Mexican actress Salma Valgarma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on September 2, 1966.
Mexican actress Salma Valgarma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on September 2, 1966. We take a look ather life in pics...
She is widely regarded for being the first Mexican actress to make it to Hollywood since Dolores Del Rio.
She also has the credit of being the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Salma Hayek was brought up in a wealthy family. Her mother Diana Jiménez Medina is Spanish and father Sami Hayek Dominguez a Lebanese.
In 1971, she watched Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory which changed her forever. She decided to take acting as her career.
Before reaching Los Angeles, she did a title role in Teresa in 1989 Mexica but she always dreamt big.
Her struggles continued in LA as she started getting small roles in movies and tv series like Street Justice, Nurses etc.
Director Robert Rodriguez gave Salma her first break when he cast her in Desperado in 1995. The movie turned out to be blockbuster and she earned accolades from all quarters.
Robert Rodriguez got very impressed with her acting skills and he again offered her a role with George Clooney in From Dusk Till Dawn in 1996. But the movie didn't do well.
1997 turned out to be a good year for her as she did films like Breaking up with Russell Crowe and appeared in many well-known shows. She acted with Neve Campbell in Scream.
One of her films Dogma in 1999 earned a critical acclaim for her.
Her biggest film to date was Wild Wild West under the direction of Barry Sonnenfeld. She worked with big names like Will Smith and Kevin Kline.
She has seen many ups and downs in her career as in 2000, she failed to make any mark with her. She had to contend with small roles.
Salma Hayek got the biggest achievement of her career when she earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the movie Frida Kahlo in 2002.
It was around 2000 that she started her own company Ventanarosa to produce films, movies and music videos. She is also an executive producer of a well-known television series Ugly Betty.
In fact, she showcased her singing talent in like Desperado and Frida Kahlo.
In 2007 Hayek confirmed that she was dating François-Henri Pinault and expecting her first child from him. Before that she had dated actor Edward Norton and Josh Lucas.
In 2008 Hayek and Pinault separated but again after a year they reconciled and got married.
Hayek is also involved in a lot of charitable work.
She has worked to create awareness on violence against women.
She had donated a lot of money for many social causes.
