Pastora Vega Aparicio (born 28 May 1960) is a Spanish actress and television host. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1985.
She appeared in the TV series Entreolivos, by Antonio Cuadri and starring Ana Ruiz, Eduardo Velasco, MarÃÂa Ramos, ÃÂngel Caballero and Jesús Carrillo.
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 corazónâÂÂfor which she was nominated for a Goya AwardâÂÂCasas 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 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.