Paz Vega: Inside Her Life From Spanish TV To Hollywood Star

Paz Vega pushed herself out of her comfort zone in two reality competitions on Spanish TV. In 2018, she was one of five contestants on Season 3 of “MasterChef Celebrity,” and her time on the show was turbulent. In one elimination, the actor suffered an anxiety attack from the pressure. “I couldn’t breathe,” she admitted to Lecturas. In another episode, Vega was brought to tears by Santiago Segura, her director in the 2021 film, “A todo tren! Destino Asturias.” Per Happy FM, after Vega told him his dish had tempered badly, Segura fired back, “Who the f*** has asked your opinion.”

After finishing second on “MasterChef,” Vega won the first season of “Mask Singer,” Spain’s version of “The Masked Singer.” When she took off her mask, Vega admitted she never expected to make it to the final round. “I was very scared because my voice is very recognizable,” she said, per Archyde.

Vega also had a message for her kids, who had no idea what mom was up to: “I want to say hello because they will be freaking out.” In an interview with Heraldo, Vega said she believes actors shouldn’t be afraid to test their limitations and try something new, even if it’s not their strong suit. “In the United States, actors do everything for you, they sing to you, they dance to you, they make you a ‘sketch’ on Broadway or a documentary in the Himalayas. And it should be like that,” she explained.