Happy Birthday Salma Hayek
Mexican actress Salma Valgarma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on September 2, 1966.
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Mexican actress Salma Valgarma Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, on September 2, 1966. We take a look ather life in pics...
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She is widely regarded for being the first Mexican actress to make it to Hollywood since Dolores Del Rio.
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She also has the credit of being the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Salma Hayek was brought up in a wealthy family. Her mother Diana Jiménez Medina is Spanish and father Sami Hayek Dominguez a Lebanese.
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In 1971, she watched Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory which changed her forever. She decided to take acting as her career.
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Before reaching Los Angeles, she did a title role in Teresa in 1989 Mexica but she always dreamt big.
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Her struggles continued in LA as she started getting small roles in movies and tv series like Street Justice, Nurses etc.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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One of her films Dogma in 1999 earned a critical acclaim for her.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In fact, she showcased her singing talent in like Desperado and Frida Kahlo.
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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.
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In 2008 Hayek and Pinault separated but again after a year they reconciled and got married.
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Hayek is also involved in a lot of charitable work.
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She has worked to create awareness on violence against women.
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She had donated a lot of money for many social causes.
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