "Friends" and went on to become one of the country's best-loved domestic sitcoms. Emily Reeves. Yet it was with the series 7 vidas (also in 1999) that Paz's real big break came. Lady Emily Lennox. The same year she also had a minor role in the David Menkes movie "I Will Survive" (Sobreviviré) alongside Emma Suarez, Juan Diego Botto and a cameo from Boy George. Emily Hart. After appearing in two other series in 1997 — Mas que amigos and teen drama Compañeros — she went on to grace the silver screen in 1999 in Zapping. Emily Dickinson.

Paz made her television debut in the Spanish TV series Menudo es mi padre, which starred pint-sized rhumba singer El Fary. Emily Browning. After two years at the stage school and two more years studying media studies, Paz moved to the Spanish capital hoping for a lucky break into the acting world. Emily Brontë. After completing compulsory education at 16 she was accepted at the prestigious Centro Andaluz de Teatro stage school. After attending a performance of Federico García Lorca's La casa de Bernarda Alba at the age of 15 she was convinced that she wanted to become an actress.

Her stage name comes from her grandmother. Paz Vega, real name Paz Campos Trigo (born January 2, 1976, in Seville, Andalucía) is a Spanish actress.