María de la Paz Padilla Díaz (born 30 July 1969 in Cádiz) is a Spanish comedian, actress and presenter.

After working as a clinical assistant in a Cádiz hospital, she became known in the comedy contest Saque bola (1989) on the regional Andalusian television channel Canal Sur.

Since November 2009, she hosts the talk show Sálvame (a program with a large following in Telecinco) on Thursdays and Fridays and holiday periods.

Besides her career as a presenter and comedian, she has also worked as an actress: in theatre, notably with theatre company El Terrat; in cinema in films like Raluy (1999), Marujas asesinas (2001) or Cobardes (2008); and in television sitcoms such as ¡Ala... Dina!

(2000-2001) in TVE, Mis adorables vecinos (2004-2006) in Antena 3, and La que se avecina (2013–present) in Telecinco.