Pastora Vega

• Name — Pastora Vega • Birth Name — Pastora Vega Aparicio • Born — 28 May 1960 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Actress, television host • Years Active — 1982–present • Partner — Juan Ribó (2010–2015) Darío Grandinetti (2016–2024) • Children — 2

The great-granddaughter of the flamenco dancer Pastora Imperio and granddaughter of the bullfighter Rafael Vega de los Reyes Gitanillo de Triana, she holds a law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Her first marriage was to Alberto Oliet Palá. She made her debut in the entertainment world alongside Ignacio Salas and Guillermo Summers, co-hosting the television program Y sin embargo, te quiero. She made her acting debut in 1985 in the television series Los pazos de Ulloa, directed by Gonzalo Suárez (director) and starring Victoria Abril and Charo López. She later appeared in Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing, Demasiado corazón—for which she was nominated for a Goya Award—Casas de fuego, and Ilona llega con la lluvia, among others. Her television career proved to be more successful. In a relationship with actor Imanol Arias, she worked with him on the films El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll be Free and Todos los Hombres Sois Iguales, and starred in Un Asunto Privado, her only foray into directing. She also had a recurring role in the TVE series Cuéntame Cómo Pasó. They have two sons, Jon and Daniel, and lived together until 2009.

• Year — Title — Character — Notes • 1985 — Los pazos de Ulloa • 1989 — Delirios de amor • 1989-1990 — Brigada Central • 1992 — Hasta luego, cocodrilo — Carmen • 1994 — Hermanos de leche • 1996 — Rosa, la lluita • 1999-2000 — Nada es para siempre • 2001 — Dime que me quieres — Eva • 2002, 2005, 2009 — Cuéntame cómo pasó • 2004-2005 — Madrid no duerme: ¡De cine! • 2006-2007 — Amar en tiempos revueltos — Angustias Pastor Grijalbo de Domínguez • 2009 — UCO — Mercedes "Merche" Pérez Ronda/Mercedes "Merche" Vázquez Rivera/Carmen/"La cara Guapa" • 2011 — Bandolera — Carmen Saura • 2013 — Gran Reserva: El origen — Pilar Jiménez • 2015-2016 — Velvet — Carmen Alcocer vda. de Alcocer • 2016 — El Ministerio del Tiempo • 2017-2018 — Entreolivos

• Year — Movie — Character — Director • 1986 — El sueño de Tánger — Ricardo Franco • 1986 — Iniciativa privada — Antonio A. Farré • 1988 — El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll be Free — Vicente Aranda • 1989 — Amanece, que no es poco — Labrador that sows in a man — José Luis Cuerda • 1990 — La otra historia de Rosendo Juárez — Gerardo Vera • 1992 — Demasiado corazón — Eduardo Campoy • 1994 — Casas de fuego — Clor — Juan Bautista Stagnaro • 1994 — All Men Are the Same — Manuel Gómez Pereira • 1996 — Ilona Arrives with the Rain — Sergio Cabrera • 1996 — Un Asunto Privado — Imanol Arias • 1996 — Olé Olá — José María Aguayo • 1997 — Tangier Cop — Stephen Whittaker • 1998 — La sonámbula — Fernando Spiner • 1998 — A Chrysanthemum Bursts in Cincoesquinas — La Gallega — Daniel Burman • 2002 — El chevrolé — Leonardo Ricagni

• Year — Title • 1989 — Así que pasen cinco años • 2010 — Una relación pornográfica • 2015 — La asamblea de mujeres

• Year — Title — Channel — Notes • 1982 — Hoy por hoy — La 1 — TV Host • 1983-1984 — Y sin embargo, te quiero — La 1 — TV Host • 1986 — La tarde — La 1 — TV Host • 2014 — ¡A bailar! — Antena 3 — Competitor with Juan Ribó