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Salma Hayek Jiménez
(born September 2, 1966) is an Academy Award-nominated
Mexican actress, Daytime Emmy-winning director, and a
film and television producer. Hayek has appeared in more
than thirty films and performed as an actress outside of
Hollywood in Mexico and Spain.
Hayek's charitable work includes increasing awareness on
violence against women and discrimination against
immigrants.
Early life and career in Mexico: Hayek was born
in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico to Sami Hayek, a
Lebanese Mexican oil company executive, and Diana Jiménez,
an opera singer. Hayek's paternal grandparents were
Mexicans of Lebanese Arab descent, while her mother is
of Spanish descent. Reflecting her Arab heritage, her
first name literally means ‘peace’ or ‘calm’ in
Arabic. Raised in a wealthy, devoutly Catholic family,
she was sent to the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand
Coteau, Louisiana, at the age of 12. She was also an
accomplished gymnast aspiring to compete in the
Olympics.
Citing behavioral problems, the religious sisters
running the Academy ejected her, so Hayek returned to
Mexico. She was later sent to live with her aunt in
Houston, Texas, where she stayed until she was 17. She
attended college in Mexico City, where she studied
International Relations at the Universidad
Iberoamericana. To the chagrin of her family, she
dropped out to pursue a career as an actress.
At the age of 23, Hayek landed the title role in Teresa
(1989), a successful Mexican telenovela that made her a
star in Mexico. In 1994, Hayek starred in El Callejón
de los Milagros (Miracle Alley), which has won more
awards than any other movie in the history of Mexican
cinema. For her performance Hayek was nominated to an
Ariel Award.
Career in Hollywood: Despite limited fluency in
English, Hayek moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991
to study acting under Stella Adler, hoping for a career
in Hollywood. Robert Rodriguez and his producer wife
Elizabeth Avellan soon gave Hayek the break she needed,
a starring role opposite Antonio Banderas in 1995's
Desperado. The movie caught Hollywood's attention, as
moviegoers proved to be as dazzled by Hayek as Rodriguez
had been. Due to Salma's loyalty to the director she
would later decline playing the role Catherine
Zeta-Jones eventually took in The Mask of Zorro after
Rodriguez abandoned the project.
Hayek followed her success in Desperado with a brief but
memorable role in From Dusk Till Dawn. In 1999 she
co-starred in Will Smith's big-budget Wild Wild West,
and played a supporting role in Kevin Smith's Dogma. In
2000 she had an uncredited acting part opposite Benicio
Del Toro in Traffic.
Around this time Hayek founded production company
Ventanarosa, through which she produces film and
television projects. Her first feature as a producer was
1999's El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba, Mexico's
official selection for submission for Best Foreign Film
at the Oscars.
Frida, co-produced by Hayek, was released in 2002.
Starring Hayek as Frida Kahlo, and Alfred Molina as her
unfaithful husband, Diego Rivera, the film was directed
by Julie Taymor and also featured an entourage of stars
in supporting roles, including Antonio Banderas, Ashley
Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Edward Norton and Valeria Golino.
She earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for
her performance. This made Hayek, along with Katy Jurado
and Adriana Barraza, one of only three Mexican actresses
to have been nominated for an Academy Award.
In 2003 she reprised her role from Desperado by
appearing in the final film of the Mariachi Trilogy,
Once Upon a Time in Mexico.
In that same year she produced and directed the The
Maldonado Miracle, a Showtime movie which won her a
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a
Children/Youth/Family Special.
In December 2005 she directed a music video for Prince,
titled "Te Amo Corazon" ("I love you,
sweetheart") that featured her good friend Mia
Maestro.
Hayek is an executive producer of Ugly Betty, television
series airing in the United States since September 2006.
Hayek adapted the series for American television with
Ben Silverman, who acquired the rights and scripts from
the Colombian Telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea in 2001.
Originally intended as a half hour sitcom for NBC in
2004, the project would later be picked up by ABC for
the 2006-2007 season with Silvio Horta also producing.
Hayek guest-starred on Ugly Betty as Sofia Reyes, a
magazine editor. She also had a cameo playing an actress
in the telenovela within the show. The show quickly
became a ratings hit and won a Golden Globe Award for
Best Comedy Series in 2007.
Hayek has also been credited as a song performer in
three movies. The first was Desperado for the song
Quedate Aquí. In Frida she performed with band Los Vega
the Mexican folk song La Bruja. She also recorded Siente
mi amor, which played during the end credits of Once
Upon a Time in Mexico.
In April 2007 Hayek finalized negotiations with MGM to
become the CEO of her own Latin themed film production
company, Ventanazul.
Other work: Hayek has been a spokesperson for
Avon Products, Inc. since 2004. She formerly served in
the same function for Revlon in 1998. She modeled for
Chopard in 2001 and was featured in 2006 Campari adverts
as photographed by Mario Testino. That same year she
helped introduce La Doña, a watch by Cartier SA.
She was also featured in a series of Spanish language
commercials for Lincoln cars.
Personal life: Hayek dated fellow actor Edward
Norton for four years, between 1999 and 2003, and then
Josh Lucas from 2003 until 2004. Hayek has homes in Los
Angeles and Mexico and is best friends with Spanish
actress Penelope Cruz. The two co-starred in the 2006
film, Bandidas. Hayek studied at Ramtha's School of
Enlightenment.
On March 9, 2007, Salma's publicist Ina Treciokas of ID
PR confirmed the actress was engaged to François-Henri
Pinault and are also expecting their first child
together.
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