Paz Padilla
María de la Paz Padilla Díaz (born September 25, 1969 in Cádiz) is a Spanish comedian, actress and presenter.
After working in a Cádiz hospital, she became known in the comedy contest "Saque bola" (1989) of the TV channel Canal Sur. She later appeared in 1994 in the TV comedy programme "Genio y Figura" of Antena 3.
She then made lots of collaborations in several programmes of this channel. In 1996 she co-hosted the TV gala "Inocente, Inocente".
Between 1997 and 1999, she worked for the famous TV programme Crónicas Marcianas of Telecinco. After that, she has worked for several TV programmes as a conductor.
Besides her career as a presenter and comedian, she has also worked as an actress, emphasizing her pass through theatre thanks to the theatre company El Terrat, through cinema with films like Raluy (1999), Marujas asesinas (2001) or Cobardes (2008), and through successful television series such as ¡Ala... Dina! (2000-2001) in TVE and Mis adorables vecinos (2004-2006), in Antena 3.
Since November 2009 she hosts Sálvame (a program with a large audience in Telecinco) on Thursdays and Fridays and holiday periods.
She has also worked for radio broadcastings in COPE.
Television
As a presenter
- Genio y Figura 1994-1995, in Antena 3
- Inocente, inocente 1996, in Antena 3
- Videos,Videos 1996, in Antena 3
- Sonrisas de España 1997, in Antena 3
- Hola, hola, hola 1997, in Antena 3
- La Noche de los Inocentes 1997-1998, in Antena 3
- Bajo cero con Paz Padilla 1998-1999, in Telecinco
- In Fraganti 1999-2001, in TVE
- Gala Míster España 2001, in TVE
- Gala TP de Oro 2000 2001, en TVE
- Final del COAC en el Gran Teatro Falla 2005-2009, in Canal Sur TV
- Shalakabula 2006-2008, in Canal Sur TV
- Gala Especiales-Nochebuena 2006-2007, in Canal Sur TV
- Especial, Carnavales de Cádiz 2007-2009, in Canal Sur TV
- Hasta que la tele nos separe 2006, in TVE
- El Gong Show 2007, in TVE
- Paz en la tierra 2008-2009, in Canal Sur TV
- Especial Navidad y Fin de Año 2009-2011, in Telecinco
- Dejadnos solos 2009-2010, in Telecinco
- Al Ataque Chow 2010, in Telecinco
- La noche en Paz: Especial de Nochebuena 2009-present, in Telecinco
- Sálvame 2009-present in Telecinco
Collaborations
- Saque bola (1989)
- Genio y figura (1994-1995)
- Un millón de gracias (1995)
- Lluvia de estrellas (1996
- Muchas Gracias 96 (1996)
- Crónicas Marcianas (1997-1999)
- Telepasión (1999)
- Gala Unicef «¿Cómo están ustedes?» (2000)
- El Grand Prix del verano (2003 and 2008)
- Más que baile (2006-2007)
- Channel Nº4 (2007-2008)
- Al pie de la letra (2008)
- Espejo público (2008-2009)
- Cantame una canción (2010)
- La Noria (2010)
- Pasapalabra (2010,2011,2012,2013,2014)
- ¡Arriba ese ánimo! (2012)
- Cabaret Olé (2012)
As an actress
Main roles
- ¡Ala... Dina! (2000-2001)
- Mis adorables vecinos (2004-2006)
- Ponme una nube, Rocío (2008)
- La que se avecina (2010-present)
Recurring roles
- Un paso adelante (2004)
- Casi perfectos (2004)
- Homo Zapping (2004)
- Cambio de clase (2006)
- Manolo & Benito Corporeision (2007)
- Pelotas (2009)
- Las chicas de oro (2010)
- Palomitas (2011)
- La sagrada família (2011)
- Cuñados (2012)
- Aida (2014)
- Chiringuito de Pepe (2016)
Cinema
- Raluy, una noche en el circo (2000)
- Marujas asesinas (2001)
- Cobardes (2008)
Theatre
- Ustedes se preguntarán como he llegado hasta aquí
- Solo Paz Padilla
- Sofocos (2012)
Published books
- «Quien te ha visto y quien te ve, Mari». Ed. Espasa Libros. Año 2013. ISBN 9788467028508 [1]