Who’s Paz Vega?  Star of Netflix drama The OA and Spanish actress – here’s what we know

Who’s Paz Vega? Star of Netflix drama The OA and Spanish actress – here’s what we know

PAZ Vega managed to drive viewers wild when she appeared half-naked in Netflix’s new science fiction drama The OA.

And that made fans ask for more about the Spanish actress.

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Paz played Renata in the series

Who’s Paz Vega?

Paz is an actress who has appeared in a long list of productions.

But away from the screen, she is also a mother-of-three to Orson, Ava and Lenon.

She is married to Venezuelan native Orson Salazar.

Who played Paz in the OA?

Paz joined the cast alongside Brit Marling who starred as a woman who reappeared after missing for seven years.

She played the role of Renata being caught halfway through the season by Hap.

    The model appeared naked in scenes for the Netflix series

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The model appeared naked in scenes for the Netflix seriesCredit: Planet Photos

What else was Paz in?

She is best known for her six seasons in the Spanish TV series Seven Lives, which enabled the Sevilla-born actress to make her jump to the big screen.

In 2001, her performance in Julio Medem’s Sex and Lucia won her the prestigious Chopard Award for Best Breakthrough Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.

    Another shot shows her gently rocking a man's face

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Another shot shows her gently rocking a man’s faceCredit: Planet Photos

Stateside she performed in Spanglish with Adam Sandler and The Spirit with Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L Jackson.

With her beautiful appearance, the brunette also works as a model and in 2011 became the face of L’Oreal Spain replacing Penelope Cruz.

In 2019, she portrayed an independent Mexican reporter in Rambo: Last Blood, in which she starred alongside Sylvester Stallone.

    Paz is the face of L'Oreal in Spain

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Paz is the face of L’Oreal in Spain


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