Salma Hayek

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Details

AKA:
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Nationality:
Mexican
Birthdate:
09/02/1968
Birthplace:
Coastzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico

biography

Salma Hayek first scorched stateside cineplexes as the fiery border town bookseller who romances Antonio Banderas' vengeful "mariachi" in "Desperado" (1995). A favorite of the film’s renegade writer-director Robert Rodriguez, the former telenovela star from Mexico gained a foothold in the American movie business in independent film and as a favorite on men’s magazines “Sexiest” lists. Spokesmodel work for cosmetics companies further banked on her hourglass figure and smoldering on-screen charisma, but Hayek proved to have far bigger ambitions than to be another piece of Hollywood eye candy. Continued

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Martha Beck
2007
Camilla Lopez
2006
Lola Cirillo
2004
Cesca Giggles
2003
Producer
2002
Frida Kahlo
2002
Sargeant Meredith Kolko
2000
Rose
2000
Serendipity
1999
Rita Escobar
1999
Nurse Harper
1998
Anita
1998
Isabel
1997
Santanico Pandemonium
1996
Rita
1995
Carolina
1995
Alma
1995
Charlee Boux
Esmeralda
Monica
Sara
Madame Truska

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Coatzacaolcos, Mexico
1980 
At age 12, told her father she would "go on strike" and fail all her classes if he did not allow her to go to school in America
 
Sent to a Catholic school in Texas; studied for two years before being expelled
1989 
Mexican TV series debut, "Nuevo Amancer"
1989 
Won stardom as "Teresa" in the hugely popular Mexican primetime serial
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