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Salma Hayek
Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is an Academy Award-nominated actress,
Emmy-winning director, film producer and television producer. The most
successful Latin-American actress in Hollywood since Carmen Miranda, Salma Hayek
has appeared in more than thirty films and worked as an actress outside of
Hollywood in Mexico and Spain.
Salma Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on violence against
women and discrimination against immigrants |
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Salma Hayek was born in
Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico to Sami Hayek, a Lebanese oil company executive,
and Diana Jiménez, an opera singer. Salma Hayek's paternal grandparents were
Mexicans of Lebanese descent, while her mother is of Spanish descent. Raised in
a wealthy, devoutly Catholic family, Salma Hayek was sent to the Academy of the
Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau, Louisiana, at the age of 12. Salma Hayek was also an
accomplished gymnast, with aspirations of becoming an Olympic competitor.
After Salma Hayek was not asked to return to the Academy because of behavioral
problems by the religious sisters who ran the school, Salma Hayek returned to
Mexico for a period, but then Salma Hayek was sent to Houston, Texas, to live
with her aunt, where Salma Hayek stayed until she was 17. Salma Hayek
subsequently moved to Mexico City for college, where Salma Hayek studied
International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana. To the chagrin of
Salma Hayek's family, she decided to drop out in order to pursue a career as an
actress.
At the age of 23, Salma Hayek landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a
successful telenovela (Mexican soap opera) which earned Salma Hayek's star
status in Mexico. Later, in 1994, Salma Hayek starred in El Callejón de los
Milagros (Midaq Alley), which has won more awards than any other movie in the
history of Mexican Cinema. For her performance Salma Hayek was nominated to an
Ariel Award.
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Salma Hayek has been a spokesperson
for Avon Products, Inc. since 2004. Salma Hayek modeled for Chopard in 2001. Was
featured in 2006 Campari adverts.
Salma Hayek dated fellow actor Edward Norton for four years, between 1999 and
2003, and then Josh Lucas from 2003 until 2004. As of 2006, Salma Hayek is
single and has homes in Los Angeles and Mexico. Salma Hayek is best friends with
Spanish actress, Penelope Cruz. The two co-starred in the 2006 film, Bandidas.
Salma Hayek was the recipient of Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year Award in
October 2001.
Salma Hayek was the recipient of Producers Guild of America Celebration of
Diversity Award in 2003.
Salma Hayek was the recipient of Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Award in
February 2006.
Salma Hayek was the guest host on Saturday Night Live on March 15, 2003 with
musical guest Christina Aguilera.
Salma Hayek co-hosted the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert with Julianne Moore
in Oslo, Norway on December 11, 2005.
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Despite limited fluency in English,
Salma Hayek moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991 to study acting under
Stella Adler with the hopes of starting a career in Hollywood. Robert Rodriguez
and his producer wife Elizabeth Avellan soon gave Salma Hayek the break she
needed, starring opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995's Desperado. This movie
brought Salma Hayek to Hollywood's attention, as moviegoers proved to be as
dazzled with Salma Hayek as Rodriguez had been.
Salma Hayek followed her success in Desperado with a brief but memorable role in
From Dusk Till Dawn. In 1999 Salma Hayek co-starred in Will Smith's big-budget
Wild Wild West and played a supporting role in Kevin Smith's Dogma. In 2000
Salma Hayek had an uncredited acting part opposite Benicio Del Toro in Traffic.
Around this time Salma Hayek founded production company Ventanarosa through
which she produces film and television projects. Her first feature as a producer
was 1999's El Colonel No Tiene Quien le Escriba which was Mexico's official
selection for submission for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars.
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