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Childhood & Early Life
• Salma Hayek was born on September 2, 1966, to Diana Jiménez Medina, an opera singer, and Sami Hayek Dominguez, a well-to-do businessman. -
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Adolescence Salma Hayek
• She was raised in a wealthy Roman Catholic family in Mexico. At the age of 12, she went to the US to study in the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Louisiana.
• She returned to Mexico to study International Relations at the Universidad Iberoamericana. It was then that she decided to pursue acting seriously. -
Career
• In 1989, Salma Hayek landed the title role in the Mexican telenovela, ‘Teresa’. It made her a star in Mexico. Following this, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to study acting under Stella Adler. -
Milagro Alley
Salma Hayek starred in the 1994 award-winning Mexican movie, ‘El Callejón de los Milagros’ (Miracle Alley). She was nominated for the Ariel Award’for her performance. -
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Major Works
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Desperado
She starred opposite Antonio Banderas and performed the song ‘Quedate Aquí’ in the 1995 movie, ‘Desperado’. ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ saw her performing a snake dance in her role as a vampire queen. -
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Interpretations
The following years saw her star opposite Matthew Perry in the romantic comedy, ‘Fools Rush In’ (1997), in Will Smith’s ‘Wild Wild West’ (1999) and in Kevin Smith’s ‘Dogma’ (1999) in a supporting role -
His first film as producer
In 2000, she founded her own production company, Ventanarosa. ‘El Coronel No TieneQuien Le Escriba’, Mexico’s official entry at the Oscars for Best Foreign Film, was her first movie as a producer. -
Time of the Butterflies
In the 2001 movie, ‘Time of the Butterflies’, based on the eponymous book by Julia Alvarez, she played the role of Minerva, one of the Mirabal sisters. -
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Premios y Logros
La película de 2003 "The Maldonado Miracle, producido y dirigido por Hayek, ella ganó un premio" Emmy "por" Mejor Dirección en una Niños / Jóvenes / Familia especiales '.
• Los premios que ha ganado incluyen la revista Glamour de 'Mujer del Año' de 2001, Sindicato de Productores de celebración del Premio a la Diversidad de los Estados Unidos y 'Caballero de la Orden Nacional de la Legión de Honor », Francia. -
Frida
In 2002, Hayek co-produced, starred in and performed the Mexican folk song ‘La Bruja’ with the band Los Vega for the film, ‘Frida’. Her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination in the Best Actress category. -
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
In 2003, she appeared in ‘Once Upon a Time in Mexico’, wherein she reprised her role from ‘Desperado’. She also recorded ‘Siente mi amor’, which played during the end credits of the movie. -
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begins as producer
Hayek was the executive producer of the television series ‘Ugly Betty’ which ran from 2006 to 2010 and also guest-starred as Sofia Reyes, the role, which won her a nomination for ‘Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series’ at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards. -
Personal Life & Legacy
In March 2007, Salma Hayek confirmed her engagement to French billionaire François-Henri Pinault and revealed her pregnancy. She gave birth to daughter Valentina Paloma Pinault in September.
• She and Pinault announced the end of their engagement in 2008 but later reconciled and married on Valentine’s Day, the next year. They married a second time in Venice. -
comic talent
Her comic talent was revealed in ‘Grown Ups’ starring Adam Sandler released in 2010. She later reprised her role as Sandler’s wife in ‘Grown Ups 2’, in 2013. She also lent her voice for the movie, ‘Puss in Boots’. -
Nuance
She has been a spokesperson for Revlon and later for Avon cosmetics. In 2011, she launched her own line of cosmetics, skincare and hair-care products called ‘Nuance’. -
Bood works
She has worked with P&G and UNICEF to raise funding for vaccines against maternal and neonatal tetanus. -
Trivia
Sixteen portraits of this beautiful actress depicted as the Aztec goddess, Itzpapalotl, painted by muralist George Yepes and filmmaker Robert Rodriguez were displayed in the ‘Blue Star Contemporary’ Art Center in San Antonio, Texas.
• An advocate of breastfeeding, this actress breastfed a hungry baby, whose mother could not produce milk, while on a UNICEF mission to Sierra Leone, as a gesture to reduce the stigma attached to breastfeeding.
